Legalization Center Bratislava
Complete legal and legalization procedure for Slovak citizens planning marriage in Spain before the civil registry office (Registro Civil), notary (Notaría), or town hall (Ayuntamiento). Since February 1, 2006, the Slovak Republic does not issue certificates of legal capacity to marry abroad or certificates of marital status (Certificado de capacidad matrimonial / Fe de vida y estado). This confirmation is replaced by an official notarial affidavit of marital status (single, divorced, or widowed) and the non-existence of statutory impediments. The document requires notarization of signature by a Slovak notary, an Apostille certificate, and an official certified court translation into Spanish bound with a tricolor ribbon.
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Client query and legal basis
How to prove legal capacity to marry in Spain when the Slovak Republic no longer issues certificates of capacity to marry since February 1, 2006?
Spanish civil registry offices (Registro Civil) and notaries, when processing the pre-marital file (expediente matrimonial), strictly require proof of personal marital status and the absence of marital impediments. Since the Slovak Republic does not issue a state certificate, Spanish authorities exclusively accept a notary-certified affidavit with an international Apostille certificate under the Hague Convention and an official certified court translation into Spanish.
Step-by-step procedure: How to resolve the matter safely
1. Filling in the bilingual affidavit template (ES / SK) (Legalization Center Bratislava)
Prepare a monolingual or bilingual wording of the affidavit in Spanish and / or in 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 Spanish.
2. Notarization of signature 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 verified 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. Certified court translation of clauses and tricolor ribbon binding (Certified court translator registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic)
We will arrange the certified translation of the document. A certified court translator will prepare the certified translation of the Slovak notarial and Apostille clauses (or the entire document) into Spanish and firmly bind the document with a tricolor ribbon and round seal.
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