The following information is provided by the American Embassy in Nicosia for U.S. citizens wishing to marry in Cyprus.

To marry in Cyprus, U.S. citizens and other foreign nationals must apply personally for a marriage license at the office of the municipality (mayor’s office) where they intend to marry.

While there are no specific residency requirements for foreign nationals wishing to marry in Cyprus, there is a fifteen-day waiting period but it is possible to avoid this delay by applying to the Minister of the Interior for special marriage license allowing them to marry in three days. The fee for the fifteen-day period is approx. $ 170 dollars and the three-day period is approx. $375 dollars.

The following documents are required:

1. A valid passport which may be presented as proof of identity, age and nationality;

2. Proof that they are single;

3. Proof of termination of any previous marriages;

4. Confirmation by the competent authority of the foreign nationals’ country that he or she is legally free to marry.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The U.S. Government cannot issue such certifications. However, Cypriot authorities will normally accept the U.S. citizen’s personal affidavit of marriage, which has been sworn to before an American Consul. This notarial service is provided by the Embassy and the fee is $30 dollars.

5. Written consent of the father (or mother if the father is dead, or legal guardian if both parents are dead) for either party of the intended marriage who is under the age of eighteen and not widowed.

For further information you can contact the Municipality in the town where you intend to marry.

Nicosia Town Hall: Tel: 00357-22-797000, Fax: 00357-22-663663 or
E-mail: municipality@nicosia.org.cy

Limassol Town Hall: Tel: 00357-25-884345, Fax: 00357-25-365497
E-Mail: limassol.municipal@cytanet.com.cy

Larnaca Town Hall: Tel: 00357-24-653333, Fax: 00357-24-653384 E-mail: municipality@larnaka.com or website: www.larnaka.com

Ayia Napa Town Hall: Tel: 00357-23-816300, Fax: 00357-23-722607
E-mail: aynapamu@logos.cy.net

Paphos Town Hall: Tel: 00357-26-822352, Fax: 00357-26-934762
E-mail: pafos@cytanet.com.cy

For those who wish to have a religious ceremony, we strongly advise them to have the civil ceremony in addition to the church wedding, particularly if one partner is a non-U.S., citizen and who will be applying for an immigrant visa after the marriage.