What eloping couples will need to do:
- Bring valid passports and both partners' birth certificates.
- Bring a medical certificate from your doctor stating that neither one of you have communicable diseases.
- Non-US citizens should obtain a certificate of marital status (if applicable, present an original divorce decree signed by the Ministry of Justice located in Reykjavik).
- Fill out the application form available from the District Magistrate of Reykjavik (one witness per partner) certifying your ability for marriage.
- Drop off the application two days before the marriage date. If mailing the application, it needs to arrive two weeks early instead.
FUN FACT: In some Icelandic families, long engagements are the norm, which can last three or four years.
For gay/lesbian couples wanting to get married in Iceland: "Registered Partnership":
Iceland passed a "Registered Partnership Act" in 1996. It is similar to the laws in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and contains the same exceptions, but goes farther in one aspect. The law in Iceland allows second-parent adoption when there were children born to one partner in a previous opposite-sex relationship. Partnership registration requirements are similar to the marriage procedures described. For details, please contact the District Magistrate of Reykjavik mentioned above.
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