Anyone get married in Ukraine?

[easyukraine 1]

I need some information from guys who were Married in Ukraine. I was married once and divorced back in 2006, question is what do I need to take to prove I am not married any more. not sure if this is important but will probably get married in Sumy some time next year.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I need some information from guys who were Married in Ukraine. I was married once and divorced back in 2006, question is what do I need to take to prove I am not married any more. not sure if this is important but will probably get married in Sumy some time next year.

Ukraine has (did have) a residency requirement to get married. It can be avoided, or I should say "complied with" in the usual manner. I would have a copy of your divorce certificate translated into Ukrainian and notarized. I woul duse a Ukrainian translator for this. Ukraine is more particular about translations than the US consulate.

[easyukraine 1]

she already mentioned having it translated but also needed some official something for them to accept it. I know there is no residency restriction seen to many guys get married in that city ( they all take pictures in the park behind the apartment I rent). I am not above a bribe or two.

[Tnic 5]

she already mentioned having it translated but also needed some official something for them to accept it. I know there is no residency restriction seen to many guys get married in that city ( they all take pictures in the park behind the apartment I rent). I am not above a bribe or two.

You want it Apostiled. Which basically means notarized only it has more juice.

There are a couple guys at RMP who tied the knot over there if you want to hook up let me know.

[easyukraine 1]

You want it Apostiled. Which basically means notarized only it has more juice.

There are a couple guys at RMP who tied the knot over there if you want to hook up let me know.

thanks I'm sure that's what she was calling it.

[slim 1,530]

I would have a copy of your divorce certificate translated into Ukrainian and notarized. I woul duse a Ukrainian translator for this. Ukraine is more particular about translations than the US consulate.

Do you know anyone who could do this???

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Do you know anyone who could do this???

I will have to ask the better half. Yes, she knows people in Donetsk and Kiev and probably Odessa, Dniepropetrovsk and Kharkov that can do this.

[easyukraine 1]

I will ask her today when I talk to her. I think she knows some one.

[Tnic 5]

Here's a LINK to the UA Embassy on Apostilled documents. Hope it helps.

They should also be able to help you find a certified translator should you want one.

[Ban Hammer 13,407]

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[LvivLovers 39]

I got married in Ukraine a few years ago and it was quite the process. I made a pretty detailed post on the steps we went through (which is good thing because it's getting pretty fuzzy about now!): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/49639-the-kyiv-beat/page__st__210 (Scroll down towards the bottom of that page and you should see my write up)

I don't know if all the steps are still required (or were required), but that's what I had found on the Internet and that's what the local ZAGS/RAGS in Lviv told my wife we needed to do. You would most likely need to apostilled any divorce or other relevant documents as well. The apostille is basically just an authentication system used between countries to show that you didn't just creat a document yourself...it authenticates it as having come from a true government agency in your home country.

For us, it was definately the right decision to get married in Ukraine. It was way better than if we had tried to put something together in the U.S. All her friends and family were able to attend, my family was able to see some of Ukraine, and we got to see all their customs/traditions.

Anyway, hope this helps and good luck!

[LvivLovers 39]

Something else I forgot...

One custom/tradition that I should mention in particular is that, as an American, you will most likely need to make "unofficial payments" to various Ukrainian officials along the way to get them to do their jobs, despite following the proper process...especially if like me you don't have the time to wait the usual mandatory waiting period between registering to get married and the marriage itself. Just thought I'd mention that so you are not surprised.

[easyukraine 1]

I have an official translator= (can be bribed or expensive) for the documents. I have a notarized copy from courts. I am sure I will find out in 4 weeks what I am going to need. we are just now getting things together for next spring but we want to be sure we have everything. Since we will doing most of it in Sumy we shouldn't have to much trouble since I know a few officials there. Some days you just never know who the person you are helping is. seems changing a tire is a big deal in some places. as small as those cars are there not that hard to pick up if its just one wheel.

[easyukraine 1]

thanks for all the help. it seems the secretary of state can do them for 5 bucks plus postage I'm off to the courts tomorrow to get a certified copy or 2 then mail it out .

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Something else I forgot...

One custom/tradition that I should mention in particular is that, as an American, you will most likely need to make "unofficial payments" to various Ukrainian officials along the way to get them to do their jobs, despite following the proper process...especially if like me you don't have the time to wait the usual mandatory waiting period between registering to get married and the marriage itself. Just thought I'd mention that so you are not surprised.

I never realized all the bribes I paid was because I was American. Yeah, expect a lot of that.

I know of some cases where Ukrainian and Russian government agencies accepted certified US documents (such as you are getting) in lieu of an apostille, which is more common in Europe than here (big surprise). I know personally of one case recently that Alla did translations for where a Russian woman here got divorced and returned to Russia with her US born daughter and they accepted a certified US birth certificate, translated to Russian, at the Russian Consulate in New York and issued a Russian passport to the woman's daughter. I am not positive that ZAGS in Ukraine will accept a certified document for every possiblility. But the chances are good.