Residency requirement Release on French St. Martin

Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Marigot: Due to an increasingly number of requests by foreign couples to be married on the French side of the Island; the French government has released the residency requirement for foreign couples who wish to tie the knot on French St. Martin according to an amendment of the article of Foreign Marriages by the French Law.

“Article 58 of Law no. 2009-59-4 of May 27^th 2009, is applicable to persons of foreign nationality who wish to celebrate their marriage in an overseas “French” community or in New Caledonia.  The provision established releases the stakeholders from the obligation of a term of residence of, at least a month, in the district of celebration, imposed by article 74 of the Civil Code.”

This new possibility not only opens the door for foreign couples to tie the knot on a French territory or the increase of revenue for different sector of the entire island but the opportunity for a more exciting “Destination Wedding Adventure”

Sint Martin/ St. Maarten is indeed a sumptuous island divided between two countries for over 350 years now. It is harmoniously shared by the French and the Dutch with a nearly invisible border and this new development offers the opportunity to foreign couples who would like share this special moment of their life on with a Little European and a lot of Caribbean.

For further information on getting married on French St. Martin, please fee to contact us.