1. CIVIL MARRIAGE REGISTRATION

PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS

The Embassy of Rwanda in the KSA welcomes Rwandans and other nationalities who wish to celebrate their civil marriage by Rwandan Marriage Law.  The Embassy is a legally recognized office of registrar for marriages by the Government of Rwanda.

An appointment is required to give notice of marriage at our consular office. Please telephone +966112055592 to make an appointment.

You must both attend at the consular office in person to give your Notices of Marriage.
A Notice of Marriage is the legal preliminary to a civil marriage whereby each party to the proposed marriage must attend in person before a Registrar and declare that they are legally free to marry and produce certain documents.

• A fee of SAR 150 is payable into the Embassy bank account for this service.
• Both of you must be 21 years old or over.
• You will need to produce your passport as proof of your nationality. Either one or both of you must be Rwandan nationals.
• Visa or Residence Permit in the KSA.
• You must both provide a “Certificate of Being Single”.
• If either of you have been married before, you will need your original final divorce/dissolution papers bearing the court’s original stamp. If divorce/dissolution papers are not in Kinyarwanda or English, you must provide a translation one in addition to the original documents.

If you are giving notice and following your divorce, you have reverted to your maiden/previous name (which is different from that on the decree absolute); then your previous marriage certificate will be required to confirm the original name. 

•    If your spouse has died, a certificate of their death must be produced. If your name does not appear anywhere on that death certificate, then we will require you to see your previous marriage certificate to confirm your relationship with the deceased.
Other documents may also be required depending on your circumstances. For example, any change of name documents such as deed poll or change of name deed.
Please Note
On the day of the wedding, you will need to bring with you at least two other people who are prepared to witness the ceremony and sign to that effect (if an interpreter is required they must act as a witness).

Your marriage cannot go ahead unless the legal formalities have been completed. Notice of marriage must be given in person to the Registrar by you and your partner. No one else can do so on your behalf.

• Proof of SAR 40.00 into the Rwanda Embassy Bank account

 ACCOUNT NAME: THE EMBASSY OF REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

ACCOUNT NUMBER: SA5845000000818112989003

BANK: Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)

Please use the applicant’s name as the payment reference