Hi everyone, could someone help me out? I can’t find a solution because I need to get married in France with my partner, who is Cambodian. Her birth village refuses to provide a certificate of custom—they just won’t do it. I contacted the Cambodian embassy in France, and they told me that her village’s town hall should just give her a document stating they can’t issue it, signed and stamped. So, my partner went back and asked again in writing, but they still refused. At this point, I don’t know what to do, especially since my partner has to come to France in September to get married at the town hall, and they’re asking for the same thing. Can anyone help?
Best regards.
Papiers pour un mariage devant adoul au Maroc?
by Abdouabde
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Salam ohlikoum Bluegrey
Merci beaucoup pour ta reponse vraiment
ca m a tres touché.Et je t en remercie.
C est tres gentil de ta part.
Moi ce que j aimerai connaitre c est la liste
de tous les papiers qu il faut fournir devant le Adoul.
Voici mon adresse abdel-6930@hotmail.fr
Encore merci pour ton aide
Rabi y ahwenek
Salam ohlikoum
- acte de conversion à l'islam (pour les convertis, bien sûr)
copie du certificat de capacité au mariage (on ne sait jamais, ça ne leur sert à rien aux adouls mais y en a qui aiment en garder une copie) acte intégral de naissance (jder) original pour les deux fiancés photocopie des cartes d'identité photocopie des 6 premières pages du passeport du conjoint français certificat de célibat de la fiancée (copie) certificat médical des deux fiancés ( vous pouvez vous le faire délivrer dans n'importe quel hopital ou dispensaire, l'essentiel c'est que ce soit établi dans le public, n'hésitez pas à montrer au médecin qui vous fait passer la visite les résultats de vos analyses faites pour le CCM) 4 photos d'identité de chacun des fiancés l'autorisation au mariage délivrée par le tribunal de famille
N.B : la présence du tuteur matrimonial est devenue facultative pour le mariage de la femme majeure, mais certains adouls rechignent à rédiger le contrat en cas d'absence de ce dernier.
Bonjour, une de mes amies qui vient de passer au consulat de Marrakech et doit se marier devant l'adoul au Maroc, m'a dit qu'il lui fallait attester de sa religion en France ??? Or, personne ne semble en parler ici. Doit-elle vraiment fournir une attestation de baptême ? (elle est baptisée mais n'a jamais pratiqué).
Par avance merci.
tout ce que je peux te dire, c'est qu'au regard du code du statut personnel (et de la chariâ - loi musulmane en général), un musulman ne peut prendre pour épouse qu'une femme faisant partie des gens du Livre, c'est à dire, une chrétienne, une juive ou une musulmane.
cela m'étonne toutefois qu'on lui demande de fournir ce papier, peut-être qu'une simple déclaration sur l'honneur pourrait faire l'affaire.
toutefois, tu peux reposer la question sur le forum "yabiladi.net", plusieurs participantes sont des ressortissantes européennes mariées à des maghrébins plus â même de te préciser la marche à suivre
Ok merci bcp je vais lui donner l'info ; donc si elle n'avait pas été baptisée à l'église, donc de religion chrétienne par conséquent, elle ne pourrait pas épouser son ami ?
en effet, les musulmans ne sont autorisés à prendre pour épouse qu'une femme de confession chrétienne, juive ou musulmane. c'est ce qui est stipulé dans la charia et dans le code du statut personnel marocain (et probablement celui de tous les pays arabomusulmans)
il est fort probable que des marocains aient contracté mariage avec des femmes athées, bouddhistes ou que sais-je encore, toutefois ils ont sûrement dû contourner la chose soit en les convertissant (pour la forme et/ou pour le fond) soit tout simplement en les épousant sur les territoires dont elles sont originaires, sans pour autant déclarer la chose au maroc.
parler de son enterrement lorsque tu viens de te marier, cé risible!
et d eplus quand tu es mort, tu es mort... et on s'en fout où tu es enteressé car ca n'a aucune importance
bisleema!
moi je ne m'en fout pas 😊 mais sur le côté mariage et décès dans la foulée 😉 ben t'as raison peut être y a t'il une asurance vie ou un truc comme ça, tu sais comme dans les séries 😐 🤪 allez inspecteur, on doit enquêter 😛
salam bslama hadinna
et d eplus quand tu es mort, tu es mort... et on s'en fout où tu es enteressé car ca n'a aucune importance
bisleema!
