Wedding slots in Sośnicowice

A civil wedding in Sośnicowice begins with filing a declaration of no impediments to marriage. The prospective spouses should personally report to the Civil Registry Office in Sośnicowice to reserve a ceremony date. From the day of filing the declaration, a statutory waiting period of at least 1 month applies.

Required documents for a Polish citizen are a valid identity card or passport. The Civil Registry Office in Sośnicowice obtains copies of birth certificates directly from the register, so there is usually no need to provide them independently. Foreigners should prepare an identity document, a copy of their birth certificate, a certificate of legal capacity to marry issued by the competent authority of their country of origin, and certified translations of all foreign-language documents.

The tax fee for drawing up a marriage certificate is 84 zł. The ceremony can be conducted by an employee of the Civil Registry Office in Sośnicowice at the office headquarters or at a location chosen by the couple outside the office. In the case of an outdoor wedding or other location, an additional fee of 1000 zł is charged, and the couple must provide safe and dignified conditions for conducting the ceremony.

The wedding must be witnessed by 2 adult witnesses. They can be persons of any nationality if they meet the requirement of being 18 years old. The marriage certificate is issued to the spouses directly after the ceremony. The first short copy of the certificate is free of charge.