Getting married in Spain
How to apply for a marital status certificate (MSC) or a certificate of no impediment (CNI) if you바카라 사이트檙e getting married in Spain.
From 3 February 2025 we will no longer accept paper applications for marital status certificates for marriage (MSC) or certificates of no impediment (CNI). Please apply online using the links provided below.
Check the laws in Spain to make sure you can get married. For example, you or your partner must live in Spain or be a Spanish national to get married in Spain.听
The documents you바카라 사이트檒l need depend on where you바카라 사이트檙e getting married in Spain. Contact the where you바카라 사이트檙e planning to get married to find out about local marriage laws and which documents you바카라 사이트檒l need from the British embassy. You can then apply online for either:听
To get these documents you need to fill in one or more of the following forms:
- MSC affirmation
- CNI affirmation
- notice of marriage
Click on the relevant 바카라 사이트楢pply바카라 사이트� link below to find out which of these forms you need and how to get them. Once you have filled in the forms you need, take them to听 to get them notarised (certified). Each form must be notarised separately.
Apply for a marital status certificate
If you바카라 사이트檙e getting married in Barcelona city and applying to the Central Civil Registry, you바카라 사이트檒l need an MSC.
You might need an MSC to register a cohabitation arrangement (pareja/uni贸n de hecho) or for another reason, like late registration of a birth. Find out more about this in our Living in Spain guide.
Apply for a certificate of no impediment
If you live in the UK, you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply for a CNI from a UK register office. You바카라 사이트檒l then need to apply online to exchange your UK CNI for a local CNI, as the authorities in Spain will only accept a CNI issued there.听
If you live abroad, or you바카라 사이트檝e travelled to Spain without a UK CNI, you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply for a CNI by post from an embassy in Spain.听
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Apply for a marital status certificate and a certificate of no impediment
If you바카라 사이트檝e been told you need an MSC and a CNI you can apply for both in a single application. When applying for both an MSC and CNI you do not need to get a UK CNI from a UK register office.
Updates to this page
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From 3 February 2025 only online applications for marital status certificates for marriage (MSC) or certificates of no impediment (CNI) will be accepted by the British Consulate-General Madrid. 听听
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Added information about getting a marital status certificate for a cohabitation arrangement.
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Updated with links to new online application form
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