Key to symbols used:
T - Average daily maximum temperatures
S - Average daily sunshine hours
R - Average monthly rainfall (if higher than 0.5”)

Flight time: 9 hours
GMT + or -: - 4
Visa: Not required

Documents and legal requirements
Residency: One or both of you must be resident on the islands for two working days (Monday to Friday) prior to your marriage.
Proof of ID: Your birth certificates and a valid 10-year passport.
Divorced: If either of you are divorced the Decree Absolute with court stamp will be required.
Widowed: If you are widowed the Death Certificate of your deceased spouse must be produced.
Age restrictions: If you are aged under 18 years parental consent in the form of Statutory Declaration stamped and signed by a solicitor must be provided.
Name change: If your name has been changed by Deed Poll you must provide legal proof stamped and signed by a solicitor. This also applies if a married woman has reverted back to her maiden name.
Adopted: If you are adopted you will need to provide the adoption certificate.
Religious weddings: If a Catholic minister is to perform the ceremony, a letter from your parish priest must be produced verifying that you are free to marry and that you have received the necessary instructions.

Ceremonies
Your ceremony can be held in the grounds of your hotel, in a church of almost any denomination, amongst historic ruins, in a rustic gazebo in a picturesque garden and, of course, on the beach.

How to get your marriage licence
There are two types of marriage licences that are available on the islands: a) Ordinary Licence: one of you has to be resident in St. Kitts or Nevis for 15 days preceding the date of the application for the licence. b) Special Licence: one of you has to be resident in St. Kitts or Nevis for two working days prior to the date of your wedding. Application forms for the licence must be obtained from the legal department on the islands (see further information for addresses). The cost of the licences is: Special Licence: EC$200 and EC$50 for the Ordinary Licence. Payment is made in the form of stamp duty and the stamps may be purchased at Post Office Bay Road, Basseterre, St, Kitts and Post Office Main Street, Charlestown, Nevis.

The application forms must completed and signed in the presence of a Justice of Peace (see Further Information for contact details) and the cost for their services varies between EC$30-50. The completed forms must then be returned to the Legal Department and the whole process will take two working days.

Further information

St.Kitts and Nevis Tourist Office 10 Kensington Court London W8 5DL Tel: 020-7376 0881 Fax: 020-7937 7642 Email: stkitss.nevis@btinternet.com Website: www.interknowledge.com/stkitts-nevis	Licence Applications St. Kitts: Government Headquarters Church Street Basseterre Tel: 001-869 465 2521
Licence Applications Nevis: Legal Office Government Road Charlestown	Justices of Peace - Nevis: Almon Nisbett Charlestown Ira Walwyn Charlestown
Justices of Peace - St. Kitts Ivan Buchan TDC, Fort Street, Basseterre Richard Caines Caines Car Rental, Princess Street, Basseterre Ada May Edwards New Pond Site, Basseterre Fitzroy Jones National Insurance Co., Central Street, Basseterre Lee L Moore Chambers, College Street, Basseterre Edmund Morton Greenlands, Basseterre Lloyd Procope Eastern Benevolent Society Office, Barker’s Corner Matilada Warner Greenlands Basseterre Reginald James Market Street	Marriage Officers - Nevis: Cecil Byron Magistrate’s Court Charlestown Nevis
Marriage Officers - St. Kitts John Lynch Wade Snr. or Winston Patterson Magistrate Magistrate’s Court Basseterre Dr. Thomas Registrar Health Department Basseterre

Always check with local authorities as this information may be subject to change.