Three months prior to the marriage
date, the couple should make a request for
the publication of marriage banns at the Public
Registry. The couple should provide:
a. Birth certificates b. Identity cards
and copies thereof c. A photocopy
of the identity cards of the witnesses
The Marriage Registrar should be given the
following information:
a. The church
or place where the marriage will be held b. The date of
marriage c. The name of
the priest who will celebrate the marriage
ceremony d. The surname
which the bride will be using after marriage
(her maiden surname or her husband's)
Ten days prior to the marriage date the couple
are to collect three documents prepared by
the Marriage Registry and submit them to the
Parish Priest of the place where the wedding
ceremony will be held.
After the Wedding Mass, together with the
witnesses and the priest who administered
the Wedding Sacrament, the couple should sign
their Marriage Certificate; the bride should
sign using her maiden surname.
Maltese nationals who plan to marry foreigners
should request more information from the Marriage
Registry.
The couples who are getting married in Gozo
should apply for their marriage banns at the
Marriage Registry in Gozo.
Civil
Marriages
The Marriage Registry provides also
services for Civil Marriages. Those couples
who opt for a Civil Marriage have to satisfy
the same obligations and formalities requested
for a religious marriage.
A Civil Marriage may take place at:
- The Marriage Registry
- Any other public place that is accepted
by the Marriage Registrar
Other services offered by the Marriage
Registry
Registration of all marriages which have taken
place abroad where at least one of the married
couple is a Maltese national;
Registration of divorces conceeded by competent
Courts abroad, with the condition that one
of the couple is a citizen or domiciled in
that country where the divorce is granted;
As regards women who have completed procedures
for Legal Separation, the Marriage Registry
annotates the change to their maiden surname;
Legitimation of children born out of wedlock,
when the parents marry each other.
