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Wedding in Mauritius: Everything you need to know
Marriage before local authorities
In Mauritius, marriage can be celebrated before the local authorities. These authorities are: competent to celebrate all weddings, whatever the nationality spouses. However, it should be noted that same-sex marriage is not permitted by local authorities. In addition, accordance French provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Relations diplomatic, the embassy cannot celebrate these marriages.
Pre-wedding formalities
Before the celebration of marriage, several formalities must be completed. After the constitution of a file and a possible hearing of the future spouses, the embassy proceed to the magazine banns in its premises. If one of the future spouses resides in France, the magazine is made at the town hall of their domicile or with the competent consular authority if the French spouses reside at abroad. These preliminary formalities are required and facilitate the transcription of the foreign marriage certificate on the registers consular French.
For transmettre your request for a certificate of capacity to marry from the civil status department, you can submit or send your file to the embassy from France – Civil Status Service, 14 Saint Georges Street, PORT-LOUIS, MAURITIUS. After 10 days display and once received the certificate of non-opposition sent by the French authority, the embassy will issue you with a certificate of capacity to marry (CCAM). This document will be required by the local civil registrar.
La celebration of marriage by local authorities
Future spouses should inquire directly with the local authorities in Mauritius. Once these preliminary formalities have been completed completed, la celebration marriage can take place.
La transcription of the marriage certificate on the registers consular French
After celebration of marriage, the French spouse can request the transcription of his marriage certificate on the French civil status registers. This transcription makes the union enforceable under French law. If the full procedure has been followed (including the magazine bans to the embassy from France to Mauritius and the issuance of the certificate of capacity to marry), the procedure to follow to request the transcription of marriage with the CCAM can be downloaded. If the procedure of magazine bans has not been respected, the procedure for requesting the transcription marriage without CCAM can be downloaded.
For transmettre your request for transcription at the civil status department, submit or send your file to the embassy from France - Civil Status Service, 14 Saint Georges Street, PORT-LOUIS, MAURITIUS. Due to a large number of requests, the usual processing times are extended to 4 month for obtaining of a French marriage certificate, once the application file has been completed transcription complete transmitted to our services. It should be noted that the absence of CCAM adds delays additional.
Copies and extracts of your marriage certificate
After transcription of your marriage, you can obtain a full copy or an extract of your marriage certificate in filling the online application form.
The family book
If you do not already have a common child and therefore do not have a family record book, the consulate will issue you with one when you transcription of your marriage. If you already have at least one child together, please transmettre your family record book with your request for transcription wedding for its update.
The hearing
You may be summoned to the civil status department of the embassy or at the town hall of your place of residence in France for a hearing with or without your spouse. The purpose of this hearing is to verify that the marriage complies with French law. It can be carried out before the magazine banns or on the occasion of the instruction of the request of transcription of the marriage certificate. If the embassy has doubts about the validity of the planned or celebrated marriage, she may decide to submit the file to the appreciation from the Public Prosecutor at the High Court of Nantes.
Marriage contract
The marriage contract must inevitably be established before the marriage by a notary in France or Mauritius. A copy of this contract must be given to the civil registrar who will celebrate the marriage or to the French civil registrar at the time of the request for transcription if the marriage was celebrated at abroad.
Conclusion
Getting married in Mauritius as a French citizen requires a understanding of the clear on procedures and legal requirements. Although there may be challenges and formalities to complete, a preparation adequate and a knowledge depth of the process can ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. It is always recommended to consult an expert or contact the authorities competent for accurate and up-to-date advice.
