Would love to get married in Romania!

BuzyLizy · 2018-03-01T20:19:55+01:00

Get practical advice on marrying in Romania as a South African. Discover required documents, translation tips, and firsthand experiences from others.

BuzyLizy New member

Member since 27 February 2018

BuzyLizyNew member01 March 2018 18:19:55

Good Day Everyone

I'm reaching out to anyone who can help, especially South Africans, especially those from Cape Town.聽 I would really love to get married in Romania to my Romanian bf, but the amount of paperwork needed is very scary.聽 I don't even know where to begin.聽 I've read through all the old forums about the topic here and did a lot of research on the documents required.聽 According to Home Affairs website, the request for the certificate for no impediment can take up to 6 months to get as it needs to be sent to Head Office in Pretoria.聽 Is this for real?聽

My biggest issue is that we both work on board a ship (it's seems to be the easiest way to be together right now).聽 We are on board until July and upon my return I was hoping to get all my paperwork ready so that I can return to Romania with a short stay visa in Aug.聽 We were then hoping to get married in September.

Could anyone give me advice on how they got things done? What papers you got from where in South Africa, Cape Town, where did you have everything translated? How long it took you to have everything ready?

Please any advice would be greatly appreciated!

JohnnyStLouis Contributor

Member since 19 November 2017

JohnnyStLouisContributor01 March 2018 18:30:43

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Get married on the ship??

SimCityAT Expert

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpert01 March 2018 18:36:34

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JohnnyStLouis wrote:
Get married on the ship??

The captain is legally allowed to marry you

BuzyLizy New member

Member since 27 February 2018

BuzyLizyNew member01 March 2018 18:40:00

I know guys that it's an option - believe me, it has crossed my mind as being easier too.聽 But with all due respect, we want our special day to be in a special place (in Romania), not on board the ship where we are physically and mentally killing ourselves.聽 It's become a place that we don't like so much anymore.聽

SimCityAT Expert

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SimCityATExpert01 March 2018 18:49:58

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On a serious note this might be of some help to you.

JohnnyStLouis Contributor

Member since 19 November 2017

JohnnyStLouisContributor01 March 2018 19:33:01

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It is traditional in Romania to have two weddings. One is the civil ceremony at the city hall (which the church doesn't recognize) and the church wedding (which the state doesn't recognize) so you need two weddings anyway. 聽聽
So the ship's wedding will satisfy your visa application and the elegant church wedding will satisfy your heart and the family!