In accordance with Law No. 1
of 1974 concerning marriages in Indonesia (Article 2
(1): “a marriage is legitimate if it has been
performed according to the laws of the respective religious
beliefs of the parties concerned.”
For the most part of the globe is possible to get married
legally in Bali and recognized by some the foreign countries,
to conduct a legal wedding ceremony the couple must
be possessed a religious ceremony initially and it base
on the religion of the couple which are recognized by
the Government of Indonesia to include Bali, such us:
Christian Protestant, Catholic, Buddhism, Hindu and
Muslim The marriage should be registered with the district
Civil Registrar & the ceremony must be performed
under religious rites.
Indonesian authorities require that all foreigners
planning to marry in Indonesia obtain a "CNI"
(Certificate of Non Impediment to Marriage) before
the wedding. This is simply a letter from your Consulate
or Embassy representative in Indonesia stating that
there is no objection for you to get married in Indonesia.
For the Consulate to issue this letter, each couple
must personally visit their country's respective Consulate
to swear an oath that they are free to marry, for
some Embassy or Consulate office allow an application
of CNI by sending all detail required by Embassy or
Consulate office, for further information please contact
our wedding specialist. You must have with you the
documents listed below. Once the oath has been taken,
the Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage will
be produced and handed over. This is usually done
on the spot.
The following information will be required in order
to process your marriage certificate in Indonesia
as follows:
• Passport
• Birth certificates for both parties
• Details of religious faith (i.e. baptism certificates)
• Written parental consent for any person under
the age of 21
• Death certificate of former spouse (when relevant)
• Decree absolute divorce certificate (when
relevant) Two (2) witnesses are required
• for your wedding.
If you do not have any witnesses Bali Holidays Wedding
will
• arrange.
• Eight (8) photographs (6 x 4 cm) of the couple
in same photo. Photo must be of the
• head & shoulders
only, side by side, looking straight ahead. FYI, these
photos will
• be attached
to your wedding certificate.
• Fill in our wedding application form, please
click our wedding application form
Catholic Couples must also present:
• Baptism Certificates - Mandatory. These should
be issued not more than 6 months
• (and preferably
not more than 3 months) prior to your wedding date;
• "Letter of Freedom" issued by your
Parish Priest or other Church Official, declaring
• you have never
been married and are therefore free to marry;
• "Letter of Delegation" issued by
your Parish Priest or other Church Official,
• declaring that
they have no objection to your marriage ceremony being
performed
• by a Priest from
the Catholic Church in Bali.
• Pre Nuptial Course
• Pre Marriage Inquiry
To organized a catholic wedding ceremony, it is highly
appreciated if you are able to finalize all paper
works required by the Catholic Church three weeks
prior to your wedding. For your wedding venue please
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