YOGYAKARTA - In the past, lightning marriage was still synonymous with Las Vegas, but now it turns out that the trend has shifted to Denmark. The country, which is located in northern Europe, has become a popular destination for foreign, international, mixed, or same-sex couples to marry. Why do many people choose to marry in Denmark? We will discuss it below.
Couples from all over the world come to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, flocking to get married, due to the lack of bureaucracy compared to other countries. Therefore, now most people call Copenhagen the Las Vegas of Europe.
Quoted from Euro News, the head of the wedding department at Copenhagen City Hall, Anita Okkels Birk Thomsen, revealed that there were as many as 8,000 wedding ceremonies held there last year with more than 5,000 involving non-Dunese couples.
"The number is almost double what we saw five years ago. They come from all over the world," Thomsen said.
Unlike other European countries, Denmark does not require a birth certificate or proof of single status to obtain documents that allow marriage. The marriage can be held within four months.
The Danish Family Law Entity (Familieretshuset) processed the application at a cost of 2,100 kroners (Rp5.3 million) and sent a marriage certificate within five working days, provided that the couple met the criteria, including: those who do not live in Denmark simply show a tourist passport or visa.
Authorities sometimes ask for a civil status deed if the divorce documents are not firm and do not prove that the process has been completed. In addition, the process is very fast, especially compared to other countries.
In Denmark, marriage is done without a complicated bureaucratic process. Standard procedures can be completed in just five working days, and that short time is enough to validate documents and order slots or quotas for wedding ceremonies.
"I heard that taking care of the documents was very easy, and that was it. It was only 20 minutes for me to fill out an online form and in four days, I have received a response," said an American citizen living in the European Union and going to Aarhus in Denmark next month for a private wedding ceremony.
"I have several friends in Aarhus, and it is true that the process is not difficult. Of course, you have to give some evidence that it is a real relationship and not a visa scam, but the process is very smooth. And you don't have to submit proof of divorce, for example. I was then told the closest date to the wedding ceremony, and it happened in a span of two months. It's very easy, "he said.
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Local residents are not very happy with the newly married bride in Denmark, because the request for a wedding ceremony at the Kopenhagen City Hall is currently far more than the number of meeting appointments available.
Mia Nyegaard, Copenhagen's official in charge of monitoring culture and recreation, explained to AP that the significant increase in the number of foreign couples getting married in the capital poses challenges for local couples who want to get married.
In response to this, local officials finally planned intervention steps.
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