moi je ne m'en fout pas 😊 mais sur le côté mariage et décès dans la foulée 😉 ben t'as raison peut être y a t'il une asurance vie ou un truc comme ça, tu sais comme dans les séries 😐 🤪 allez inspecteur, on doit enquêter 😛
salam bslama hadinna
il suffit de souscrire aupres de ton assureur une assurance vie
et comme ca, tu es gagnante et riche apres la mort de ton mari 😏😏😏
et comme ca, tu es gagnante et riche apres la mort de ton mari 😏😏😏
flûte alors 🤪
je n'y ai même pas pensé 😊
tu crois que c'est un truc auquel on pense quand on se marie 😕 le décès ??
moi ça me fait tout bizarre 😕 😕 😕 😕
boussa hadinna
boussa hadinna
il me semble que c'est toi qui a abordé le sujet, non!
il est encore temps d'aller prendre une assurance vie... on ne sait jamais...
il est encore temps d'aller prendre une assurance vie... on ne sait jamais...
c'était pour trouver une raison au fait que la personne du post parlait comme tu me l'as si bien fait remarquer, du décès alors qu'elle en est aux formalités du mariage
et c'est vrai que c'est risible, un peu 🤪
je sais que dans des mariages mixtes, le conjoint étranger est expulsable en cas de décès du conjoint français, c'est peut être ça la raison de ses propos
mon mari vit au maroc, où je dois aller vivre dans quelques mois, lorsque je pourrais recupèrer un peu de rente mensuelle après quelques années de labeur, donc nous avons fait effectivement quelques trucs, mais j'avoue que nous ne pensons pas si loin, avons nous tort 🤪 je ne sais pas
bonne journée ensoleillée boussa hadinna
bonne journée ensoleillée boussa hadinna
pour ton information, j'avais effectivement conseillé à mon futur mari ( à l'époque, on venait de se connaitre et ça se passait en 2006) de se faire fournir un certificat de conversion pour se prémunir en cas de décès pour qu'il ne se fasse pas enterrer selon le rituel chrétien.
à l'époque, nous n'avions aucune intention de nous marier, chacun de nous étant engagé auprès de quelqu'un d'autre.
je tenais à le souligner car je regrette que d'avoir mentionné la chose vous donne un sujet de plaisanterie.
je n'ai pas fait que plaisanter 😠
puisque je suis musulmane et que j'ai moi même fait le necessaire pour quand je décéderais auprès de ma famille
mais la reflexion de nemo m'a, c'est vrai fait sourire, parce que quand on se marie, je ne suis pas sûre que l'on pense direct au décès
mais c'est vrai que beaucoup de personnes pensent à tout et que je suis peut être dans l'erreur de ne pas le faire ce n'est pas grave si je t'ai blessée avec mon post, je te demande d'accepter mes excuses les plus sincères
c'était mon délire du samedi matin
salam hadinna
mais la reflexion de nemo m'a, c'est vrai fait sourire, parce que quand on se marie, je ne suis pas sûre que l'on pense direct au décès
mais c'est vrai que beaucoup de personnes pensent à tout et que je suis peut être dans l'erreur de ne pas le faire ce n'est pas grave si je t'ai blessée avec mon post, je te demande d'accepter mes excuses les plus sincères
c'était mon délire du samedi matin
salam hadinna
oh non, ne t'excuse pas😮 😕😕
encore une fois, quand je me mariais, je ne pensais absolument pas à la mort.
je suis quelqu'un de très pointilleux quand il s'agit des "choses à faire".
souvent lorsque les gens se convertissent, leurs premiers reflexes ne consistent pas forcément à cerner tous les points et sûrement pas à préparer leur départ de ce monde.
de plus, j'ignorais à l'époque que l'entourage de mon mari était au courant de sa conversion, du coup lors d'une conversation on avait abordé le sujet et c'est là que je lui conseillai de se faire délivrer le certif.
oublions cela...
je te souhaite tout le bonheur possible avec ton époux.
