Documentation and legal requirements - Barbados
The information below is intended as a guide, as documentation and legal requirements change regularly. Please check with your Wedding Coordinator and with the relevant embassy before arranging your documentation.
Legal requirements
Minimum residency period prior to wedding: 3 days (excluding day of arrival, weekends and bank holidays).
Witnesses required: 2.
Minimum Age: 21 (If under 21, see below).
Marriage Certificate issued in local language? Yes.
Other requirements: Marriage applications must be made by both parties in person at the office of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Barbados. If neither party is a citizen or a resident of Barbados then BSD$150 cash and a $25 stamp are to be paid locally.
Documentation requirements
The following documents must be obtained in the UK and sent to Sovereign no later than 12 weeks before departure. We need two photocopies of the following documents. All original documents must be taken to resort – photocopies of documents are not accepted in resort.
Full 10-year British passports? Yes
Birth certificates? Yes – full.
If never previously married:
Single status statutory declaration? Not required.
Certificate of No Impediment? Not required.
If divorced: Decree absolute.
If widowed: Spouses Death Certificate and Previous Marriage Certificate.
If adopted: Adoption Certicate.
If name changed: Proof of deed poll or statutory declaration. This is also required for divorcees or widows who have reverted back to their maiden name.
If under 18: If under 18, parents are required to attend the wedding.
Certification / Legalisation / Translation of all documents? All documents must be in English. If not they must be translated by an officially recognised translator and notarised by them.
