1 The preparatory procedure shall be carried out at the civil register office at the domicile of either of the prospective spouses at their request.160
2 They must appear in person. If they may show that they clearly cannot be required to do so, the preparatory procedure may be carried out in writing.
3 They must furnish documentary proof of identity and personally declare at the civil register office that they satisfy the legal requirements for marriage; they must also produce any necessary consent.
4 Engaged couples who are not Swiss citizens must prove during the preparatory procedure that they are lawfully resident in Switzerland.161
160 Amended by No I of the FA of 18 Dec. 2020 (Marriage for All), in force since 1 July 2022 (AS 2021 747; BBl 2019 8595; 2020 1273).
161 Inserted by No I of the FA of 12 June 2009 (Prevention of Marriages in the event of Unlawful Residence), in force since 1 Jan. 2011 (AS 2010 3057; BBl 2008 2467 2481).
1 L’officier de l’état civil refuse son concours lorsque l’un des fiancés ne veut manifestement pas fonder une communauté conjugale mais éluder les dispositions sur l’admission et le séjour des étrangers.
2 L’officier de l’état civil entend les fiancés; il peut requérir des renseignements auprès d’autres autorités ou de tiers.
153 Introduit par l’annexe ch. II 4 de la LF du 16 déc. 2005 sur les étrangers, en vigueur depuis le 1er janv. 2008 (RO 2007 5437; FF 2002 3469).
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