# Getting married in Cyprus as foreigners: civil, religious or symbolic

> How couples who don’t live in Cyprus marry there legally: ordinary notice or the special procedure, documents by nationality, Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Ayia Napa and Nicosia, beaches and castles, church weddings, civil unions and the photographer.

- Updated 2026-10-24
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**In short**

- Couples who don’t live in Cyprus can marry there legally before the mayor or a marriage officer of any municipality they choose, with two witnesses aged 18 or over (Marriage Law 104(I)/2003, ss. 4 and 9); a wedding by a registered priest is binding too, a symbolic ceremony not at all.
- With ordinary notice (€128.15) the wedding is 15 days to three months after you apply; the special procedure (€281.92) is sooner if the officer agrees — in Paphos the next day, in Larnaca within one or two days, in Nicosia even the same day.
- Each of you brings a passport, a birth certificate and proof from home that you are free to marry, under three months old, in Greek or English or officially translated, with an apostille where one applies.
- Since Law 1(I)/2023 the officer may marry you at a suitable place you choose: Paphos charges €482 in all on a beach and €632 at a hotel (2026–27), and nine castles and museums take civil weddings of up to 30 people for a further €1,000–€1,500.
- Marriage in Cyprus is between a man and a woman; couples of any sex can register a civil union at a District Administration, even if neither lives in Cyprus, with the effects of marriage except adoption (Law 184(I)/2015).

Cyprus asks for no residence: you give notice together, in person, to the marriage officer of the municipality you choose, and with the special procedure the wedding can follow within a day or two. Paphos alone holds “more than 1,500 weddings” a year. In the first half of 2023, 274 of the 425 civil weddings in Larnaca were of Israeli couples and 49 of Lebanese couples, the municipality’s figures show (Cyprus Mail, 3 August 2024). What it takes is paperwork from home, recent enough and in the right order.

> **General information, not legal advice.** This guide sets out the rules as of October 2026. The law is the same everywhere, but each municipality applies it in its own way — documents, hours, places, fees — and what you need depends on your nationalities. Confirm every step with the civil marriage office where you will marry, or with the church, and with your own embassy or consulate.

## Which ways can you marry in Cyprus?

| Route | Legal effect | Who marries you | Where | Who can choose it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Civil | Yes | The mayor or a marriage officer, before two witnesses | The municipality’s office, or a place the officer approves | A man and a woman, wherever they live |
| Greek Orthodox | Yes | A registered priest, with the bishopric’s licence | A church | One of you Orthodox; another Christian only as the bishopric allows |
| Armenian, Maronite or Latin (Catholic) | Yes | A registered priest of that church | As the church allows | As its rules decide |
| Another faith | Yes | A minister on the Interior Ministry’s register, after the municipal procedure | Their place of worship | As the faith allows |
| Civil union | Yes, but not a marriage | The District Officer, before two witnesses | A District Administration | Any two adults, of any sex |
| Symbolic | None | Anyone you choose | Wherever you are allowed | Anyone; the legal marriage happens elsewhere |

## Can you marry in Cyprus if neither of you lives there?

Yes. The Marriage Law sends you to “the Marriage Officer of the Municipality of their choice” (s. 4), and its notice form asks people who live abroad for their “date of arrival in Cyprus”. You both apply in person on the island, and both of you must be present at the wedding (Law 117(I)/2020). The date can be booked beforehand by phone or email.

**Cyprus’s own certificate.** Two EU citizens marrying each other, and two non-EU nationals visiting as tourists to marry each other, need no certificate of no impediment from Cyprus (Law 117(I)/2020, art. 8(4)). If one of you is Cypriot, lives in Cyprus or has been there longer than three months, add a sworn declaration before a Cypriot court and the Civil Registry and Migration Department’s certificate (€34.17 each). For an EU citizen marrying a non-EU partner, gov.cy lists that certificate too, while Paphos asks for it only from EU citizens living in Cyprus — ask your municipality.

