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Marriage in Russia and CIS
To marry in Russia or other country of the CIS you will need to obtain a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI) from the Australian Embassy, Moscow. CNI is a document issued by the Australian Consular mission at the country of marriage in the local language, which states/confirms for the local authorities your conjugal status is single and free to marry. You may apply for the CNI while in Australia; however the documents issued in Australia are not acceptable in the Russian Federation or CIS countries unless they contain an Apostille Stamp and translated into the local language. If you obtain a CNI in Australia please make sure you legalise it properly by obtaining an Apostille Stamp at the nearest DFAT office.
TO APPLY FOR THE CNI IN MOSCOW YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO CONSULAR SECTION THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
1. Completed Application Form
Details of both partners must be completed.
Note: Generally you are required to apply in person as the application must be signed in the presence of a consular officer. If you can not travel to Moscow you may apply for CNI by mail (from Russia or CIS only, not from Australia); in this case your signature on the application can be witnessed by the nearest British Consular mission. A telephone appointment is necessary to visit the British Consular mission.
2. Original Divorce Certificate where applicable with an Apostille stamp or a true copy of the original certified by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia (NOT a Justice of the Peace, Public Notary or any other authority)
3. Original “Single Status Certificate” issued by Births Death and Marriages Registrar or a true copy of the original certified by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia (NOT a Justice of the Peace, Public Notary or any other authority). The list of BDMRs is attached hereto.
4. Your CURRENT Australian passport. If you are applying by mail a photocopy of your passport will do.
5. Passport or a photocopy of your fiancée’s passport (page with full name details and page with date and place of birth details).
6. Your current visa to Russia / CIS country. If you are applying by mail a photocopy of your passport will do.
7. Consular fee. The fees are subject to change, please check with the Embassy.
IF YOU ARE APPLYING BY MAIL PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARRANGE A RETURN DELIVERY OF THE DOCUMENTS.
The application with supporting documentation and appropriate fees should be mailed or hand delivered to the Consular section of Australian Embassy at: Russia, Moscow, 109028, Podkolokolny Pereulok 10a/2. Tel. +7 495 232 3297
Once your certificate has been issued by the Embassy, you will then need to take it to the Consular Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Russian Federation in Moscow for its legalization. The contact information is available at the Embassy. Normally legalization at MFA takes up to five working days. Please note, for CIS Countries, the CNI must be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where you intend to get married.
After legalization by the MFA you can then go to ZAGS (marriage registry) and make an appointment for your wedding. You should be aware that ZAGS require at least 30 days prior notice of intended nuptials.
It is recommended that you contact the ZAGS office in which you intend to marry prior the submitting of marriage applications as requirements for paperwork to be supplied by you can often vary ei. Some require seeing an original divorce certificate, others do not. You will most likely need a certified translated copy of your passport as well as translation of all other documents required by the Marriage office. The Embassy can assist with certified copies but the translation services are not provided.
IMPORTANT:
DUAL NATIONALS NOT TRAVELLING ON THEIR AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT MUST OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE OF NO IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE FROM THE EMBASSY OF THEIR SECOND NATIONALITY.
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF NO IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE
NEW SOUTH WALES
Registration compulsory since 1 March 1856. Incomplete Church records prior 1856.
NSW Registry of Birth, Deaths, and Marriages
GPO Box 30
Sydney
NSW 2001
Tel. 02 83068400
Fax 02 96995120
e-mail: bdm-webmail@agd.nsw.gov.au
Internet: www.bdm.nsw
VICTORIA
Civil record commence 1853. Incomplete church records
Prior to 1853
Registry of Birth, Deaths, and Marriages
PO Box 4332
Melbourne
Victoria 3001
Tel: 03 9613 5999
Fax 03 9603 5880
QUEENSLAND
Incomplete church records prior 1856
Queensland registrations prior to 1890 are held by the State Archives, PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills, Brisbane 4109.
The Registry of Birth, Deaths, and Marriages
PO Box 15188
City East
QUENSLAND 4002
Tel: 073247 9203; fax 073247 5818
E-mail: bdm-mail@justice.qld.gov.au
Internet: www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/home.htm
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Self government since 1856.
Incomplete church records prior 1856
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office
GPO Box 1351
Adelaide
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5001
Tel: 08 8204 9599
Fax: 08 8204 9605
Internet: www.ocba.sa.gov.au/bdm/index.html
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Registration has been compulsory since 1841
Registrar General’s Office
Level 10, 141 St George Terrace
Perth
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6000
Tel: 08 9264 1555
Fax: 08 9264 1599
Internet: www.moj.wa.gov.au
TASMANIA
Self government since 1835. Incomplete church records prior 1835.
The Registry of Birth, Deaths, and Marriages
GPO Box 198
Hobart
Tasmania 7001
Tel: 03 6233 3793
Fax: 03 6233 6444
Internet: www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm
NOTHERN TERRITORY
The Registry of Birth, Deaths, and Marriages
GPO BOX 3021
Darwin
NOTHERN TERRITORY
Tel: 08 8999 6119
Fax: 08 8999 6324
Internet: www.nt.gov.au/justice
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Records commence 1930. Records prior that are kept in New South Wales.
The Registrar-General
GPO Box 225
Civic Square
ACT 20608
Tel: 02 6207 6444
Fax: 02 6207 0895
Internet: www.rgo.act.au/home.htm