😉j'aime ce forum
et aujourd'hui je suis d'humeur guillerette
j'ai travaillé les nuits cette semaine, c'est le trop plein de fatigue qui me rend comme ça 🤪
je me suis excusée simplement parce que j'ai eu l'impression de t'avoir blessé, et ça je ne supporte pas c'est vrai que lorsqu'on fait le choix de se convertir, c'est difficile de l'annoncer à la famille, mais le temps est un bon pansement, le plus dur est de l'annoncer après ça coule
que ton chemin de vie ne soit que du bonheur
à bientôt boussa hadinna
je me suis excusée simplement parce que j'ai eu l'impression de t'avoir blessé, et ça je ne supporte pas c'est vrai que lorsqu'on fait le choix de se convertir, c'est difficile de l'annoncer à la famille, mais le temps est un bon pansement, le plus dur est de l'annoncer après ça coule
que ton chemin de vie ne soit que du bonheur
à bientôt boussa hadinna
Salam mon frère.
Ou est tu avec tes papiers de mariage ?
a tu trouvé un Adouls qui te conviennent ?
il te faut les deux casiers judiciaires pour le consulat.le francais que tu peut demander via internet et le Marocain que tu trouveras uniquement a Rabat. Compte une journée pour l'avoir Demande le matin recu l'AM
Dit moi ou tu en est STP
Moi j'ai aussi recu mo CCM mais je me demande pour l'enquête de police comment cela se passe et quand ?
jE TE SOUHAIT BEAUCOUP DE REUSSITE DANS TES DEMARCHES ET SACHE SURTOUT QUE L'AMOUR EST PLUS FORT QUE TOUT ...
a bientôt j'espère
Daniel ( Amin )
bonjour je pars au maroc le 15novembre pour faire les papiers pour pouvoir me mariee pourriez vous me dire les papiers que je dois fournir pour obtenir le ccm? je dispose deja des papiers suivants acte de naissance photocopie carte nationale 4 photos d identitee certificat de casier judiciaire certificat de nationalite et de residence .Est ceque j ai tous les papiers ou non?merci j attend votre réponse
Bonjour,
je viens de m'inscrire sur ce site.🙂 J'ai des questions sur le mariage😊, je suis française et mon ami marocain. Nous voulons nous mariés. J'ai téléchargé les éléments, il y a des questions que je me pose et qui vont peut-etre vous surprendre, c'est bien au consulat d'Agadir que je dois prendre RDV? A quel moment? Sous combien de temps a-ton un RDV? Faut-il des fiches de payes? Je suis quelqu'un de déterminée et patiente, 🙂Merci de l'aide et votre patience pour toutes ces questions. A vous lire tres vite. ZAZIE
je viens de m'inscrire sur ce site.🙂 J'ai des questions sur le mariage😊, je suis française et mon ami marocain. Nous voulons nous mariés. J'ai téléchargé les éléments, il y a des questions que je me pose et qui vont peut-etre vous surprendre, c'est bien au consulat d'Agadir que je dois prendre RDV? A quel moment? Sous combien de temps a-ton un RDV? Faut-il des fiches de payes? Je suis quelqu'un de déterminée et patiente, 🙂Merci de l'aide et votre patience pour toutes ces questions. A vous lire tres vite. ZAZIE
bonjour
Tu dois prendre rendez vous au consulat d'ou dépend ton futur mari(a voir avec son lieu de residence)
Celui de casa c'est uniquement par tel, je ne sais pas celui d'Agadir
Le délai pour avoir le rendez vous est entre 2 et 3 mois
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Hello,
my Indian fiancé and I are getting married in France in a few weeks. Like many couples before us, we had extreme difficulties finding out the steps to follow in India to obtain the necessary documents for our marriage. We received no useful information from the Indian Embassy in Paris. It took us hours of research on traveler forums to gather scattered information and piece together the puzzle. I decided to summarize here the steps that allowed my fiancé to obtain the required papers, so other couples can struggle a little less than we did in the future.
I hope this post helps!
Context reminder: the list of documents required for a non-EU national to marry in France (see also www.service-public.fr):
Certificate of Custom: This is an explanation in French of the rules governing marriage eligibility in your country of origin. I read that some countries include proof that the applicant is indeed eligible. This is not the case for India.
Single-status certificate/marital capacity certificate. This is simply proof that you are eligible to marry under the laws of your country of origin.
Birth certificate.
All these documents must be less than 6 months old at the date of the banns publication.
