Hi there,

Is it possible to get married in the French consulate if only one person is French and the other is not? I am typin this with assumptions that all consulate have the same rulings.

The French Consulate in Kuala Lumpur stressed that both have to be French.

Well pickache, update us.

Regards

 

Easy ,can you get married in consulate/emabassy?, do you actually know someone who got married in consulate/embassy? :headscratch:

I know you can register your marriage with your embassy or consulate

 

The "Pacte civil de solidarité" (PACS)
(Civil union)

WHAT IS THE PACS?

The PACS is a contract drawn up between two persons over the age of 18, of different or same sex, in order to organize their life together. It gives rise to rights and obligations for both partners, particularly in regard to "mutual and material assistance".

http://www.ambafrance-au.org/article.ph ... ticle=1129

 

I was contemplating getting married under French law. Basically I have French and British nationality, and live in Edinburgh. My partner is a US citizen. I went to my mother's town hall in France and was told that to marry in France you need to have been resident in that area (yourself, not your family) for a certain number of months. So I then tried the Consulate in Edinburgh - they told me they only publish the banns and register marriages in Britain. Also, you need to submit a file of paperwork a few moths beforehand to the French, very complex and time-consuming, before they'll even considering accepting your marriage. It might be different in London, but anything administrative is usually fraught with hassle when it comes to French beaurocracy (I'm not being rude - I have lived in a few areas in France and this is my experience). So basically, because we couldn't afford a British fiance visa for my partner, we ended up going to the US and marrying there, submitting the dossier to the French Consulate (which still hasn't got back to us after two months). Just a warning that to get married under French law is complicated and drawn-out.
I'm not sure about the PACS, it may be easier. Good luck whatever you try!