Full 10 year British Passport	Original Birth Certificate (long version)	Working days required before wedding	Minimum stay in resort	Affidavit	Certificate of non impediment	Decree Absolute	Death certificate of former spouse & previous marriage certificate	Adoption certificate	Minimum age	Certified documents	Legalised / translated documents	Documents needed before travel	Original marriage certificate	Notice Of Intended Marriage Form
Caribbean
Antigua			3	7						18			12 weeks
Bahamas			3	7						18			12 weeks
Barbados			1	7						18			n/a
Cuba			3	7						18			12 weeks
Dominican Republic*			3	7						18			n/a
Grenada			5	7						21			12 weeks
Grenadines*			1	7						18			n/a
Jamaica			2	7						18			12 weeks
Mexico*			4	7						18			n/a
St Lucia			3	7						18			12 weeks
Tobago			4	7						18			n/a
Indian Ocean
The Maldives													n/a
Mauritius			3	7						18			12 weeks
Seychelles			2	7						18			12 weeks
Sri Lanka			4	7						18			12 weeks
Far East
Bali*			5	7						21			12 weeks
Thailand*			3	7						18			12 weeks
Africa
Kenya			4	7						18			12 weeks
Zanzibar			4	7						18			12 weeks
North America & Canada
New York			1	5						18			n/a
Florida*			1	5						18			n/a
Las Vegas			1	5						18			n/a
San Francisco			1	5						18			n/a
Memphis			3	7						21			n/a
Hawaii			2	7						18			n/a
Canada			3	7						18			12 weeks
Australasia
Australia			3	7						18			12 weeks
South Pacific
South Pacific			3	7						21			12 weeks

Indicates Bride & Grooms must supply these documents

* Cuba - If not previously married, you are only required to bring your passport and tourist upon arrival. If you have been divorced you are required to bring all the documents listed as above for Cuba. These must be translated into Spanish and legalised by the Cuban Embassy in the UK. A charge for the wedding Notary is payable in resort as well as additional charges for the marriage certificate to be legalised and sent to the UK.

* Domincian Republic - All documents listed must be legalised by the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office. You must also have Spanish translations made of all your documents by a translator approved by the Domincian Embassy. You must then send all of your documents and the translations to the Domincan Embassy so that they can be certified. Tropical Sky can assit you with all of these procedures. Please note extra costs for translations and endorsements are not included in the cost of your wedding package.

* Grenadines - Couples must travel to St Vincent to complete formalities at Registrars and must pay in resort for Registrar to come to Palm Island – cost of these formalities are not included in the wedding package.

* Mexico - All documents should be translated into Spanish . The translation must be done in Mexico, otherwise will not be valid. The blood tests are taken in Mexico; they are not valid if it is taken elsewhere. The blood will be tested for HIV, RPR (sexually transmitted diseases) and blood type. The results will be ready in 24 hours together with a certificate of the blood test.

* Mauritius - If Bride has been divorced for less than 300 days, she will be required to have a pregnancy test in resort (at extra cost). If the test is positive, the wedding cannot take place.

* Bali - Certificate of non impediment to be obtained by couple from their local Registry office. Cost approx. £60. 8 passport sized photos (4cm by 6cm). Must be photographed as a couple with – Bride on the right. No bare shoulders on display! Couple will be taken to the British Consulate in Bali to have the Certificate of No Impediment endorsed by the Consulate. Endorsement cost is approx £60 per person and must be paid in local currency.

* Thailand - For legal wedding in Thailand, a 3 night stay in Bangkok is required. Couples should arrive on a Sunday or a Monday to complete legal formalities at British Embassy.

* Florida - cost of wedding licence is not included in the wedding package. This is obtained in resort for approx. $95.

* Hawaii - Wedding licence is NOT included in the cost of the wedding packages – cost is US$65.

* Memphis - Wedding licence NOT included. The cost of a Tennessee Marriage License issued by the Shelby County Court Clerk is $97.50.

* Australia - A 'Notice of Intended Marriage' form will be sent to you by us. It must be completed and signed by the bride & groom, and signed and stamped by an Australian official from the Australian Embassy in London or a Notary Public (not a Solicitor). Tropical Sky will forward this to Australia for you.

If you are not from the UK or do not hold a British passport, we must stress that you contact your own consulate directly – you must ensure that you are eligible to marry in that country and verify that you do not require any further documents such as an apostille issued by the country you are marrying in. Tropical Sky cannot advise on this and couples must investigate this on their own.

Legal Documents Explained

Legalised Documents
In some destinations, couples are required to have their documents legalised by the Foreign and Commonwealth office. This is the process of certifying the signature or stamp on a document to prove that it is authentic in order to be accepted by the overseas authorities. This is done at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by attaching a legalisation certificate to the document which is known as an APOSTILLE.

Affidavit
This document is a signed statement made by both Bride & Groom in the presence of a solicitor in which they swear that information given is true. The document must be drawn up on headed paper of the solicitor who must then stamp & sign it.

Certificate of No Impediment
This is a document required in some destinations, such as Bali, which states that there is no impediment to the proposed marriage. The certificate is prepared by the Superintendent Registrar at the Register Office in the area the couple live. The cost of this certificate is approx £60. The couple are required to make an appointment with their local Registry Office and take accompanying identification.

Certified Documents
This is a photocopy of an original document which is stamped and signed in red or blue ink by a solicitor as proof that it is a true copy. The solicitors stamp must include the word ‘solicitor’ on it.

Decree Absolute
Where a party is divorced – this is a document to prove the dissolution of the marriage. Once a divorce has been made final the court will send the each party their decree absolute which will have a red or embossed court seal. In some countries couples who have divorced cannot remarry until a full 12 months have passed.

Registering the Wedding
On return to the UK, couples CANNOT have the wedding registered in the UK. However, a record of the marriage may be logged with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Couples should contact the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for further info: 0207 008 1500

IMPORTANT!

Tropical Sky Weddings and the information given above only apply to couples:

• Born in the UK
• Have a valid UK passport (with some months validity on return home)

If couples do not fulfil these requirements they must advise us. Couples should be referred to the embassy of the country of origin and the country where they wish to marry as they may require extra documentation to satisfy their own embassy requirements – Tropical Sky cannot advise on this and couples must investigate this on their own.