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Everything
You Need to Know About Getting Married in Bali
MARRIAGE LAWS, LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES
Bali is part of the Republic
of Indonesia and is subject to Indonesian Laws. Every couple considering
getting married in Bali must comply with these Laws.
In accordance with Law No.
1 of 1974 concerning marriages in Indonesia (Article 2 (1): “a
marriage is legitimate if it has been performed according to the
laws of the respective religious beliefs of the parties concerned.”
All couples who marry in
Indonesia must declare a religion. Agnosticism and Atheism are not
recognized. The Civil Registry Office can record marriages of persons
of Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian-Protestant and Christian-Catholic
faiths. Marriage partners must have the same religion, otherwise
one partner must make a written declaration of change of religion.
The Religious Marriage under
Islam is performed by the Office of Religious Affairs (Kantor Urusan
Agama) in a ceremony at a mosque, the home, a restaurant, or any
other place chosen by the couple and is legal immediately after
the ceremony.
Christian, Hindu or Buddhist
marriage is usually performed first in a church or temple ceremony.
After the religious ceremony, every non-Islamic marriage must be
recorded with the Civil Registry (Kantor Catatan Sipil). Without
the registration by the Civil Registry these marriages are not legal.
Recording by Civil Registry officials can be performed directly
at the religious ceremony for an additional fee.
Persons of non-Islamic faith
are required to file with the Civil Registry Office in the Regency
where they are staying first a ‘Notice of Intention to Marry’
as well as a ‘Letter of No Impediment’ obtained from
their consular representatives.
For the issue of the Letter
of No Impediment to Marriage by your Consular Representative you
will need to present for yourself and your fiance(e) your Passport(s)
valid for more than 6 months and Certified Divorce Decrees (absolute/final)
and/or Death Certificates regarding the termination of all previous
marriages. Please contact the Consular Representative of your country
for details well before your intended date of marriage.
The following countries have
Consulates or Consular Representatives in Bali.The telephone and
fax numbers must be prefixed with 62-361 when calling from abroad.
• Australia (Consulate,
also representing Canada, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries
in emergencies),
•
Jalan Hayum Wuruk No. 88 B, Tanjung
Bungak, Denpasar
•
Tel. 241-118, Fax 241-120.
• France (Consular
Agency), Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai No. 35, Sanur
• Tel.
285-485, Fax 285-485.
• Germany (Honorary
Consulate), Jalan Pantai Karang 17, Sanur
• Tel.
288-535, 288-826, Fax 288-826.
• Italy (Honorary Vice
Consulate), Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, Jimbaran
• Tel.
701-005, Fax 701-005.
• Japan (Consulate),
Jalan Raya Puputan, Renon, Denpasar
• Tel.
234-808, Fax 231-308;
• Mexico (Honorary
Consulate), Jalan Moch. Yamin 1A, Renon, Denpasar
• Tel.
223-266, Fax 231-740.
• Netherlands (Consular
Agency), Jalan Raya Kuta 99, Kuta
• Tel.
751-517, Fax 752-777.
• Norway & Denmark
(Honorary Consulate), Kawasan Bukit Permai, Jimbaran
• Tel.
701-070, Fax 701-074.
• Spain (Honorary Consulate,
currently vacant).
• Sweden & Finland (Honorary Consulate), Jalan Segara
Ayu, Sanur
• Tel.
288-407, Fax 287-242.
• Switzerland &
Austria (Consular Agency), Kompleks Istana Kuta Galleria, Blok Valet
2/12, Jalan Patih Jelantik. Kuta
• Tel.
751-735, Fax 754-457.
• United Kingdom (Honorary
Consulate), Jalan Mertasari 2, Sanur
• Tel.
270-601, Fax 270-572.
• U.S.A. (Consular
Agency), Jalan Hayam Wuruk 188, Denpasar
• Tel.
233-605, Fax 222-426.
For the Notice of Intention
to Marry you have to submit the following documents for both partners
to the Civil Registry Office (show the original and present a photocopy):
Certificate of
the religious marriage;
•
* Passport
for foreign citizens, or KTP (Identity card) for Indonesian citizens.
•
* Certified
birth certificate.
•
* Certified
divorce decree (absolute) or death certificates regarding the termination
of all previous marriages.
•
* Four
4 x 6 cm photos, both partners side by side.
Foreign citizens:
•
* ‘Letter
of No Impediment to Marriage’ issued by your Consular Representative
for Bali or Indonesia.
Indonesian citizens:
•
* Never
married: letter Surat Keterangan Belum Kawin from Kepala Desa or
Lurah (mayor)
•
* Men
aged 18-21 and women aged 16-21
•
* Parental
letter of consent, signed across the materai/tax stamp Rupiah 2,000.
•
* Before
the marriage, you and your fiance(e) also may wish to file with
the Civil Registry a prenuptial Property Agreement (Surat Pernyataan
Harta) which must be signed before a local Notary Public. This contract
is necessary if you wish to hold property separately during the
marriage. In the absence of such a document, Indonesian marriage
law assumes joint ownership of property, and subsequent property
acquisitions by the Indonesian partner will be regulated according
to the laws restricting foreign property ownership.
•
* Two
witnesses over the age of 18 are required. They must show the originals
and present photocopies of their passports if they are foreign citizens
or KTP (identity cards) if they are Indonesian citizens. Civil Registry
employees can act as witnesses.
The Civil Registry office
has a Mandatory Waiting Period of 10 working days from the date
of filing. This waiting period may be waived for tourists presenting
a guest registration form (Form A)
All other Marriage Certificates
will be issued by the Civil Registry usually on the same or next
day. A sworn English translation of the marriage certificate should
be obtained for use abroad. It is not necessary for the marriage
certificate or translation to be registered by your Consular Agency.
However, to have the sworn translation of the marriage certificate
verified or a special translation made by the Consulate of your
home country or the Consulate of your country of residence might
prove useful
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