If you already have your New Zealand document, an e-apostille can be obtained instead. You can tick to request a translation on the apostille form.

birth cert) applications to the address on the form. Prior to ordering documents from New Zealand, ask the Mairie or other relevant French authority if authentication is actually required, as an apostille can only be obtained from New Zealand.Ĭomplete and send the apostille certification (external link) and document (e.g. Apostille certification (external link) will satisfy this requirement. ApostilleĪpostille (Authentification/Légalisation)įrench administration often requires foreign documents to be authenticated/legalised. Quotes for translations of other types of documents can also be requested.Īlternatively, translations can be obtained in France from an official translator ( traducteur agréé (external link)). You can order a translation of the above document(s) from BDM's Translation Agency (external link), whose translations are recognised by the French administration. This cannot be issued because a CONI can indeed be obtained from New Zealand.

You may, confusingly, get asked for an attestation de non-délivrance de certificat de célibat (attestation from countries that do not issue certificates of no-impediment). It is recommended to also order an official translation as well as an apostille, even if the French authorities haven't (yet) requested these.įor a civil union in France (PACS), a Certificate of No Impediment to a Civil Union (CONI) is required to fulfil the 'no lawful impediment' component of the certificat de coûtume requested by the Mairie. Issued after a minimum legal two week stand-down period from receipt of application. States that, following a search of New Zealand registers, no lawful impediment to a marriage or a civil union (external link) has been found. Get a death certificate (external link) from the Department of Internal Affairs.Ĭertificate of No Impediment to a Marriage or a Civil Union of a New Zealand citizen in another country (BDM 189)/Certificat de célibat pour un mariage ou un PACS New Zealand Death Certificate (BDM 93D)/Extrait d'acte de décès You can order a certificate (external link) from the Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand Marriage or Civil Union Certificate (BDM 93M or 93C)/Extrait d'acte de mariage ou de PACS néo-zélandais New Zealand Marriage or Civil Union Certificate You can order a birth certificate (external link) from the Department of Internal Affairs.Ģ. It is advisable to order an official translation as well as an apostille, even if the French authorities haven't (yet) requested these. New Zealand Birth Certificate (BDM 93B)/Extrait d'acte de naissance

For official/administration purposes, remember to request a certificate and not a printout.Ĭomplete the appropriate application form and send directly to BDM. The following certificates are issued by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) Births, Deaths & Marriages (external link) in New Zealand, and not by NZ Embassies.

Dissolution of marriage records