The birth certificate and the single-status certificate must be apostilled. This procedure is linked to the international Hague Convention, of which both France and India are members. The apostille is a kind of stamp affixed to an official document by the authorities of the country where it was issued, giving it legal value in a third country.
How we obtained these documents:
The certificate of custom is very easy to obtain if you already live in France. You just need to go to the Indian Embassy in Paris with the required documents and pay the fees. We received it by mail the next day. The instructions on the Indian Embassy in Paris website are very clear (spring 2019). See also the VFS Global website (the company to which the embassy outsources consular activities).
Obtaining the single-status certificate was much more complicated. In France, a birth certificate is enough to prove whether you are married or not, as annotations are added for every major life event. In contrast, the Indian administration, although it can prove that someone is already married, is unable to prove that someone is still single. The only way to resolve this is to produce an affidavit. It took several trials and errors before we succeeded, as the administrators we dealt with generally did not know the procedure. Here’s what finally worked:
Prepare the affidavit on 100-rupee bond paper (first party: signatory; second party: Sub-Divisional Magistrate) at the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s office in your place of birth. See Model No. 1 below. It must be signed by you and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. For my fiancé, the latter only agreed to sign after presenting a certificate from the Tahsildar of his birth Taluk stating that he knew my fiancé was still single. If you don’t know the Tahsildar well, it might be useful to first request such a certificate from the "village accountant" before approaching the Tahsildar. We don’t know if the process would be the same in other districts than my fiancé’s. Attestation at the Regional Commissioner’s (RC) office. The Ministry of External Affairs will only apostille documents that have been attested this way. In our case, we found clear information about the procedure on the Regional Commissioner’s website (required documents, cost, bond paper value). The RC asked us to justify why my fiancé needed a single-status certificate. Such certificates are usually requested by people wishing to join the army, in which case the RC receives a request letter. I asked the mayor of my village to sign such a letter (see Model No. 2, which I wrote myself). I come from a very small town, which was lucky here, as the mayor knows both of us personally and immediately agreed to do it. I have no idea if it would be as easy in a larger town. Once the document was submitted to the RC, it was sent back to the administrator who issued it for authentication. This back-and-forth should not take more than 25 days, but it may be useful to follow the progress of the procedure by calling or visiting the offices of both administrations regularly. Send the attested documents to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for apostille. In 2019, the Indian MEA only accepts apostille requests through private operators, whose list is available on the MEA website.
The birth certificate, once obtained from the municipality of your place of birth, follows the same procedure as the single-status certificate: attestation by the Regional Commissioner, then apostille at the Ministry of External Affairs.
Note: The Indian Embassy in Paris offers to issue a birth certificate. We recommend NOT GOING THROUGH THEM. The procedure is expensive, and they simply copy the information available on your passport. We seriously doubt the validity of such a document for marriage.
A few tips:
Obtaining these documents in India will require a lot of time, patience, and creativity! For us, more than 4 months passed between the moment my fiancé signed his single-status certificate and the day we had it apostilled in hand. In the meantime, there were dozens of phone calls and visits to various local administrations, a lot of brainstorming, and money wasted on canceled flights due to the monsoon.
If you have contacts in the local administration, don’t hesitate to use them. Also, if possible, closely monitor the progress of the procedures by calling or visiting the offices regularly, as mistakes are very common.
I recommend only requesting the certificate of custom once you’re close to having the other documents in hand, as it’s expensive, its issuance is very quick (at least if you both live in France; otherwise, I don’t know), and it’s only valid for 6 months.
All the steps for the birth certificate and the single-status certificate must be done in person, which can be complicated if you already live outside India. Some companies offer to handle it for you if you’re willing to pay. My fiancé bypassed the problem by designating his brother as an "Authorised representative" (a step taken at the notary of his birth Taluk). Once the single-status certificate was established in person, my fiancé’s brother was able to take over and complete the rest of the steps on his behalf. Finally, we asked the service provider handling the apostille to send the documents to our address in France via DHL (we don’t trust the postal service, as we’ve had mail stuck at customs for several weeks before).
My fiancé first tried to establish his single-status certificate at the notary of his birth Taluk. It didn’t work because the Regional Commissioner categorically refused to attest it. Indeed, it is generally forbidden to make any modifications to a document signed by a notary.
