If you are based in South Africa and have plans to get married overseas, you will have to provide to an authority abroad a single status certificate that proves you are single and not already married.
A certificate (or letter) of no impediment to marriage abroad is a certificate that confirms there are no objections to a proposed marriage or civil partnership. The relevance of the document to the marriage process is to establish whether there are obstructions preventing you from getting married. Some countries may require this document to get married in their territory. However, this not a universal requirement.
In South Africa, the Letter of No Impediment (LNI) is provided by your local Home Affairs where births, marriages and deaths are recorded. It can only be issued to South African Citizens and the certificate is valid and can be used for six months from the date of issuing.
If you were married in the past, you would need a Letter of No Impediment and a copy of your decree of divorce to prove that you are not currently married.
When you have obtained the Letter of No Impediment (LNI), it will normally need an apostille certificate for use outside of South Africa. The South African apostille is added to this documents when they are being used to confirm you are single and can marry abroad.
Get your Letter of no impediment apostilled in as little as 3 to 5 working days.
In South Africa, apostille certificate can be affixed on original document or on a notarised copy. Therefore, the document must be presented in good condition, with all stamps and signatures clear and readable. Additionally, the documents must be free of alien markings or labels.
Certain documents, such as police clearance certificates must be recent for obvious reasons. This may also apply to marriage certificates and other documents representing a current status of the people represented in the certificate.
Email us at info@apostillelegalisation.co.za, or fill out the form below and our one of our friendly staff members will contact you to assist with your apositlle requirements.
