MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE WITH A FOREIGNER

Observing a rather interesting and tense situation in the world, you can see that a fairly large number of tourists have dispersed to all corners of the earth in search of their cozy place. Especially in social networks, you can now notice that more and more people find their soul mates abroad, and this is not surprising, because a different culture, a different language, other customs are always more interesting, because we might not have heard about this before.

But subsequently, lovers have questions: how is it right and legal for citizens of different states to start a family and marry? Or what legal acts regulate these issues on the territory of Ukraine and foreign countries?

So, professional specialists in this field of our law firm will advise you in detail and in detail on these issues. To begin with, you should understand and know that in order to get married, you first need to submit a special completed application in the prescribed form to any state registration authority for civil status acts. The established application will be clarified at the place of filing.

If, for a good reason, you are unable to submit and complete this application for registration of marriage in person, then you can submit it through an authorized representative. But subsequently, the authenticity of the signatures will be verified, so the representatives should be notarized, namely, present a power of attorney certified by a notary.

Documents to be submitted

• The required documents include: first of all, a document confirming the validity of your person or if you are in the status of a stateless person, then a stateless identity document.
• The next mandatory document is a residence permit in Ukraine, issued on a temporary or permanent basis (for a foreigner, to confirm his legality on the territory of Ukraine).

I also note that if you have already had a marriage with one person before, and after dissolution you want to conclude it again with the same person, then there is registration of remarriage. But a prerequisite is the presentation of documents confirming the termination of the previous marriage or the recognition of such a marriage as invalid. A marriage can be declared invalid, for example, through a certificate or a court decision that the marriage was annulled, or due to the death of one of the spouses, confirmed by the relevant certificate, or through the conclusion of the annulment of the marriage record of the department of state registration of acts of civil status itself.

If the above documents were issued in another state and approved by a competent foreign authority, then when they are presented in Ukraine, they must be officially legalized and apostilled on the territory of Ukraine.

Timing

As for the term for registering a marriage on the territory of Ukraine, it is one month from the date of filing by persons of an application for registration of marriage. There is also a procedure for registering a marriage before the expiration of one month for good reasons. Regarding the registration procedure in a shorter period, questions should be coordinated with lawyers competent in this matter.

Also, the head of the relevant body of state registration of acts of civil status may postpone the case for registration of marriage for more than three months, if there are legally justified obstacles, but such decisions can be appealed to the court.

If the brides cannot appear at the civil registration authority on the appointed day, then the registration deadlines may be changed, but without fail upon their written application. However, marriage can be postponed within a period of not more than one year from the date of application. It should be remembered that the application loses its validity after three months of brides' failure to appear at the marriage registration authority.

Breaking up a marriage with a foreigner in Ukraine

The dissolution of a marriage can be carried out by joint consent of the spouses through the State Civil Registry Office. But according to modern practice, the dissolution of marriages between Ukrainians and foreigners is most often carried out in court.

If there are questions about the ownership of common property or the presence of common children of the spouses, please contact our lawyers for more detailed advice.

To avoid all misunderstandings and difficulties, you should contact qualified specialists in this industry who will gladly and promptly help you with paperwork in Ukraine.