Cuba Destination Wedding Information "Legal Requirements"

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Cuba Destination Wedding Information "Legal Requirements" Necessary information if you are GETTING MARRIED IN CUBA.

EMBASSY IN OTTAWA (Ottawa City and Hull) CONSULATE IN TORONTO (Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut) CONSULATE IN MONTREAL (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador) EMBASSY IN OTTAWA (Ottawa City and Hull) Documents needed for getting married in Cuba 1. Birth Certificate –original or certificated copy- (Authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs) 2. Affidavit of single status –in case you have never been married before- or divorce certificate –original or certificated copy- (Authenticated by Department of Foreign Affairs) If widowed, Certificate of Marriage and Certificate of Spouse Death. These documents (including the Birth Certificate) must be legalized by a notary public and authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs. These documents (after being authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs) must be translated into Spanish (it can be done at our Embassy) since that one is the official language in Cuba. If they are not translated at our Embassy, a public notary should legalize the translation and the Department of Foreign Affairs should authenticate it as well before being sent to us (The Spanish version should be typewritten and without corrections or erasures, as an official document). The documents you send to us and their translations must be legalized by our Embassy for the Cuban authorities. If the documents are not from Canada, they must be authenticated at the Embassy or Consulate in Canada of the Country they are originally from. If you have been asked to get documents legalized by the Cuban Consulate (for any legal proceeding in Cuba) and one or more of those documents had been issued by foreign authorities (out of Canada), you must obtain a letter/certificate from the Embassy or Consulate of the country where the document was produced. It is important that the document produced by your Embassy or Consulate has: . Signature, name and position of the authorizing Consular or Diplomatic official. . Seal of the Consulate or Embassy If you did not get any document from your Embassy/Consulate, you will have to send the document to the country of origin to be duly legalized by the national authorities and by the Consulate of Cuba in that country. We kindly remind you that all the documents must be duly notarized and officially translated into Spanish to be legalized. The fee is $160.00 CND per document, (originals and translations separately) payable in cash, money order or certified check to the Cuban Embassy. Once legalized, the documents can be picked up personally or sent back to you in the way you wish (by a collect Courier or by ordinary mail service). If you decide not to do it personally coming to our Embassy then you can also do it by regular mail and pay the applicable fee for non-in-person procedures. You should send a photocopy of your passport, the documents you need to be legalized, a money order or certified check for the amount of the services plus CD$32.00 for the non-in-person procedure fee, and a prepaid envelope so we can send it back to you together with the receipt. IMPORTANT: The Birth Certificate and the Certificate of Marital Status, Divorce, etc. are different documents and they should be submitted as separate documents. No document can be accepted in Cuba without the translation into Spanish. In case of a couple, if they are going to Cuba to get married there, the documents are personal; that is to say, a Birth Certificate and a Certificate of Marital Status separately (two sets of documents for each person). You can use the translation services of our Embassy (charges of $32.00 CAD per page). The name of the law firm in Cuba that can assist you with all the process is "Consultoria Juridica" (Calle 16 No. 314 e/ 3ra. y 5ta., Miramar, Playa, La Habana / Tel. (537) 33-2490 & 33-2697 EMBASSY OF CUBA IN CANADA Address: 388 Main St., Ottawa, ON, K1S 1E3 Tel. (613) 563-0141 / Fax. (613) 563-0068 Email: cuba@embacubacanada.net Consular Section in Ottawa Consul: Mrs. Carmen E. Peterssen Address: 388 Main St., Ottawa, ON, K1S 1E3 Tel. (613) 563-0141 / Fax. (613) 563-0068 Email: consulcuba@embacubacanada.net Open to the public: from Tuesday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Cuban holidays (Jan. 1, May 1, July 25, 26 & 27, Oct. 10 & Dec. 25) and Canadian holidays Consular jurisdiction: Federal Capital region (Ottawa-Hull) CONSULATE GENERAL IN MONTREAL Mr. Oscar Coet Consul General Mrs. Liliana García Consul Address: 4542-4546 Décarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec, H3X 2H5 Tel. (514) 843-8897 / 843-7559 / 843-7862 Fax. (514) 845-1063 Email: consulgralcuba@bellnet.ca Consular Jurisdiction: Quebec, New Bronswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland & Labrador Open to the public: from Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Cuban holidays (Jan. 1, May 1, July 25, 26 & 27, Oct. 10 & Dec. 25) and Canadian holidays Phone calls: from Monday to Friday, from 2 p.m to 5 p.m CONSULATE GENERAL IN TORONTO Mr. Laureano Cardoso Consul General Mrs. Marta Valdés de Saa Address: 5353 Dundas West, Square Kipling, Suite 401-402, Toronto, ON, M9B 6H8 Tel. (416) 234-8181 / 234-1300 Fax. (416) 234-2754 Email: cubacon@on.aibn.com Consular Jurisdiction: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, Yukon, Northwest territories & Nunavut Open to the public: from Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Cuban holidays (Jan. 1, May 1, July 25, 26 & 27, Oct. 10 & Dec. 25) and Canadian holidays Embassy of Cuba / 388 Main St., Ottawa, ON, K1S 1E3 / T. (613) 563-0141 / F. (613) 563-0068 / cuba@embacuba.ca Tourism Offices about wedding planning in Cuba, Varadero, Havana, Trinidad, Holguin, Cayo Coco, . . ; The Tourism Offices can often help provide specific details about wedding planning in Cuba. Cuba Tourist Board - Canada 1200 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5R 2A5 Canada Tel: (416)362-0700 Fax: (416)362-6799 Email: info@gocuba.ca Web: www.gocuba.ca Feel free to contact me, if you have any questions our Cuba Destination Wedding Information "Legal Requirements" or about wedding planning in Cuba. CUBA Award Winning Wedding Photographer Peter Van De Maele Cuba Destination wedding Photography

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