Do I need passport apostilled for marriage/permanent residency?

[Ophelia_Autumn]

Hello Everyone,

I am planning to move to Buenos Aires, Argentina later this year. I am a UK citizen who plans to get married to my fiance who is an Argentine citizen currently living in Buenos Aires.

I just had some questions about Birth certificates and Passports.

I understand that my passport will have to be translated into Spanish since it only has English/French on it. However, for either the marriage certificate and permanent residency, does my passport main page also need to be apostilled/legalised? Or is just a translation into Spanish and the original document enough?

Also, for marriage or permanent residency, is a birth certificate needed? It's a little complicated for me to get my birth certificate, because I was born in the US, but have lived almost my entire life in the UK. So, this worries me a little and I can't find the information anywhere. If the birth certificate is needed, can it be sent to me when in Argentina?

If anyone knows any of the answers to these questions, I would appreciate the help greatly! I know there are some previous forum posts asking similar questions, but most are from many years ago, so I'm not sure if rules and regulations have changed since then!

Kind regards,
Olivia

 

[Husnain]

You only need to have your passport translated by a local translator in Argentina and then legalized here. There is no need to apostille the copy of your passport.

 

[Ophelia_Autumn]

You only need to have your passport translated by a local translator in Argentina and then legalized here. There is no need to apostille the copy of your passport.

Oh, thank you for your answer! This applies to the permanent residency application, right?

 

[Alby]

Migraciones (the department that administers residency applications: I have no knowledge of the marriage processes) are notoriously hopeless, but they do at least know what a passport is. In my long experience with them on residency applications, they have not required any of my passport pages to be translated (or apostilled) and they have not asked for a birth certificate.

 

[Ophelia_Autumn]

Migraciones (the department that administers residency applications: I have no knowledge of the marriage processes) are notoriously hopeless, but they do at least know what a passport is. In my long experience with them on residency applications, they have not required any of my passport pages to be translated (or apostilled) and they have not asked for a birth certificate.

Thank you so much for your answer! I had thought that getting passport pages apostilled was a bit much, and I'm glad to hear about the birth certificate.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

if you have not name changes, then you do not need the BC.

 

[Konner_Long]

I am married to an Argentinian and recently got the requirements from an Arg embassy (outside the USA) for my permanent residence before we move permanently. I need to give:

• an apostilled full birth certificate,
• apostilled full marriage certificate,
• apostilled full criminal police certificate,
• copy of spouses DNI and passport,
• copy of my own passport,
• proof of flight tickets into Arg,
• proof of accommodation in Arg (BnB, Hotel, lease or property title),
• proof of accommodation in my own country (lease or property title),
• proof of payment of visa fee,
• affidavit of no criminal history - signed at the embassy.
• visa application form.

They also reserve the right to ask for more documents, so I'm taking a letter of employment, small ID photos and bank statements when I go for the interview.

It's a real pain to get all the local documents as it takes about 6-12 months just to get full birth and marriage certificates. The visa fees are fairly significant as well when applying outside Arg. Apostilling can also take like three months here so its a real pain.Luckily its just the three documents that need to be apostilled.