Marriage Affidavit Adana - Adana, Turkey (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

ADANA, TURKEY

Turkish Marriage Procedures

(As of December 2015)

All marriages in Turkey must be performed according to the civil marriage code of Turkey. Religious

ceremonies have no legal effect. US military personnel are reminded to obtain permission to marry from their

commanding officers.

Below are the steps to be followed:

1. Make an online notarial appointment U.S. Consulate Adana’s website and execute an affidavit of marriage

eligibility (bekarlik belgesi) at the U.S. Consulate Adana. Please fill and print the above form to your

appointment. We will notarize the affidavit of eligibility for a fee of $50. You will need to present your passport

and divorce decree (if you have a previous marriage). Then have this affidavit certified at the legal office of the

Adana Governorate if you will be marrying in any of the below cities other than Adana: Adiyaman, Batman,

Bingol, Bitlis, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Gaziantep, Hakkari, Hatay, Icel, Kilis, Kahramanmaras, Malatya, Mardin, Mus,

Osmaniye, Siirt, Sanliurfa, Sirnak, Tunceli and Van.

2. The affidavit should be taken to the marriage bureau (Evlendirme Dairesi) having jurisdiction over the place

of residence of the Turkish party (see list) and marriage application forms should be picked up from the

marriage bureau. The American party must submit a passport and six photos. If one of the parties is Turkish,

an ikametgah ilmuhaberi from the village elder (muhtar) may be required. If both persons are U.S. citizens they

would have to provide a letter from the hotel they are staying at.

3. Complete the following forms from the marriage bureau:

Statement of Marriage (Evlenme Beyannamesi), Census Card Sample (Nufus Cuzdani Ornegi), Marriageability

Document (Evlenme Ehliyet Belgesi) and Marriage Statistical Form (Evlenme Istatistik Formu). The Turkish party

may be required to provide a certified birth registration document from the census office where the father is

registered.

A medical examination is mandatory; each party is required to undergo a medical examination. Health units or

state hospitals provide a report after the medical examination. Even though it is not recommended private

hospitals also provide it but it also needs to be certified by the health units. Certified copy by a notary of the

U.S. passport is also required.

4. After completion, all the appropriate forms are to be turned in to the marriage bureau and a marriage date

is to be scheduled at the marriage bureau.

If you wish the marriage ceremony to take place outside the marriage bureau and outside office hours, you

should tell the marriage officer. Transportation expenses of the marriage officer and his assistant to the place

of the ceremony and their return home should be paid at the time of their departure from the ceremony.

5. Spouses of United States citizens are entitled to immigrate to the United States if not otherwise ineligible.

If your future husband or wife is not an American citizen or permanent resident and if you plan to reside in the

U.S., the foreign spouse will need an immigrant visa to enter the U.S. The American must file a petition (Form

I-130) on behalf of the foreign spouse. This cannot be done until after the marriage. Please contact the

immigrant visa unit of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara via email for instructions regarding the filing of an immigrant

visa petition for your spouse.

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