Gentlemen,
I have some questions regarding getting married in Ukraine. Most importantly, which documents are necessary to obtain a marriage licence.
I have received the following information from a source in Ukraine but there are a few details which I do not understand:
1. You need to translate your Canadian passport into Ukrainian in the embassy of Ukraine in Canada. This translation is as an original document with the embassy stamp. It is very important that that the translation mast be correct.
Can this translation be made in Ukraine?
2. It is necessary to represent the original passport and copies of the pages of this passport where there is a stamp of board crossing and immigration card.
So the passport and copies must be presented and stamped at passport control?
3. You should call to Canadian Embassy which is situated in Ukraine and ask about the documents, which are necessary to represent to get the following documents in Ukraine:
1. Statement in-live of certificate of no impediment to marriage.
I know that I can get one of these documents from dept. of Vital Statistics in Saskatchewan but does it also need the stamp of approval from Ottawa.
2. Statutory Declaration.
I have no idea what this is or what would be required to get it.
When you get these two documents you should make them legal in the Ministry of Foreign Affair in Ukraine.
When all documents are ready give all these documents for checking-up and if everything will be O.K. go to the Marriage Department, where you should register your marriage.
Before your leaving Canada please take a document from your permanent job, in which your job authorities certify that they give you permission for a temporary vacation from certain date.... to certain date and put your job stamp on this document. This document will give you a possibility to get married quickly, no need to wait for marriage registration long time.
Is this necessary? I have read that presenting your airline tickets showing length of stay would get the same results or if that doesn't work, a bribe probably would.
Any insight or direction in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob