B. Preparatory procedure
I. Request
1 The preparatory procedure is carried out at the civil register office at the domicile of the bride or groom at their request.
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.1
1 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).
B. Procedura da preparaziun
I. Dumonda
1 Ils spus fan la dumonda per manar tras la procedura da preparaziun tar l’uffizi da stadi civil dal lieu da domicil da la spusa u dal spus.
2 Els ston cumparair persunalmain. Sch’els cumprovan che quai na po evidentamain betg vegnir pretendì dad els, vegni permess da realisar la procedura da preparaziun en scrit.
3 Els ston cumprovar lur persunalias cun documents e ston declerar persunalmain tar l’uffizi da stadi civil ch’els adempleschian las premissas per la lètg; els preschentan ils consentiments necessaris.
4 Spus che n’èn betg burgais svizzers ston cumprovar durant la procedura da preparaziun che lur dimora en Svizra saja legala.1
1 Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 12 da zer. 2009 (impedir lètgs en cas da dimora illegala), en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2011 (AS 2010 3057; BBl 2008 2467 2481).
