State Requirements for Getting Married

Visitors must be resident on the island for a minimum of three days (including weekends and public holidays) before applying for a license.

Application for a Marriage License is then made at the Prime Minister’s Office and the necessary Stamp Duty and license fees paid. This process takes about two days but slightly longer if either party is divorced as documents must be sent to the Ministry of Legal Affairs.

Required Documentation

• Birth Certificates
• Valid Passports
• Sworn Affidavit, or letter from a Clergy Man, Lawyer or Registry if one or both parties are single, attesting to the fact that the parties involved have not been married previously. (One each if both are single).
• Decree Absolute if divorced (one each if both are divorced).
• If widowed, a death certificate.
• If under the age of 21, evidence of parental consent by way of an Affidavit from a Lawyer or Notary Public.
• Legal proof if name is changed by Deed Poll.

All documents must be in English. If originals are in another Language, they must be translated into English and certified.

Q: What is the legal requirement of residency prior to applying for a marriage license in Grenada?
A: Three days (including weekends and public holidays)

Q: I’ve lost my original birth certificate – is a duplicate copy from Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages sufficient?
A: Yes

Q: I am adopted and therefore do not have a Birth Certificate, only adoption papers, Will this do?
A: Yes

Q: How long would a clergyman, lawyer or registrar need to know the individuals to be able to attest to single status?
A: There is no given time frame however, the necessary documentation must be provided.

Q: How long does it take to have the Marriage Certificate issued?
A: Approximately 2 working days?

Q: How will I get my certificate if I leave within 2 days?
A: Prior arrangements can be made with the Registry General’s office to forward the Certificate to a given address (all costs to be borne by the couple)

Q: Where do I obtain a Sworn Affidavit confirming my single status?
A: From a lawyer, registrar or clergyman (priest). The document must be on letter headed paper, with an official stamp from the issuing office signed.

Q: Can my partner and I use the same lawyer, registrar or clergyman to attest our Single status?
A: Yes, if both parties reside in the Borough, County, City, Parish or State. No, if both parties live in a different Borough, County, State, City or Parish.

Q: Can my partner and I use one affidavit to attest to both of us being single?
A: Yes, if both parties reside in the same Borough, County, City, Parish or State. No – if both Parties live in a different Borough, County, City, Parish or State.

Q: Is an official letterhead sufficient?
A: No, an official stamp from the issuing office, together with a signature must be placed on the document.

Q: Do I need a blood test or other medical examination for a marriage in Grenada or Carriacou?
A: No.

What is diving like on Carriacou?

Diving is as unique as one can discover at famous Dive Destinations in the Caribbean,
with reefs of great bio-diversity and in excellent conditions.

There are all in all about twenty sites to explore on Carriacou including reefs, walls and wrecks.

The depth of the sites vary from 20 feet (7 metres) to 130 feet (40 metres) – perfect for sport divers!

Visibility is between 40 feet (12 metres) to 130 feet (40 metres).

At the dive-sites ranges the marine life from small critters, like nudibranches, to colourful reef-fishes, murray-eels and lobsters – and impressive rays, nurse sharks and turtles… plus not to forget sea-horses.

What types of Boats are used for Dives?

Typically pirogues in sizes between 20 to 32 feet are being used with ladders for entry, since the groups of divers tend to be smaller than on Grenada.

What qualifications to the Instructors have?

All instructors have qualifications with PADI, the biggest worldwide diving organization, and carry insurance.

Is There a Compression Chamber?

There is no Recompression Chamber on Carriacou. The nearest ones are in Barbados and Trinidad and dive-shops on Carriacou tend to work closely with the one in Barbados which is only 40 minutes by flight and emergency plans are established.

Hotel Laurena is having a new room booking system installed.

This will allow customers to book rooms on the internet and have the prices confirmed at the time of booking.

With the previous system the guest was only able to make a reservation of the room but not confirm the price. This could cause disappointment for the guest when the room charge was different from the lowest price on the original reservation.

With the new system the guest can pay a deposit and hence fix the price of the room.

The booking system will be installed over the next few weeks.