Conclusion of marriage between a citizen of Lithuania and an alien in Lithuania

In Lithuania, a conclusion of marriage is possible, if at least one of the spouses is a citizen of Lithuania or an alien having a permission to reside in Lithuania, and provided that both persons are over 18 years of age.

Citizens of Lithuania willing to conclude marriage with a citizen of foreign state shall submit an application to the Civil Registry Office. The Civil Registry Office shall be selected according to the declared place of residence of one of the spouses or parents thereof. Both spouses must be present when submitting the application.

The following documents shall be submitted:

• Documents confirming the identity of a person;
• Birth certificates or extracts from birth record (if no information is available in Lithuanian registers);
• If a person who intends to marry is a citizen of foreign state, a document issued by competent authority of the state thereof, approving that there are no obstacles to his/her marriage (i.e. a certificate that a person has not previously entered into another marriage, which is still in force) shall be additionally submitted. If a citizen of foreign state is divorced or is a widower, a document issued by competent authority of the state thereof, approving his/her divorce or death of the former spouse shall be provided.

Documents issued in a foreign state (except for the passport) must be legalized or certified with an Apostille certificate, unless specified otherwise by the International Treaties of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Union legislation, and must be translated into Lithuanian.

A fee of 20 EUR for the registration of marriage shall be paid in the Civil Registry Office.

If a marriage ceremony will take place in a location chosen by the spouses, a fee of 60 EUR shall be paid.

After a submission of the application, marriage is registered for at least one month from the date of submission thereof.

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