Birth certificate issued no more 30 days in advance?

[nebodihome 0]

I am not sure where to put this question, but it is driving me NUTS.

I want to get married in Colombia, and all their notaries say that they require: Registro civil de nacimiento de ambos contrayentes Válido para matrimonio, expedido con antelación a tres (3) meses.

A birth certificate issued not more than 3 months ago? I was born in 1987! I RUSSIA. I do not have a Russian passport and will nor return there as they can put me in the army, etc. I have a Russian 1987 birth certificate that has been apostillized and is accepted in the U.S. and can be translated into Spanish. But I CANNOT get one issued again from Moscow. What do I do?

[Orando 57]

Hey man: I got married in Barranquilla (Soledad). The birth certificate I used was my original (From 1981) from the US, the apostille was within 3 months of the wedding date. They kept my original birth certificate, I am still a little sore about that, but, whatever. They will most likely keep whatever you give them so keep that in mind, maybe you can slide with giving them copies. In BAQ, it all depends on the notary you go to and how they interpret their law. We married at the notary in Soledad and it was easy, they did not give us any hard times. I would see if the notary would let you slide with the documents you have now for your birth certificate and apostille (Both translated to Spanish). Have your lady take the documents to the notary and see if it is acceptable for them. I had to be at the notary to sign a document for them to book us for a wedding. Hope this helps. Orando

Edited March 13, 2012 by Orando

[nebodihome 0]

Hey man: I got married in Barranquilla (Soledad). The birth certificate I used was my original (From 1981) from the US, the apostille was within 3 months of the wedding date. They kept my original birth certificate, I am still a little sore about that, but, whatever. They will most likely keep whatever you give them so keep that in mind, maybe you can slide with giving them copies. In BAQ, it all depends on the notary you go to and how they interpret their law. We married at the notary in Soledad and it was easy, they did not give us any hard times. I would see if the notary would let you slide with the documents you have now for your birth certificate and apostille (Both translated to Spanish). Have your lady take the documents to the notary and see if it is acceptable for them. I had to be at the notary to sign a document for them to book us for a wedding. Hope this helps. Orando

Thank you for that info! The problem for me is that the apostille for my birth cert was done in Moscow, in 1994. This is valid in Colombia. The problem, however, is again the 30 day requirement... If I wanted to get it re-issued I would have to return to Moscow, and I can't do that. This is incredible...

[Orando 57]

Thank you for that info! The problem for me is that the apostille for my birth cert was done in Moscow, in 1994. This is valid in Colombia. The problem, however, is again the 30 day requirement... If I wanted to get it re-issued I would have to return to Moscow, and I can't do that. This is incredible...

When I went through it, I remember the requirement being the apostille had to be issued within 90 days of the wedding for the foreigner. My birth certificate I used was issued in 1981, 30 years ago and that was not a problem. I think my wife may have explained to them that in the US, the birth certificate is valid, I can't remember though. If they will accept the apostille from 1994, I think you should be good. Have your lady explain to them that you cannot get another copy of the birth certificate and that is how it is issued and maintained in Russia. I do not think you will have a problem, if the notary gives you a problem, I would try another one. It is at the discretion of the person in charge whether the documents are sufficient or not. An explanation of your situation and with not being able to go back to Russia to get updated birth certificates and apostilles should be fine. You may want to search for easy notaries as well in the city you will be marrying in or have your lady go to different notaries and feel it out. This is Colombia, where there is a will, there is a way, they have few foreigners marrying there, so they do not have much experience dealing with those situations from what i gathered. The record keeping of vital documents is done differently there in Colombia. The apostille is the big deal though I think, that is what certifies that the document is true under the international treaty, I forget what the treaty is called.

Edited March 13, 2012 by Orando