Once the birth certificate and the single-status certificate arrive in France, you must have them translated by a sworn translator registered with the Court of Appeal in your area. You can find the list on your Court of Appeal’s website. There are no sworn translators for all Indian languages! So, check beforehand if one exists for the language in which your certificates will be issued, or ensure they are issued in English.
Model No. 1 - Single-status certificate, affidavit
I, (name of applicant), son of (name of father) and (name of mother), with permanent address (address in India), solemnly affirm and declare as follows: 1. That I am a citizen of India 2. That I was born in (place of birth) on the (date of birth) 3. That I am holding a valid Indian passport bearing the number (passport number) issued at (place of issue) and valid from (date of issue) to (date of expiry). 4. That I am unmarried (single) and have no living spouse at present either in India or abroad 5. That I am eligible to marry an Indian or a person of any other nationality according to law. 6. That I am of sound health and in mentally fit condition 7. I further state that whatever stated therein is correct to the best of my knowledge.
I am aware that suppression of facts or furnishing false/misleading information is punishable under Indian law, under section 193(2), 199, 200 of the Indian Penal Code.
Solemnly declared at (place of signature) on (date of signature).
(your signature) (the subdivisional magistrate’s signature)
Model No. 2 – Request letter from the French mayor to the Indian Regional Commissioner
Dear Sir/Madam, (English version below) I, the undersigned (Mayor’s name), Mayor of the Commune of xxx, department of xxx, France, certify as follows. Firstly, that Mr./Ms. (Name of the Indian future spouse), citizen of India, passport No. xxx, issued in xxx on xxx, valid until xxx, residing at (address), INDIA, and Ms./Mr. (Name of the French future spouse), citizen of France, passport No. xxx, residing at (address), FRANCE, have requested that I solemnize their marriage in my Commune under French law.
Secondly, that French law requires me to request from Mr./Ms. (Name of the Indian future spouse) a certificate attesting to their single status.
Issued for all legal purposes.
(Place, date, stamp, and signature of the mayor)
Note: Prepared on the town hall’s letterhead, directly in both French AND English to avoid needing a translator.
Context reminder: the list of documents required for a non-EU national to marry in France (see also www.service-public.fr):
Certificate of Custom: This is an explanation in French of the rules governing marriage eligibility in your country of origin. I read that some countries include proof that the applicant is indeed eligible. This is not the case for India.
Single-status certificate/marital capacity certificate. This is simply proof that you are eligible to marry under the laws of your country of origin.
Birth certificate.
All these documents must be less than 6 months old at the date of the banns publication.
The birth certificate and the single-status certificate must be apostilled. This procedure is linked to the international Hague Convention, of which both France and India are members. The apostille is a kind of stamp affixed to an official document by the authorities of the country where it was issued, giving it legal value in a third country.
How we obtained these documents:
The certificate of custom is very easy to obtain if you already live in France. You just need to go to the Indian Embassy in Paris with the required documents and pay the fees. We received it by mail the next day. The instructions on the Indian Embassy in Paris website are very clear (spring 2019). See also the VFS Global website (the company to which the embassy outsources consular activities).
Obtaining the single-status certificate was much more complicated. In France, a birth certificate is enough to prove whether you are married or not, as annotations are added for every major life event. In contrast, the Indian administration, although it can prove that someone is already married, is unable to prove that someone is still single. The only way to resolve this is to produce an affidavit. It took several trials and errors before we succeeded, as the administrators we dealt with generally did not know the procedure. Here’s what finally worked:
Prepare the affidavit on 100-rupee bond paper (first party: signatory; second party: Sub-Divisional Magistrate) at the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s office in your place of birth. See Model No. 1 below. It must be signed by you and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. For my fiancé, the latter only agreed to sign after presenting a certificate from the Tahsildar of his birth Taluk stating that he knew my fiancé was still single. If you don’t know the Tahsildar well, it might be useful to first request such a certificate from the "village accountant" before approaching the Tahsildar. We don’t know if the process would be the same in other districts than my fiancé’s. Attestation at the Regional Commissioner’s (RC) office. The Ministry of External Affairs will only apostille documents that have been attested this way. In our case, we found clear information about the procedure on the Regional Commissioner’s website (required documents, cost, bond paper value). The RC asked us to justify why my fiancé needed a single-status certificate. Such certificates are usually requested by people wishing to join the army, in which case the RC receives a request letter. I asked the mayor of my village to sign such a letter (see Model No. 2, which I wrote myself). I come from a very small town, which was lucky here, as the mayor knows both of us personally and immediately agreed to do it. I have no idea if it would be as easy in a larger town. Once the document was submitted to the RC, it was sent back to the administrator who issued it for authentication. This back-and-forth should not take more than 25 days, but it may be useful to follow the progress of the procedure by calling or visiting the offices of both administrations regularly. Send the attested documents to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for apostille. In 2019, the Indian MEA only accepts apostille requests through private operators, whose list is available on the MEA website.
