If I get married abroad with my same-sex partner, is that marriage valid in Colombia or do I have to get married again here?

In the case of marriages performed abroad, it is not necessary to remarry in Colombia, it is sufficient to register the marriage in Colombia. To register the marriage, the couple or another person can go to a notary's office, the Civil Registry Office or a Colombian consulate abroad and request the registration of their marriage in the civil registry, providing the following documents:

• Original of the civil registry of the marriage, marriage certificate or its equivalent issued by the authority before which the marriage was performed abroad.

Document that must be apostilled or legalised.

• Copy of the identity documents of the couple with which they identified themselves in the marriage and the Colombian identity document.

Note: If you are told that this registration can only be done at the First Notary's Office, this is not true. Since 2010, all acts, facts and orders that must be registered in the civil registry or that affect it can be registered in any office authorised to carry out the civil registry function in the national territory or in Colombian consulates abroad[15].