## Ordinary notice or the special procedure?

With **ordinary notice**, the date is set no earlier than 15 days and no later than three months after you give notice (s. 6(2)). Anything sooner is the **special procedure**: the officer “may, if deemed appropriate and upon payment of an increased fee” bring the date forward (s. 7). The fees are the law’s CY£75 and CY£165 in euros — €128.15 and €281.92. As each source puts it (October 2026):

| Source | Ordinary notice | Special procedure |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paphos | 15 days to three months; €128.15 | “A day after submitting the application or within two weeks”, given valid reasons; €281.92. Apply at least one working day before, 08:30–10:00 |
| Limassol | 15 days at the earliest — “stay in Cyprus for about 20 days”; €128 | The next day at the soonest (its Greek page); €282 |
| Larnaca | 16 days to two months; €128.15 | One or two days after you apply, booked two weeks ahead; €281.90 |
| Nicosia | 15 days to three months | The same day or within 15 days, “at a surcharge” |
| gov.cy | After 15 days, within three months; €128 | The same day or within 15 days; €281 |

The special procedure is the officer’s decision, not a right, so arrive with a working day or two to spare.

## Which documents do you need?

- **A valid passport** for each of you (Nicosia accepts an EU identity card).
- **A birth certificate** — Americans are usually asked for one with an apostille (US Embassy).
- **Proof from home that you are free to marry**, issued no more than three months before you apply (Law 117(I)/2020, art. 8(2)) — see the table below.
- **If either of you was married before**, the final divorce decree or the late spouse’s death certificate.
- **Two witnesses** aged 18 or over, with passports or identity cards; Paphos wants copies of their passports with your application.

Before the officer you each declare in writing that you know of no impediment, that neither of you has a marriage or civil partnership in force, and your legal status in Cyprus (art. 8(1)); you may be interviewed. Documents must be in Greek or English, or translated by a sworn translator, a consulate of the issuing country or a competent government department (Paphos). Those from Hague Convention countries carry an apostille, others a chain of legalisation stamps; civil-status certificates from another EU country need no apostille (Regulation (EU) 2016/1191; Nicosia, gov.cy).

### What the official pages ask, nationality by nationality

| Passport | What they ask (2023–2026) |
| --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | gov.cy (July 2025): a single statutory declaration signed before a UK solicitor or notary, apostilled, made within three months of the wedding — or an apostilled certificate of no impediment from the General Register Office. Paphos asks for the declaration; Ayia Napa’s 2023 list for a GRO No Trace Letter and a solicitor’s affidavit, each apostilled |
| Israel | Paphos: the certificate of marital status in Hebrew and its English translation by a notary or sworn translator, each apostilled. Ayia Napa: the Population Register extract, apostilled and translated into English |
| Lebanon | Ayia Napa: the Interior Ministry’s individual and family civil-status record, stamped by Lebanon’s justice and foreign ministries, the Cypriot embassy in Lebanon and a translator or notary, in English |
| United States | US Embassy: marrying a non-EU partner, an affidavit of marriage sworn at the embassy in Nicosia is usually accepted; marrying an EU citizen, an apostilled certificate of no impediment from your state, issued within 90 days |
| EU countries | Paphos: a certificate of marital status with a sworn English translation; Ayia Napa lists many in multilingual format. Nicosia: no apostille, but also an affidavit before the District Registrar or the family court |
| Ireland | Ayia Napa: a Freedom to Marry Certificate from the foreign ministry, valid 120 days |
| Greece | Paphos and Nicosia: the marriage licence from your Greek municipality and a certificate of family status |

> **Ask the municipality before you order anything.** Ayia Napa’s list dates from January 2023, Paphos’s from October 2026. Before paying for apostilles or translations, ask the office where you will marry for its list for both your nationalities, and time each certificate so it is still under three months old when you apply.

## Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Ayia Napa and Nicosia

Every municipality marries couples in its office and, since Law 1(I)/2023, at “any other suitable place” the couple choose and the officer approves, within any limits other laws set for that place (s. 11(2)(c)). Twenty municipalities hold civil weddings (Deputy Ministry of Tourism, April 2025); none is in the high Troodos, and Paphos may charge extra outside its own area. What five of them publish:

| Municipality | Where | When | Charges, as published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paphos | The District Governor’s House or its garden; hotel gardens and beachfronts, a yacht in the harbour, beaches, the Ethnographic Museum, the fountain at Lemba, villas, wineries and estates | Monday–Friday 10:30–14:00; more outside those hours | Totals for 2026–27: €281.92 at the House (€382 out of hours); €382 the museum; €452 a private venue; €482 a beach, or Lemba plus €300; €632 a hotel or a yacht |
| Limassol | The Town Hall’s wedding hall (50 guests); at extra cost the Historical Archive, the Lambousa pier, the forecourts of the Municipal Library and Gallery, the castle courtyard and licensed hotels | By appointment | €130 more on Saturdays or out of hours; nothing may be thrown at the Town Hall |
| Larnaca | The civil marriage office, 3 Zenonos Kitieos Street | Monday–Friday 09:00–14:30, by appointment | Not published |
| Ayia Napa | The Town Hall, municipal beach venues at Kampouri and Ziatzi, licensed hotels | Monday–Friday 11:00–18:00, Saturday 11:00–14:00 | Not published |
| Nicosia | The Town Hall or other municipal venues; halls and hotels in the city | Office Monday–Friday 08:00–15:00, by appointment | “An additional charge”, not published |

Next to Ayia Napa, **Paralimni–Deryneia** (Protaras) marries couples at its town hall, the Profitis Ilias garden, a traditional house, Pernera – Blue Waters and licensed hotels; its English pages wouldn’t load for us, so ask for days and fees.

**Don’t count on a civil wedding at sunset.** The hours end at 14:00 in Paphos and 14:30 in Larnaca, and the sun sets around 20:00 at midsummer (NOAA’s solar equations, Paphos); Ayia Napa marries couples until 18:00. Ask whether the officer will come out of hours and at what cost — or marry in office hours and keep the golden hour for photographs.

## A castle or a museum: the Department of Antiquities’ list

Under the Antiquities Regulations as amended in 2022 (Reg. 20Δ), nine castles and museums take civil weddings. You apply through the municipality at least a month ahead; the Department of Antiquities may change the time or refuse, ask for a deposit of up to €850, and charges the fee below. The ceremony is held in opening hours, with at most 30 people, and nothing may be thrown — no flowers, rice or confetti, no flares or fireworks — on pain of a fine of up to €750 a day.

| District | Place | Department’s fee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nicosia | The former Town Hall on the D’Avila bastion, inside or out | €1,000 |
| Nicosia | The Cyprus Railway Museum, Evrychou | €1,000 |
| Larnaca | Larnaca Castle, outdoors | €1,500 |
| Larnaca | The museum of traditional embroidery and silversmithing, Lefkara, outdoors | €1,000 |
| Limassol | Limassol Castle, outdoors | €1,500 |
| Paphos | Paphos Castle | €1,500 |
| Paphos | The traditional house at Fabrica Hill | €1,000 |
| Paphos | The Folk Art Museum, Geroskipou, outdoors | €1,000 |
| Paphos | The Royal Manor House at Kouklia, outdoors or the medieval hall | €1,500 |

Kourion’s theatre and the Paphos Odeon are priced only for events, not weddings. Ask the municipality what it charges on top.

## Witnesses, the ceremony and the certificate

- **Witnesses**: at least two, aged 18 or over, with passports or identity cards; they sign the certificate with you (s. 9).
- **The ceremony** is in Greek or English and takes 10–15 minutes (gov.cy, Larnaca, Nicosia): the officer reads a text the law sets, you each take the other “to love from this day forward, for better, for worse”, and you are pronounced married.
- **The certificate** is signed at once and handed to you, in English if you ask (s. 12), and a copy goes to your embassy in Cyprus. Extra certified copies cost €13.65 (gov.cy), €14 in Limassol, €15 in Paphos; Larnaca can have the certificate certified by the ministries for use abroad, at cost.
- **Age**: since Law 1(I)/2023 a marriage with anyone under 18 is void, whatever older pages say about parents’ consent.

