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Czechia: how to get married

A summary of the rules, taken from the official pages listed at the bottom. A fact we could not confirm there is left out.

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This is a summary, not legal advice. Rules change and offices differ: confirm everything with the registry office before you book anything.

Who can marry

  • Minimum age for both partners: 18.[1]
  • From the age of 16, a court can allow a marriage in an exceptional case.[1]
  • Marriage is between a man and a woman; couples of the same sex can enter a registered partnership instead.[1]

The ceremony

  • A civil wedding is held by the mayor, a deputy mayor or an authorised member of the council, with a registrar present.[2]
  • A church or religious wedding has civil effect if you first get a certificate from the registry office (validity: 6 months).[1]

Documents

  • Bring a birth certificate.[2]
  • A foreign partner brings a document from their own country saying they are free to marry (a certificate of capacity to marry, or of no impediment).[2]
  • Maximum age of that document on the wedding day: 6 months.[2]
  • Citizens of countries outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland bring the police's confirmation of lawful stay, not older than 7 working days.[2]
  • If either of you was married before, bring the document that ended that marriage (a divorce decree or a death certificate).[2]
  • Documents in another language need an official translation (by a sworn translator, or certified as the country requires).[2]
  • If one of you does not speak the local language, an interpreter is needed.[2]

Left out because we could not confirm it on an official page: fees, apostille and legalisation rules, whether you have to live there, whether there is a waiting period, where to start. Ask the registry office.

Sources

Checked on 21 October 2026 against the pages below.

  1. [1] Občanský zákoník, zákon č. 89/2012 Sb. (zakonyprolidi.cz) (page dated 1 January 2026)
  2. [2] Zákon o matrikách, zákon č. 301/2000 Sb. (zakonyprolidi.cz) (page dated 1 January 2025)

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