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"LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RELIGIOUS DOMINICAN WEDDINGS"

NOTICE: FROM MAY 14TH THROUGH MAY 23, 809-383-2199 WILL BE SUBSTITUTED BY 630-386-1996.
ONLY FROM MAY 14TH THROUGH MAY 23RD.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR GETTING MARRIED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Valid passport.*
Original Birth Certificate (two photocopies to be sent to our office).
Notarized Single Status Affidavit for each one (original and one copy to be sent to our office).
If previously married, copy of legalized/sealed Divorce Act or Death Certificate (two copies to be sent to our office).**
There is a mandatory 10 months waiting period, for women, after divorced for re-marrying.
Certificate adoption, if applicable (send two copies to our office).
Parental authorization, if applicable (send two copies to our office).
Passport photocopies of the witnesses (if you do not have witnesses, hotel/resort will provide them).
* These documents, except for passport or photo ID and witnesses information, must be translated into Spanish and legalized by the Dominican Consulate before arriving to the Dominican Republic. It is the couple’s responsibility to have all the required documentation before the wedding date.

For minors traveling to and from the Dominican Republic without their parents, you will need the following:

A notarized letter from the child's parent(s), authorizing travel to and-or from the Dominican Republic with accompayning adult's name as appears on passport.
THE CONSENT LETTER FOR MINORS TRAVELING WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS:

"I, [YOUR NAME AS APPEARS IN YOUR PASSPORT, CITIZENSHIP, AND PASSPORT NUMBER] HEREBY AUTHORIZE MY CHILD (CHILDREN) [NAME(S) AND PASSPORTS NUMBER(S)] TO TRAVEL FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO [DESTINATION COUNTRY] WITH [ACCOMPANYING ADULT'S NAME AND PASSPORT NUMBER], ON [DATE OF TRAVEL]."

YOUR SIGNATURE, NOTARIZED PLEASE

You will send that notarized consent to us, with a photocopy of the child’s passport; a photocopy of the authorizing parent(s) passport, and a photocopy of the accompayning adult's passport, also, 2 pictures of the child, (can be school pictures). We will send back to you a translation, certified by the Dominican Consulate, to be presented to the airport authorities in the Dominican Republic.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT TO "WE DO", FOR TRANSLATION AND/OR CONSULAR LEGALIZATION:

- Original and one copy of Single Status Affidavit, notarized (Bride and Groom).
- Two photocopies of birth certificate (Bride and Groom).
IF PARENTS NAMES ARE NOT SHOWN ON THE BIRTH CERTIFICATES, PLEASE INDICATE THEM SEPARATELY FOR US.
- One photocopy of passport* or drivers license (Bride and Groom).
- If previously married, two copies of divorce decree. THERE IS A MANDATORY 10 MONTHS WAITING PERIOD, FOR WOMEN, AFTER DIVORCED.
- Name of resort/hotel where the wedding will be celebrated, date of the wedding, name of Wedding Coordinator.

PLEASE, ALSO INCLUDE:

- Money order for the corresponding amount.
- Self stamped/addressed envelope or prepaid courrier (FEDEX, DHL, UPS, etc.) for the return of the documentation.

Legal translations of your documents are prepared at our office.
DO NOT HAVE DOCUMENTS PREVIOUSLY TRANSLATED.

You will also need two witnesses, if foreigners, they will need their passports* for identification. If they are from the Dominican Republic, a Dominican I.D. will suffice.

You can copy/ paste the following sample and complete it with your own information. One for each (Bride and groom) and notarize it, please, by Public Notary or Commissioner of Oaths:

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SINGLE STATUS AFFIDAVIT/SWORN DECLARATION

I, [full name as in passport], of the City of                                                , in the State [Province] of                                               , DO SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY DECLARE THAT:

-I am [full name as in passport], born as [name as it appears in Birth Certificate] on [date of birth] in [place of birth].

-I am a [citizenship] citizen with passport No:                                                , who resides at [full address].

-I intend to marry [full name as in passport] in the [hotel name] in [city], Dominican Republic during the month of [month and year of marriage].

-I am single and have never been married before. To the best of my knowledge and belief there is no legal impediment or other lawful cause to prevent me from getting married.

-The names of my parents are                                                , Mother and                                                , Father.

I make this Solemn Declaration firmly believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.

DECLARED by me, this(date)____of ______,

Signed [your name here]____________________________
(Full name as in passport)

DECLARED in my presence, this (date)____of ______,

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Signed as a Public Notary (Commissioner of Oaths)

IF DIVORCED, PLEASE INDICATE “single, divorced since (date your divorce was final). To the best of my…” INCLUDE NAME OF FORMER SPOUSE, DATE THE DIVORCE WAS FINAL, FILE/RECORD NUMBER, COURT, AND NAME OF THE JUDGE.

IF WIDOW-WIDOWER, PLEASE INDICATE “single, widow/widower since (date as appears on the death certificate). To the best of my knowledge and belief there is no legal impediment or …

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Couples need to send to our office, with their documentation, COPIES OF THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEND YOUR PASSPORTS. Please contact our office for fees.

Documents will be translated and legalized, and will be sent back to you in less than 7 working days. Mail to: WE DO, 3411 Shadow Bluff Ct., Houston, Texas 77082. Please include a self stamped-addressed envelope to mail your documents back. For fees and any other information or assistance, please call us at 1-800-686-WEDO or (809)383-2199.

Once you received your Marriage Certificate from your Hotel in the Dominican Republic, you need to send a photocopy (front and back) to us to be legally issued in English, and certified by the Dominican Consulate. Please include a self stamped/addressed envelope and a Money Order for US$85.00.

WEDDING DOCUMENTATION (WE DO), HAS HANDLED THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS FOR CANADIAN COUPLES WHO HAVE BEEN LEGALLY MARRIED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AFTER BEING TRANSLATED, YOUR DOCUMENTS WILL BE DULY LEGALIZED BY THE CONSULATE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN CANADA, ACCORDING TO LAW NO. 716, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 3, OF THE LEGAL BASE OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

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FEEL FREE TO INQUIRE ABOUT OUR SERVICE, WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 12 YEARS WITH OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

*	Important - Effective december 31st 2006 all US and Canadian citizens will be required to have a valid passport for all air and sea travel to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central and South America.
**	When applicable, translation/certification of the Divorce act or Death certificate will be charged separately.

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