## A religious wedding

A wedding by a registered priest of the Greek Orthodox Church, or of the three religious groups the Constitution recognises — Armenians, Maronites and Latins (Roman Catholics) — is a legal marriage on its own (s. 3(1)). A civil and a church ceremony together count as one marriage (s. 9(2)), and a church wedding is reported to the Registrar within 45 days (s. 9(3)).

**Other faiths.** Ministers of any religion on the Interior Ministry’s register, published each January, marry couples legally too, but after the same procedure at the municipality (s. 40(2)–(3); Visit Cyprus). The law waives that procedure only when both of you belong to the recognised church that marries you (s. 40(4)). Paphos’s page gives a contact for Anglican weddings.

### A Greek Orthodox wedding

- **Who.** At least one of you Orthodox. The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (2016) forbids marriage with a non-Orthodox Christian by strict rule, leaving exceptions to each Church’s synod, and with a non-Christian outright.
- **Papers**, as the Metropolis of Constantia and Ammochostos, in Paralimni, lists them: birth and baptism certificates — from both churches in a mixed marriage — passports, single-status certificates from the church and the state, and a declaration signed at its office; a thalassaemia test for two Orthodox partners.
- **From outside the EU**, it also asks for a residence permit and a civil marriage certificate — a civil wedding first. Each bishopric issues its own licences, so ask your parish what its bishopric wants.
- **Dates.** Since the Holy Synod’s decision of 14 January 2026, weddings are held during the Christmas fast only until 12 December; ask the parish about Lent and the other fasts.

## Same-sex couples: a civil union, not a marriage

Marriage is a union “between a woman and a man” (s. 3(1)), so same-sex couples can’t marry in Cyprus. They can register a **civil union** (politiki symviosi) under Law 184(I)/2015, which “does not determine the gender” of the partners (gov.cy) and has the effects of marriage in Cypriot law except adoption (art. 4).

- **Where**: at the District Administration of the district where one of you lives, or of your choice if you don’t live in Cyprus (art. 6(1)), by appointment (gov.cy). Unlike the Marriage Law, this law has no provision for a place of your choosing, such as a beach.
- **Papers**: a passport, a valid visa or residence permit, a sworn declaration that you are free, and an authenticated certificate of freedom from home under three months old; visiting couples need nothing from Cyprus itself (art. 6).
- **On the day**: two witnesses aged 18 or over sign; the fee is €90, with four copies of the certificate (gov.cy).

Whether your own country recognises the union is for its authorities to say; for British couples, GOV.UK’s test is that the local process was followed and the union would be allowed under UK law.

## A symbolic ceremony

It has no legal effect, so it can be wherever you are allowed, with any celebrant, in any language; you marry legally at home, or at a town hall the same week. Professional photography at an archaeological site or museum needs the Department of Antiquities’ approval — a letter to its Director — and drones follow the EU rules: register as an operator, stay below 120 m, out of restricted zones and away from gatherings of people (drones.gov.cy). Places and their rules: [Paphos](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/paphos), [Ayia Napa & Protaras](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/ayia-napa), [the Troodos Mountains](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/troodos).

## Registering the marriage at home

Cyprus sends a copy to your embassy (s. 12(2)); recording the marriage where you live is up to you.

- **Israel.** The Embassy of Israel in Cyprus (page updated 17 June 2026) takes Israelis’ notice of a change of marital status after a marriage abroad, free of charge: the certificate apostilled and translated into English or Hebrew, and for a non-Israeli spouse an apostilled proof of previous status. The page doesn’t distinguish civil from religious weddings. gov.il refused our automated reading, so confirm with the Population and Immigration Authority before you travel.
- **Lebanon.** We found no official Lebanese page we could read on recording a civil marriage made abroad; ask Lebanon’s embassy in Nicosia before the wedding.
- **United Kingdom.** A marriage abroad is recognised if you followed the local process and it would be allowed under UK law (GOV.UK).
- **EU countries.** The certificate needs no apostille (Regulation (EU) 2016/1191); ask your own registry how it records a marriage made abroad.

