Bogota Elopement Permits: What You Actually Need
Colombia's civil marriage runs through a notaria, with apostilled documents and two witnesses. Here is the whole picture, and who handles it.
Couples assume marrying legally in Colombia is a maze.
It is a notaria and a document checklist, and it is genuinely accessible to foreign couples.
Colombia's civil marriage runs through a notaria, and handling the documents and the process is my job, not yours.
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A legal marriage in Bogota is performed by a notaria. Foreign nationals need an apostilled birth certificate with certified Spanish translation, a Certificate of Freedom to Marry (apostilled and translated), and two adult witnesses. No blood test, no residency.
The notaria and the documents
A legal marriage in Bogota is performed by a notaria. Foreign nationals need an apostilled birth certificate with certified Spanish translation, a Certificate of Freedom to Marry (apostilled and translated), and two adult witnesses. No blood test, no residency.
The apostilles and translations are obtained from home in advance, which is the part that sets the timeline.
Who handles it
For couples I work with, I engage a notaria experienced with foreign nationals, guide the apostille and translation process, arrange the witnesses, and fold it into the tier. You gather your documents; I run the rest.
As your Elopement Curator I plan the day, run the legal process, and both shoot and film it. Twelve years and 240+ couples in, the Colombian paperwork has been my job, never the couple's.
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