A sworn statement or affidavit which stipulates the following:

• • Non-residents of Puerto Rico;
  • The purpose of the visit is solely to enter in marriage;
  • Duration of the visit; if a foreign citizen, establish that he/she will not stay in Puerto Rico for more time than what was specified in the permission to enter a United States Territory, granted by the corresponding federal agency.

If the sworn statement is written in the United States, the public notary’s signature, before who the statement was made, must be authenticated by the state County Clerk (in some cases, this corresponds to the Secretary of State).

• Valid photo identification, issued by the government of the state or country of residence. The following are the most common forms of accepted identifications: Driver’s License, Passport or State Identification. Expired or mutilated is not acceptable.
•  Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Stamp for the sum of $150.00
• Original birth certificates; the names will be documented per the way they appear on the certificates. If have legal change name provide evidence from courthouse, documents has to be sealed as a certified copy.
• Divorce decrees from all previous marriages, or in the case of widowhood, the spouse’s death certificate.  Original documents.
• Celebrants must be registered through and authorized by the Demographic Registry in order to officiate marriages in Puerto Rico.

The authorized Registrar shall provide the intending spouses with the form RD2014, to be completed in its totality and submit it to the local Demographic Registrar’s Office, supplemented by both the Sworn and Medical statements. The Registrar will verify that all information documented is correct, before completing the Marriage Certificate and issuing the License to get married. Minors of 21 years of age must be accompanied by both parents with legal guardianship, duly identified, who will sign the marriage certificate in the presence of the celebrant. The celebrant is obligated to submit the marriage certificate and matrimonial license to any Demographic Registrar’s Office, regardless of where the matrimonial rituals were celebrated during the subsequent ten (10) calendar days after the celebration

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