Documents Required

In order to wed on the island, it is obligatory to submit following original documents personally before the local registrar. Foreign documents must however be translated into English.

. Passport
. Birth Certificate
. If one of the parties is divorced, a Proof of Absolute needs to be produced.
. In case of a widow / widower, a death certificate has to be produced.
. If a name has been changed, a Deed Pool is required.
. If one of the parties is under 18 years of age, evidence of parental consent in form of a notarized sworn affidavit is needed.

Residency

To be married in St. Lucia an application must be made by a local solicitor to the Attorney General who in turn will issue a marriage license after a two-day residency period. The processing of the application takes two working days.

Fees

Following fees are required to be paid :-
. If one has been residing on the island for 7 days before marriage, then notarial fees and marriage licence fees of EC$ 335.00 must be paid. However if one has been living less than 7 days before marriage, then the fee for marriage licence will amount to EC$ 540.00
. Registrar Fees which costs EC$ 100.00
. Marriage Certificate costs EC$ 8.00

Note: It is possible to get married on the fifth day of arrival on the island if the procedures mentioned above are followed. Church weddings can be arranged for most designations in advance.