Marriage/Registered partnership
If you want to get married or enter into a registered partnership your main contact is the registry office where you have decided to register your marriage or partnership. This is the office that determines the documents required and the conditions that apply. Please find out well in advance what formalities you will need to comply with and which civil status documents are needed.
If your marriage or partnership was registered abroad, it must be entered into the Swiss civil register by the proper authority in Switzerland. If your marriage was registered in Switzerland, your change of civil status must be entered into the Register of the Swiss Abroad. In order to do so, you need to submit certain documents to your Swiss representation.
Marriage/Partnership to be performed abroad
If your union is to be performed abroad, it will be subject to the law of the country in question. Please find out well in advance what formalities you will need to comply with.
Marriage to be performed in Switzerland
A preparatory procedure is mandatory for having your union performed in Switzerland. Please find out well in advance what formalities you will need to comply with.
After your marriage/partnership performed abroad
After your union is performed abroad, this must be entered into the Swiss civil register.
After your marriage performed in Switzerland
The change of your civil status must be entered into the Register of the Swiss Abroad.
Marriage for all in Switzerland – Provisions in force
Since “marriage for all” came into force on 1 July 2022, a person who has reached the age of majority and is capable of discernment may also enter into a marriage in Switzerland with another person of the same sex. Registered partnerships can no longer be concluded in Switzerland.