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Legal for visitors?Yes
Wait / residencyApply 3 working days before
Government feeFJD 15-50*
Same-sexNot confirmed
5 of 10 facts read on an official page; 3 not confirmed. Badges show the source level of each fact.
Where couples get confused
Fiji's witnesses must be at least 21 - your 19-year-old best man can't sign.
The rules
- Legal ceremony for visitorsOfficial ✓
- yesSpecial licence for visitors from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages or district office.
- Residency or waiting timeOfficial ✓
- Apply at least 3 working days before the wedding; licence valid 28 days.
- Required documentsOfficial ✓
- Original/certified birth certificates; decree absolute if divorced; death certificate if widowed; statutory declaration of single status (JP/notary/solicitor); names of 2 witnesses; both apply together.
- Apostille / translationNot confirmed
- Not confirmed, check with the registry or embassyOur unconfirmed note: for incoming documents; Fiji certificate apostilled by MFA afterwards
- Blood or medical testNot confirmed
- Not confirmed, check with the registry or embassy
- WitnessesOfficial ✓
- 2, aged 21+
- Who officiatesOfficial ✓
- Registered marriage officer / celebrant (published in Gazette)
- Same-sex couplesNot confirmed
- Not confirmed, check with the registry or embassyOur unconfirmed note: Not available ; homosexuality decriminalised 2010 (FCDO
- Recognized in the US, Canada, UKSnippet / semi-official
- US: generally valid if valid where performed; confirm with your state Attorney General (State Dept). Canada: usually valid if legal where performed, no need to register (travel.gc.ca). UK: no general statement found on gov.uk - unverified.
- Government feeSnippet / semi-official
- FJD 15 notice / FJD 50 registry-court marriage (Ministry of Justice, snippet); special licence fee unverified
⚠ Pitfalls and scams to watch
Witnesses must be 21+ (not 18); check your celebrant is a gazetted marriage officer.
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Sources
Quotes copied from official pages on 2026-10-21. Items marked as a snippet were seen in search results because the page blocked our checker.
- timinghttps://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/getting-married-in-fiji/
An application for a marriage licence must be made to the nearest Registrar Office or District office in Fiji at least 3 working days prior to the marriage.
- witnesshttps://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/getting-married-in-fiji/
Every marriage shall be performed in the presence of at least two witnesses who can sign their names and are 21 years of age or over
All sources consulted
- https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/getting-married-in-fiji/
- https://www.justice.gov.fj/marriage/
- https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/fiji
- https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/living-abroad/marriage.html
- https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/documents/marriage-overseas
Last checked 2026-10-21. Spot something out of date? Email [email protected].
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