"Below is a copy of an email a friend of mine received regarding her marriage in Cyprus.
The law might be different in other countries."
Dear Ms ****
Thank you for your email concerning your proposed marriage in Cyprus.
If you are resident in Scotland you can apply to your local Registrar's office, at the maximum of 3 months before the date of the marriage, for a Certificate of No Impediment. To obtain the certificate you would complete a marriage notice form, which can be obtained from the Registrar or downloaded from our website (
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk), and submit it with your birth certificate and if relevant divorce decree and the £25 fee, to the Registrar. The Registrar would be able to issue the certificate of no impediment 15 days after submission of the completed form and fee. There is also a directory of Registrars in Scotland on our website.
However, if you are not resident in Scotland you cannot apply for a certificate of no impediment. But, this office can produce a letter confirming that a search has been made in the indexes of marriage in Scotland but no trace has been found of a marriage involving you.
If you require such a letter ask her to please forward the following information and correct fee:
1 Your full name, date and place of birth and full postal address.
2 Your mother's maiden surname.
3 Details of when your marriage is to take place in Cyprus.
4 If relevant the date and place of your divorce and former husband's name.
5 The fee is £5 for every 5 years or part of 5 years that have passed since you reached the age of sixteen or if relevant when you were divorced for example if you were born in 1984 the fee would be £10 (7 year search) if you were divorced in 2003 the fee would be £5 (4 year search). If you are sending a cheque it should be in pounds sterling and made payable to "The Registrar General". Should you wish to pay by Switch or Visa you would have to fax all the above details to us quoting your card number, security code, date of issue/expiry plus your full signature. Our fax number is 0131 314 4532
In answer to your question about the legal age of witnesses to a wedding in Cyprus, as we deal with the preliminaries to marriage in Scotland I cannot advise on the legal procedures for marrying in Cyprus. Therefore you may wish to contact the Cyprus High Commission at the following address for advice:
93 Park Street
LONDON
W1K7ET
Telephone number: 020 7499 8272
I hope this answers your question, however, if you require further information please contact us again.
Yours sincerely
Miss Theresa M Prior
Marriage Section
General Register Office for Scotland
New Register House
EDINBURGH
EH1 3YT
Telephone Number: 0131 314 4475
by rod&ksenia » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:24 pm 
(only a few family members are coming, and we are planning to spend no more than 6 days in the country) We are both foreign to Cyprus (American citizen and Russian citizen) but we heard a lot about weddings in Cyprus this is where we are going! 
No "I do's" just a short speech and your spliced and exchange of rings and its all over.
