What legal documentation do I need to get married to a tunisian national in tunisia?

I am planning to marry my Tunisian boyfriend this year in Tunisia and have been told by some that I need a certificate of no impediment to marriage and told by others that I don't. Also I have phoned my local registry office regarding a certificate of no impediment to marriage and have been told that this document needs the date time and venue of the wedding as it will be invalid - but this seems odd - can anyone help???

British Embassy - Consular Services
Rue du Lac Windermere
Les Berges du Lac
1053 Tunis
TUNISIA
Telephone: +216.71.108.782
Fax: +216.71.108.789
Email: TunisConsular.enquiries@fco.gov.uk.
Website for marriage info: http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet...

You are likely to be asked to produce the following documents in advance of your wedding day; and they must be in French or Arabic, translated where necessary.

1. Certificate of no impediment to marriage.
For British citizens this is issued by the Consular Section of this Embassy. To apply for this you need to:

* Be 18 years of age or have the written consent of your father (or other person whose consent is required by the law);
* Have resided at least 21 clear days in Tunisia;
* Show evidence that any previous marriage has ended (spouse鈥檚 death certificate or divorce decree); then
* Give notice of your intended marriage, by calling in person at the Consular Section and signing appropriate forms.

The consular officer taking this notice will post it on the public notice board for a further 21 clear days. If no objection is raised during the publication of the notice, the certificate of no-impediment, in French, can be issued.

OR You can give notice of marriage at a registry office (or British consulate) in another place (e.g. the UK) where you are resident, and present to the Consular officer of this embassy the resultant statement after its 21 days posting there. The certificate of no-impediment in French will then be issued with no further waiting.


2. Birth certificate
This can be translated into French by this Consular Section, where required. It should be a 鈥榝ull鈥?extract not the shortened form which omits parents鈥?details etc, and should be of recent issue.


3. Medical certificate
It must be recent and issued by a Tunisia medical practitioner. It involves a blood test (testing for transmissible diseases).


4. Father鈥榮 consent
If you are under 20. The marriage officer at the Town Hall where the ceremony is to take place can tell you what form this consent should take.


5. Certificate of divorce decree or death of previous spouse, if applicable
You may be asked to produce this. It can be translated into French by this Consular Section.


Consular Fees are set by Order in Council and are subject to revision by Parliament from time to time. They cannot be reduced or waived by Consular Officers. Under the Consular Fees Order 1999, the Consular fees levied for different services in the above procedure are as follows (payable in dinars):


* For receiving notice of an intended marriage: 拢 41.00
* For issuing a certificate of no-impediment: 拢 41.00
* For certifying and transmitting a local law marriage record to the United Kingdom: 拢 23.50
* For issuing a certified French translation of an English birth certificate/divorce decree death certificate etc.: 拢 29.50

If I can be of any more help or assistance, please feel free to contact me! And congratulations to you and you fiance - may you two live long and happy lives together!

i think even if you are 18 or older, a woman still needs a father's consent. i did and i was 20. oh and get everything translated and give yourselves lots of time to get everything together. congrats.