Hello,

We are both British and on B permits and we are getting married here in a few weeks.

You need to go to your local Mairie in your commune (we live in Veyrier so ours is Chene Bourg) and they will give you a form to fill out and then you need to provide them with:

A birth new stamped certificate from the UK - can be ordered on the gov website for about 10 gbp each.

B permit

Passport

They also asked for a certificate of celibacy - we never provided one but they did ask for it. It didn't seem to matter in the end. 

We didn't get anything translated.

You can only book a date maximum 3 months before it happens. We got our date last week and it is happening in 2 weeks time.

Hope that helps! PM me if you have any other questions!

In addition to everything that Lizzie has said, I would just like to add a word to the wise, namely,

make photocopies of any documents you hand over to the Mairie, just in case something gets “mislaid” or goes astray.  I’ve known this to happen.

That said, all the very best to all of you,

Ritchie

Thanks all for the responses! Very useful so far

We popped down to the registry office today and got told that we don't need certificates of civil status as the british embassy no longer issues them. So no worries there.

However Geneva registry office does require translation of our birth certificates by a traducteur-juré unfortunately.  

Can anyone recommend a traducteur-juré who is quick and not too pricey?

Many thanks!

I suggest that you contact the Association of Interpreters and Translators in Geneva.  They have a list of accredited translators of official documents.

However, the tariff for such work is fixed and regulated so you will have to pay whatever is asked.  Such translations aren’t that cheap but you have to accept that the work is legally binding. And you can, of course ask to see the tariff before you confirm the transaction.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, be sure to make photocopies of your birth certificates and of the translations.  Better to be safe than inconvenienced and sorry later.

Good luck, R.

Thanks Ritchie

You may call Ms Ines Hidalgo who is a traductrice jurée and has a large network of translators. Her personnal details are : phone 079 459 39 70‬ ; email :[email protected] Best wishes, Nelson

Hi All,

I am in a similar situation and would like some guidance.

Im a British National with a B permit working in Geneva, and I will be getting married to my Fiance who is also a British National (currently working and living in the UK) in the UK in September 2019.

After we are married we would like to live together in Switzerland and as such she would move over here, and ideally also work in Geneva.

Please can someone guide me as to what I need to do to obtain the correct Permit for her to be able to live and work in Switzerland as my spouse.

Hi, you should go the OFFICE CANTONAL DE LA POPULATION and ask them direcdtly. They will be able to guide you.

Hi Sal,

rachelle is right the office cantonal de la population will be able to help. 

Once you are married you can apply for a b permit for your wife under family reunification. If she wants to move here before marriage, then its more tricky but can be done. you can apply for a b permit with her being Sejour en concubinage and you would have to prove that you can cover her financially. There are agencies that can help you with the visa process. 

Hope that helps