Town hall of Aruba - Aruba city hall

Aruba Town hall. This Caribbean - Aruban styled mansion was erected between 1922 and 1925. It was restored and combined with the Hotel Colombia building into a new Aruba town hall complex.

The historical civil town hall is open for weddings from Monday till Friday (10am - 11:30am & 2pm - 3:30pm) Closed on Wednesday afternoon. Saturday on request at an additional charge.

Town hall of Aruba

In 1986 the estate was sold to the government of Aruba, together with the adjacent Hotel Colombia building with the stipulation that both the buildings would be restored. Over the years the building fell into ruin and later the roof was destroyed beyond repair by a large fire, and only ruins remained.
It was restored and combined with the Hotel Colombia building into a new Aruba town hall complex, and currently houses a city hall and function spaces for the performance of civil marriage ceremonies on Aruba.

All legal civil weddings take place in the historical town hall of Aruba.
See below for an overview of the required documents. There is no rule you need to be on the island for a certain amount of days before your civil wedding.

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Aruba civil wedding requirements:

Couple must submit a Certificate of no impediment for bride and groom (also referred to as a single status report) This certificate of no impediment could be obtained at the bureau of vital statistics which is located in the department of health. Also needed an apostille form. (state certification). Click here for a few examples of the US single status report.
For couples who are not been married before, an alternative for the certificate of no impediment is a notarized statement (no apostille needed) Click here for an example of a notarized statement.

Copies of birth certificate for bride and groom with the names of your parents and including an apostille form. (state certification). This form with apostille-seal could be obtained at the office of State (Secretary of State). Click here for a few examples of the US apostille form.

If either party has been divorced we need to receive a copy of the 1st and last page of the divorce decree(s). Also needed an apostille form. (state certification).

If either party is a widow(er) we need to receive a copy of the pertaining death certificate.

Valid passports for the couple and their witnesses. Copy of the photo and detail pages need to be submitted. (If couple does not have any witnesses, we will provide them).

2 Intention to marry forms (ask us)

All documents are to be faxed or e-mailed for review and then submitted by courier (i.e. FedEx) at least one (1) month prior to the desired wedding date.

For UK citizens, apostilles could be obtained at The Legalisation Office, Norfolk House 437, Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes Mk9 2AH Telephone 01908 295111 Fax 01908 295122 Email: Legalisationoffice@fco.gov.uk

Canadian citizens need a legalization of their birth certificates and single status reports by the consul of the Netherlands in Canada.

Civil weddings are possible from Monday till Friday (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm) Closed on Wednesday afternoon.