## A timeline, in relative terms

| When | Civil in Cyprus | Orthodox | Symbolic |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| As soon as you pick a place | Ask the municipality for its list, hours and charges; book a date | Talk to the parish; check the closed dates | Decide where and when you marry legally |
| Three months before, at most | Certificates, then apostilles and translations | Baptism and single-status certificates | Check the place’s rules; choose a celebrant |
| A month before | A castle or museum: apply through the municipality | The parish asks for the bishopric’s licence | Plan the light with your photographer |
| In Cyprus | Apply in person: 15 days ahead, or a day or two with the special procedure | From outside the EU, the civil wedding first | — |
| Afterwards | Certificate in English; copies; register it at home | Copy to the Registrar within 45 days | Nothing to register in Cyprus |

## Where your photographer fits in

- **Civil ceremonies are short and in office hours** — 10–15 minutes, in Paphos between 10:30 and 14:00 — so the photographer arrives before the officer and the portraits move to the late afternoon. That split decides [how many hours of coverage](https://lensandvows.com/journal/how-many-hours-wedding-photography) you need.
- **At castles, museums and Limassol Town Hall** nothing may be thrown: plan the exit shot with petals in hand, not in the air.
- **At ancient sites, in the air and in church**, ask first: the Department of Antiquities for a professional shoot, drones.gov.cy for a drone, the priest for photographs and flash.

## Questions couples ask

### Can foreigners get legally married in Cyprus?

Yes, and neither of you needs to live there. You apply together, in person, to the marriage officer of the municipality you choose, with passports, birth certificates and proof from home that you are free to marry, under three months old; the wedding takes 10–15 minutes before two witnesses, and you leave with the certificate.

### How quickly can we get married in Cyprus?

With ordinary notice, 15 days to three months after you apply (€128.15). The special procedure (€281.92) is quicker if the officer agrees: Paphos marries couples the day after they apply, Larnaca within one or two days, Nicosia even the same day.

### How much does a civil wedding in Cyprus cost?

The legal fee is €128.15 with ordinary notice or €281.92 with the special procedure. A place away from the office costs more: in Paphos €482 in all on a beach and €632 at a hotel (2026–27); Limassol adds €130 on Saturdays or out of hours; the Department of Antiquities charges €1,000–€1,500 for a castle or museum.

### Can same-sex couples marry in Cyprus?

No: marriage in Cyprus is between a man and a woman. Couples of any sex can register a civil union at a District Administration, open to couples who don’t live in Cyprus, with the effects of marriage except adoption; the fee is €90.

### Can we get married on a beach in Cyprus?

Yes. Since Law 1(I)/2023 the marriage officer can approve a suitable place you choose: Paphos lists beaches at €482 in all, and Ayia Napa has municipal beach venues. Civil ceremonies run in the officer’s hours, so ask before you plan one at sunset.

### What do British citizens need to marry in Cyprus?

A passport, a birth certificate and, says gov.cy (July 2025), a single statutory declaration signed before a UK solicitor or notary, apostilled and made within three months of the wedding — or an apostilled certificate of no impediment from the General Register Office. Ayia Napa’s older list asks for a No Trace Letter and an affidavit, so check with your municipality.

### Will Israel record our Cypriot civil marriage?

The Embassy of Israel in Cyprus takes Israelis’ notice of a change of marital status after a marriage abroad, free of charge, with the certificate apostilled and translated into English or Hebrew; its page doesn’t distinguish civil from religious weddings. Confirm with the Population and Immigration Authority before you travel.

Next: the regions — [Paphos](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/paphos), [Limassol](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/limassol), [Ayia Napa & Protaras](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/ayia-napa), [Larnaca](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/larnaca), [the Troodos Mountains](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/troodos), [Nicosia](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/nicosia) or all of [Cyprus](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus) — and the [photographers who work there](https://lensandvows.com/photographers?country=cyprus). When you have a date, [tell us about your day](https://lensandvows.com/#concierge) and see who is free.

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## The places in this guide

- [Paphos](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/paphos)
- [Ayia Napa & Protaras](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/ayia-napa)
- [Troodos Mountains](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/troodos)
- [Limassol](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/limassol)
- [Larnaca](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/larnaca)
- [Nicosia](https://lensandvows.com/cyprus/nicosia)