Tunisian Marriage

Hi and welcome to Expat.com grettarose!

Your post has been moved to the Tunisia forum for better visibility.
Hope other members will be able to help you out.

Regards
Armand

Hi Gretta, check my previous posts, I listed several things about marrying in Tunisia on a 15 day frame. Hope it helps! Best regards, Angela

Here is some info I previously posted on one of the forums.
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Hello, I am a Colombian citizen who married a Tunisian in 2009. I was living in the United States when I got married so it was very difficult to coordinate details, but we made it   
About the paperwork:
Every "municipalité" or city hall has its own paperwork. So you need to find one within months and see their specific requirements. Remember that Summer is preferred by Tunisians so you need to separate your spot in advance!!!Here are the websites of all city halls:


www.commune-ajim.gov.tn     Municipalité de Djerba Ajim
www.commune-sbiba.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sbiba
www.commune-weslatia.gov.tn     Municipalité de Oueslatia
www.commune-teboursouk.gov.tn     Municipalité de Teboursouk
www.commune-sidibousaid.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sidi Bou Saïd
www.commune-sakietezzit.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sakiet Ezzit
www.commune-mornag.gov.tn     Municipalité de Mornag
www.commune-menzelbouzelfa.gov.tn Municipalité de Menzel BouZelfa
www.commune-gremda.gov.tn     Municipalité de Gremda
www.commune-ghannouch.gov.tn     Municipalité de Ghannouch
www.commune-elain.gov.tn     Municipalité Elain
www.commune-chihia.gov.tn     Municipalité de Chihia
www.commune-chenini-nahal.gov.tn Municipalité de Chenini Nahal
www.commune-boumerdess.gov.tn     Municipalité de Boumerdes
www.commune-bemblamnara.gov.tn     Municipalité de Bembla Mnara
www.commune-zarat.gov.tn     Municipalité de zarat
www.commune-bengardene.gov.tn     Municipalité de Bengardene
www.commune-zaghouan.gov.tn     Municipalité de Zaghouan
www.commune-zarzis.gov.tn     Municipalité de Zarzis
www.commune-teboulba.gov.tn     Municipalité de Teboulba
www.commune-tajerouine.gov.tn     Municipalité de Tejerouine
www.commune-tataouine.gov.tn     Municipalité de Tataouine
www.commune-tozeur.gov.tn     Municipalité de Tozeur
www.commune-tunis.gov.tn     Municipalité de Tunis
www.commune-sidielhani.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sidi el Hani
www.commune-sfax.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sfax
www.commune-siliana.gov.tn     Municipalité de Siliana
www.commune-sakietsidiyoussef.gov.tn Municipalité de Sakiet Sidi Youssef
www.commune-sers.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sers
www.commune-sbikha.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sbikha
www.commune-souklahad.gov.tn     Municipalité de Souk Lahad
www.commune-soliman.gov.tn     Municipalité de Soliman
www.commune-sidibouali.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sidi Bouali
www.commune-sahlinemoatmar.gov.tn  Municipalité de Sahline Motamer
www.commune-skhira.gov.tn     Municipalité de Skhira
www.commune-sidibouzid.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sidi Bouzid
www.commune-sousse.gov.tn     Municipalité de Sousse
www.commune-raoued.gov.tn     Municipalité de Raoued
www.commune-rades.gov.tn     Municipalité de Rades
www.commune-ouedellil.gov.tn     Municipalité de Oued Ellil
www.commune-nabeul.gov.tn     Municipalité de Nabeul
www.commune-nasrallah.gov.tn     Municipalité de Nasrallah
www.commune-makthar.gov.tn     Municipalité de Makthar
www.commune-medjezelbab.gov.tn     Municipalité de Medjez Elbeb
www.commune-moknine.gov.tn     Municipalité de Moknine
www.commune-mornaguia.gov.tn     Municipalité de Mornaguia
www.commune-elmourouj.gov.tn     Municipalité de Mourouj
www.commune-menzelelhayet.gov.tn Municipalité de Menzel Hayet
www.commune-messadine.gov.tn     Municipalité de Messaâdine
www.commune-elmdhilla.gov.tn     Municipalité de M'dhilla

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED (for my wedding)
First of all, the documents need to be translated to French.
For my marriage in Megrine, Rades I had to get the following documents for my dossier:
1. Birth Certificate and certified translation in French.
2. Letter from a consulate or official notarized letter indicating that you are single or your status allows you to get married. If you don't live in your home country, you need to get this letter signed by the consul or ambassador of your country's nearest consulate/embassy. (Translation in French required)
3. Copies of the passport, and visas (if applicable)
4. I am a woman so I didn't need to convert to Islam at that time. But if you are a man YOU NEED TO CONVERT TO ISLAM and get a certificate.
3.  Doctor's certificate indicating you are in good health! you can buy this one in Tunisia, you don't necessarily need to go to the doctor.
4. Paperwork needs to be submitted within 15 days minimum before the wedding. It's important that you find the city hall with time! We struggled a lot because the City Hall of Carthage refused to accept our documents, they insisted that my letter needed to be signed in Egypt and not Washington, DC. This happened 3 weeks before the actual wedding...luckily the Municipalité de Megrine received our documents, we paid the fees and got married.


This is mostly all concerned to a civil wedding, very simple and all. I decided to marry in la salle de fetes of the City Hall and we brought our wedding favors (dragees), the patisserie or traditional sweets, and beverages there. Then I had a simple reception with the closest friends and family. But if you want to have a full Tunisian wedding, it requires more time, money, and preparation. That depends on you  I am just helping with with the basics: listing the papers needed for the contract.
Good luck!