Do you have to get your birth certificate translated....

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Hey there,

Just wondering, does anyone know- do you have to get your birth certificate translated into the native language wherever you get married in the carribean and is it true that it costs between £600-£800 for the consulate to do this and legalise the documents?

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Well first of all: Where are you getting married?

Then the next question I would ask is: Is your BC in English??

Unless you're getting married in the Dominican Rep, then I think you'll find we DO speak English in the West Indies, as it is our native tongue...

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Well we were thinking of the Dominican, but it seems that there may be quite a lot of papaerwork to get translated etc. for there and other countries seem to be a little more straight forward.

Yes our birth certificates are in English, thanks for the repsonse, it has confirmed my suspicisons.

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Well first of all: Where are you getting married?

Then the next question I would ask is: Is your BC in English??

Unless you're getting married in the Dominican Rep, then I think you'll find we DO speak English in the West Indies, as it is our native tongue...

lol what a defensive answer!
OP, may be best to contact the place you intend to get married. all the best!

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Hi

Yep we are just doing our paperwork now for a dominican wedding in october.... and we have been quoted Â£1400.... so its not cheap lol!!!

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Well first of all: Where are you getting married?

Then the next question I would ask is: Is your BC in English??

Unless you're getting married in the Dominican Rep, then I think you'll find we DO speak English in the West Indies, as it is our native tongue...

lol what a defensive answer!
OP, may be best to contact the place you intend to get married. all the best!

Not at all, Brownbabygirl -what made you think that? I personally thought the response I gave was perfectly reasonable as I knew nothing about her circumstances. The answer I gave is correct. In the (British) WI there is no need to have the BC translated, therefore no expense, which is what I believe the OP was worried about....

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