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Wedding in Mauritius

Should a couple wishes to get married in Mauritius, some procedures to be followed and Mauritius-Maurice.net is prepared to handle the formalities.

The civil wedding in mauritius could either be celebrated at the Civil Status Office or at the hotel where the couple is residing.

Before the wedding could happen, both concerned parties should produce original documents, at least two months before, to the Civil Status Office of the Registrar General - 5th Floor - Emmanuel Anquetil Building - Port Louis - Mauritius. Once approved by the authorities, the wedding can be organised and celebrated within 24 hours except on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Mauritius-Maurice representative will assist the clients for the formalities.
To help us in the said formalities and finalise the civil marriage, the following steps should be respected:

DOCUMENTS

To organise Wedding in Mauritius copies of the following documents should reach our office two months prior to the arrival of the couple either by facsimile or by mail:

1. Birth certificate of each person
2. The first three pages of their respective passport
3. If one or both persons is (are) divorced or widow/widower, a copy of a testimonial should be produced.
4. If there has been a change of name, a testified document should be produced.
5. Proof of occupation of each person
6. The actual full address of each person
7. If the future wife is divorced or is a widow, the name of her deceased husband as well as her name (before she got married) should be given.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. A widow or a divorced woman is not authorised to remarry before 300 days after the death of her husband or after having obtained the divorce.

2. However, a wedding is possible on presentation of a medical certificate established by a local doctor certifying that she is not pregnant. Should the result be positive, the wedding could not be celebrated?

3. All documents should be in either English or French and compulsorily certified. Prior to the swearing the affidavit at the Supreme Court, all original documents should be produced to the Civil Status Office in Port Louis.

4. Weddings can’t be celebrated on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
5. Mauritius-Maurice will handle all formalities of the civil marriage
6. Should the couple wishes to celebrate a religious wedding, have a party after the wedding, Mauritius-Maurice can organise the same at the clients’ expenses.
7. Decoration expenses, flowers, cakes, drinks, video, photos etc can be organised by Mauritius-Maurice and paid locally.

Net rates for the services Euro 400 which include the following:

1. The cost of the affidavit
2. The cost of the official publication
3. The cost of transporting the clients with our Representative from the hotel to the Supreme Court, to the Civil Status of the locality and back.
4. The cost of the Civil Status Officer for his transport and service (Ceremony at the hotel)
5. Administrative cost (Telephone & fax etc)

IMPORTANT

Should one or both persons don’t speak either English or French, Mauritius-Maurice will avail an interpreter (compulsory) against payment of Euro 125 for the following services:

1. Cost of the affidavit for the interpreter
2. Transfer cost to enable the interpreter to come to the hotel on the day of the wedding and back
3. Other expenses of the interpreter.

RELIGIOUS WEDDING

KEEP US INFORMED PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE CLIENTS

Photocopy of the following certified documents, in either English or French, should reach us together with the requested documents for the civil marriage:

1. Certificate of confirmation (For the Anglicans)
2. The baptism certificate aging not less than six months
3. Letter from their priest or the mayor certifying that couple has never been married before

OFFER IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE