Emergency line:[After office hours/weekends/holidays]

+33 6 79 77 41 99

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday:

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Weekends, Kenyan &

French Holidays closed.

Address

3 rue Freycinet 
75116 Paris 
Tel: + 33 156 62 25 25 
Email: paris@mfa.go.ke 
Metro 9 Stop: Alma Marceau

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF NO IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE

The following documents are required

  1. Duly filled application form >>Download
  2. Copy of Kenyan Birth Certificate, ID and passport
  3. 110 euros in cash
  4. Copy of passport of the fiancé/future spouse
  5. Copy of your  resident card/visa (Must be valid)
  6. Translation to French 15 Euros in cash or via Bank Transfer  >>Bank Details

CERTIFICAT DE COUTUME

The French authorities ask for "certificat de coutume" which does not exist in the Kenyan law. To apply for this document kindly submit the following:

  1. Download, fill and sign this form>>Download
  2. Original and copy of "Certificate of no impediment to marriage", if applied through the Embassy in Paris
  3. Copy of your passport
  4. A copy of the invoice used for payment (if you applied the document directly from Nairobi)
  5. 15 Euros in cash or via Bank Transfer  >>Bank Details

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE TRANSLATION

The following documents are required

  1. Download, fill and sign this form>>Download
  2. Original marriage Certificate
  3. Copy of the marriage Certificate
  4. Copy of your Passport
  5. 15 Euros in cash or via Bank Transfer  >>Bank Details

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE LEGALIZATION

The following documents are required

  1. Download, fill and sign this form>>Download
  2. Original marriage Certificate
  3. Copy of marriage Certificate
  4. Passport copies of the couple
  5. 15 Euros in cash or via Bank Transfer  >>Bank Details
  6. MFA authentication letter

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