The birth certificate, once obtained from the municipality of your place of birth, follows the same procedure as the single-status certificate: attestation by the Regional Commissioner, then apostille at the Ministry of External Affairs.
Note: The Indian Embassy in Paris offers to issue a birth certificate. We recommend NOT GOING THROUGH THEM. The procedure is expensive, and they simply copy the information available on your passport. We seriously doubt the validity of such a document for marriage.
A few tips:
Obtaining these documents in India will require a lot of time, patience, and creativity! For us, more than 4 months passed between the moment my fiancé signed his single-status certificate and the day we had it apostilled in hand. In the meantime, there were dozens of phone calls and visits to various local administrations, a lot of brainstorming, and money wasted on canceled flights due to the monsoon.
If you have contacts in the local administration, don’t hesitate to use them. Also, if possible, closely monitor the progress of the procedures by calling or visiting the offices regularly, as mistakes are very common.
I recommend only requesting the certificate of custom once you’re close to having the other documents in hand, as it’s expensive, its issuance is very quick (at least if you both live in France; otherwise, I don’t know), and it’s only valid for 6 months.
All the steps for the birth certificate and the single-status certificate must be done in person, which can be complicated if you already live outside India. Some companies offer to handle it for you if you’re willing to pay. My fiancé bypassed the problem by designating his brother as an "Authorised representative" (a step taken at the notary of his birth Taluk). Once the single-status certificate was established in person, my fiancé’s brother was able to take over and complete the rest of the steps on his behalf. Finally, we asked the service provider handling the apostille to send the documents to our address in France via DHL (we don’t trust the postal service, as we’ve had mail stuck at customs for several weeks before).
My fiancé first tried to establish his single-status certificate at the notary of his birth Taluk. It didn’t work because the Regional Commissioner categorically refused to attest it. Indeed, it is generally forbidden to make any modifications to a document signed by a notary.
Once the birth certificate and the single-status certificate arrive in France, you must have them translated by a sworn translator registered with the Court of Appeal in your area. You can find the list on your Court of Appeal’s website. There are no sworn translators for all Indian languages! So, check beforehand if one exists for the language in which your certificates will be issued, or ensure they are issued in English.
Model No. 1 - Single-status certificate, affidavit
I, (name of applicant), son of (name of father) and (name of mother), with permanent address (address in India), solemnly affirm and declare as follows: 1. That I am a citizen of India 2. That I was born in (place of birth) on the (date of birth) 3. That I am holding a valid Indian passport bearing the number (passport number) issued at (place of issue) and valid from (date of issue) to (date of expiry). 4. That I am unmarried (single) and have no living spouse at present either in India or abroad 5. That I am eligible to marry an Indian or a person of any other nationality according to law. 6. That I am of sound health and in mentally fit condition 7. I further state that whatever stated therein is correct to the best of my knowledge.
I am aware that suppression of facts or furnishing false/misleading information is punishable under Indian law, under section 193(2), 199, 200 of the Indian Penal Code.
Solemnly declared at (place of signature) on (date of signature).
(your signature) (the subdivisional magistrate’s signature)
Model No. 2 – Request letter from the French mayor to the Indian Regional Commissioner
Dear Sir/Madam, (English version below) I, the undersigned (Mayor’s name), Mayor of the Commune of xxx, department of xxx, France, certify as follows. Firstly, that Mr./Ms. (Name of the Indian future spouse), citizen of India, passport No. xxx, issued in xxx on xxx, valid until xxx, residing at (address), INDIA, and Ms./Mr. (Name of the French future spouse), citizen of France, passport No. xxx, residing at (address), FRANCE, have requested that I solemnize their marriage in my Commune under French law.
