Wherever you get married, approval and legalisation from the Government Registry or Civil Registry Offices is required. In Bali and all other parts of Indonesia, a legal wedding will be legitimated by a Government Registry official. Every wedding couple will be required to conduct a religious ceremony first and then continue with the legal proceeding that is recognised by a representative from the Government Registry Office. Every wedding held in Bali should be registered through this government institution to ensure that it is legally binding.
Every couple wishing to marry in Bali must declare their religion. Indonesia recognises five religions, Islam, Christianity-Catholic, Christianity-Protestant, Buddhism, and Hinduism. A wedding in Indonesia cannot be performed and legally admitted without declaring one of these five religions. If the couple are of a different religious orientation, then either the bride or groom should change her or his religion to ensure that they are of the same faith. In Indonesia, the Civil Registry Office in Bali will not consider any other religions aside from the five religions mentioned above.
For couples of the Islamic faith, it is compulsory to perform a religious ceremony which is conducted by the Office of Religious Affairs or Kantor Urusan Agama. The religious ceremony can be held anywhere by being witnessed by the representative of the Office of Religious Affairs. For Christian-Protestants, Christian-Catholics, Hindus or Buddhists, the same procedure also applies. After performing the religious ceremony it is then followed by a civil service conducted by the Civil Registry. The couples’ marriage will be legitimated and legalised by the Civil Registry or Kantor Catatan Sipil in Bali. For couple of the Christian-Protestant faith, they are entitled a certificate of marriage issued by the protestant church in Bali after the religious ceremony.
Documents required for wedding legalisation in Bali:
- Copy of passports or KTP identity cards for Indonesians.
- Copy of birth certificates.
- Copy of divorce certificate if either party has been married before.
- Copy of passport of two witnesses.
- Copy of death certificate of former spouse for a widower.
- 8 photographs (4cm x 6cm size) with groom on the right hand side of photograph.
- Letter of No Impediment of Marriage from your consulate in Bali/ Indonesia or directly from your government if you don’t have embassy/ general consulate in Indonesia.
- Letter of N1-N4 or Letter of Single Status from Civil Minister/ Kelurahan (Surat Keterangan Belum Pernah Menikah) for Indonesians.
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