FAQs - Marriage
I got married in another EU country, where I am not a national. Do I need to register the marriage in my home country?
You can ask for your marriage to be recognised and registered in your EU home country. However, be aware that in some cases the recognition and registration of your marriage in your EU home country may be compulsory.
In the case of same-sex marriages, the recognition and registration of your marriage concluded in another EU country is currently only possible if your EU home country is one of the following: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Recognition and registration of same-sex marriages is also possible in Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
My fiancé and I both live in Slovakia and we would like to get married in Italy, when we go there on holiday. Do we have an automatic right to get married in another EU country?
NO - It is up to the Italian authorities to decide if you can get married there. Sometimes they would only let you do this if you have some kind of link to Italy – for instance at least one of you lives there or has Italian nationality.
Once back in Slovakia, you will have to get your marriage recognised and registered there on the basis of your Italian marriage certificate. This will allow you to get your marital status updated in the Slovak register.