Secondly, that French law requires me to request from Mr./Ms. (Name of the Indian future spouse) a certificate attesting to their single status.
Issued for all legal purposes.
(Place, date, stamp, and signature of the mayor)
Note: Prepared on the town hall’s letterhead, directly in both French AND English to avoid needing a translator.
Hi there, please could you tell me how to arrange a marriage interview at the embassy? My fiancé has already been interviewed. Thanks to anyone who can help me out!
hi everyone,
I’m new to this site. Here’s my issue: I just got married in Cameroon to my wife, and I’m waiting for our family record book. After that, I’m trying to figure out what I need to do to apply for her visa. But I’d like her to apply for visas for her children at the same time so they can come with her—is that possible?! Do we need to get passports for her children, or is just the visa application enough? They’re 8 and 15 years old. Thanks!
Otherwise, I’d have to apply for family reunification, but she’d have to stay in France for 18 months before she can apply for her children’s visas—that’s way too long!!!
If anyone can give me some advice or help with this complicated situation, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks so much for your help. Best regards,
Otherwise, I’d have to apply for family reunification, but she’d have to stay in France for 18 months before she can apply for her children’s visas—that’s way too long!!!
If anyone can give me some advice or help with this complicated situation, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks so much for your help. Best regards,
Hi, the situation is complicated...
My son would like to marry his girlfriend (married to a Filipino in the Philippines but separated for 14 years), who is from the Philippines... but... what complicates things is that she lives in Switzerland illegally—her visa expired after a divorce from a Swiss national, and she received a deportation order in 2022 but never left.
Just to clarify, she’s been working in Switzerland for 10 years and pays Swiss taxes...
Recently, she reapplied for a work visa to request residency rights so she could marry my son, but they refused, and she’s already received an order to leave the country... What can we do? We don’t know who to turn to
I was interviewed at the town hall of my place of residence on March 7, 2025. My fiancée still hasn’t been interviewed by the consulate. The question is whether I need to schedule an appointment for her interview or wait for the consulate to call. Thanks for your reply
Hi everyone, I need some help, please. My partner wants to send our CCAM file to the embassy in Yaoundé from France. We’re wondering if, with the pandemic, the file will even arrive and how long it’ll take. Would it be better to send it directly to the address in Cameroon? We’d planned to drop it off in March but couldn’t, and my interview is next month (even though I know it’ll probably be postponed). I’d really like the file to be in their hands before my interview date. Please help—what should I do?
Hi everyone,
Please, I need your expert advice. I’m Cameroonian, married to a Frenchman of Cameroonian origin. My husband just received a message saying our marriage certificate has been properly transcribed and that copies will be sent to his local town hall via diplomatic pouch.
I’d like to know the details of what comes next so I can apply for my long-stay visa. Also, I’m about to get a passport—can I use my ID that still has my maiden name, or do I have to get a new ID with my married name before applying for a passport? Basically, will getting a passport with my maiden name now cause problems later in the process? I really don’t want to deal with the hassle of getting a new ID right now.
Thanks
Please, I need your expert advice. I’m Cameroonian, married to a Frenchman of Cameroonian origin. My husband just received a message saying our marriage certificate has been properly transcribed and that copies will be sent to his local town hall via diplomatic pouch.
I’d like to know the details of what comes next so I can apply for my long-stay visa. Also, I’m about to get a passport—can I use my ID that still has my maiden name, or do I have to get a new ID with my married name before applying for a passport? Basically, will getting a passport with my maiden name now cause problems later in the process? I really don’t want to deal with the hassle of getting a new ID right now.
Thanks
Hi, I'd like to know how long it takes for the Cameroon embassy (Yaoundé) to send the acknowledgment of receipt after receiving the application?
Hi there,
Hopefully I can find some answers here!
Our best friend, who is Moroccan/French, wants to marry an Algerian woman. They’ve already met, and the first steps have been taken. It seems like getting married under these circumstances is really complicated—has anyone been in a similar situation and could share some advice on the administrative side or the steps to take?
Thanks!
Hopefully I can find some answers here!
Our best friend, who is Moroccan/French, wants to marry an Algerian woman. They’ve already met, and the first steps have been taken. It seems like getting married under these circumstances is really complicated—has anyone been in a similar situation and could share some advice on the administrative side or the steps to take?
Thanks!