Medellin Elopement Permits: What You Actually Need
Colombia's civil marriage runs through a notaria, with apostilled documents and two witnesses, and it is accessible to foreign couples. 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 Medellin 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 are obtained from home in advance.
The notaria and the documents
A legal marriage in Medellin 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 are obtained from home in advance.
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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