💡 Did you know?
Alcalá de Henares is a welcoming Spanish city where many international couples settle and manage their paperwork together.
What Spain Usually Requires
To be accepted in Spain, your U.S. marriage certificate should:
- Be a certified copy issued by the state where the marriage took place (not just a church certificate).
- Be recent — many Spanish offices prefer documents issued within the last 3–6 months.
- Be apostilled in the U.S. by the correct Secretary of State (the same state that issued the certificate).
- Be translated into Spanish by a MAEC-authorized sworn translator (Un traductor jurado).
👉 If you don’t have a recent certified copy, we can guide you to order one from the state’s Vital Records office (or via VitalChek) and then send it to us for apostille.
When Do You Need an Apostilled Marriage Certificate?
Spanish authorities may request your marriage certificate when you are:
- Registering your marriage in Spain (inscripción de matrimonio)
- Applying for residency or a family member of EU citizen card
- Doing family reunification
- Applying for Spanish citizenship through marriage
- Handling inheritance or property matters as a married couple
Because Spain is part of the Convenio de La Haya, your U.S. marriage certificate must be apostilled in the EE.UU. before Spain will accept it.
Why This Matters for Couples in Spain
Spain is strict about foreign civil status documents. Showing only the U.S. marriage certificate is usually not enough — it must be:
- official,
- apostilled, and
- translated by a sworn translator.
That’s why many lawyers and gestorías in Spain work with us — we do the U.S. side that can’t be done from Spain.
FAQ – Marriage Certificate Apostille for Spain
Ready to legalize your U.S. marriage certificate for Marriage registration in Spain in Alcalá de Henares, Spain?
Tu Apostilla can take care of the apostille, the sworn translation, and the shipping — all from one place.
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