Legalization Center Bratislava
Complete legal and legalization procedure for Slovak citizens planning to marry in Ukraine before the civil registry office (DRACS / RACS department). Since February 1, 2006, the Slovak Republic does not issue certificates of legal capacity to marry abroad or certificates of marital status (довідка про сімейний стан). This certificate is replaced by an official notarial affidavit of marital status (single, divorced, or widowed) and the absence of statutory impediments under the Family Code of Ukraine and the Slovak Republic. The document requires certification of signature by a Slovak notary, an Apostille certificate, and an official sworn translation into Ukrainian bound with a tricolor ribbon.
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Client query and legal basis
How to prove legal capacity to marry in Ukraine when Slovakia no longer issues certificates of legal capacity since February 1, 2006?
Ukrainian civil registry authorities (RACS / DRACS), when receiving an application for marriage registration from a foreign citizen, strictly require proof of the absence of an existing marriage and impediments. Since the Slovak Republic does not issue state certificates, Ukrainian authorities exclusively accept a notary-certified affidavit with an Apostille certificate under the Hague Convention and an official sworn translation into Ukrainian.
Step-by-step procedure: How to resolve the matter safely
1. Filling in the bilingual affidavit template (UA / SK) (Legalization Center Bratislava)
Prepare a monolingual or bilingual wording of the affidavit in Ukrainian and/or Slovak. You can customize the text freely according to your needs. If the wording is in Slovak, after obtaining the Apostille we will officially translate the entire document into Ukrainian.
2. Signature certification before a Slovak notary (Notary office in Slovakia)
The declarant personally signs the document before a Slovak notary (or candidate notary). The signature must not be certified by an employee authorized by a notary, by a notary trainee, nor certified at a municipal office.
3. Issuance of the Apostille certificate (Legalization Center Bratislava)
The Legalization Center will secure the international Apostille certificate according to the Hague Convention.
4. Official sworn translation of clauses and tricolor binding (Sworn court translator registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic)
We will arrange the official translation of the document. A sworn court translator will prepare an official translation of the Slovak notarial and Apostille clauses (and if needed, the entire document) into Ukrainian and firmly bind the document with a tricolor ribbon and round seal.
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