Marriage to a Macedonian Citizen

Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Macedonian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps.

If you want to bring your Macedonian spouse or partner to live in Canada, you must then file a sponsorship application for them to become a permanent resident. If they would like to visit you in Canada while their application is in process, they must also apply for a visitor visa. For more information, please see our family sponsorship page and our visitor visa page.

 

Processing Time

If you file a Canadian sponsorship application for your Macedonian spouse or partner, this application takes an average of 10-12 months.

A visitor visa application for your spouse or partner to visit you in Canada while the sponsorship applications are processing takes an average of 3 –14 days.

Please see our pages on family sponsorship and Canadian visitor visa for more information on the processing times of these applications.

 

Macedonian Marriage Basic Requirements

In order to marry a citizen of Macedonia, you must demonstrate to the Macedonia government that you are eligible to do so. This includes:

• Proof of country of birth
• Proof of single status
• Proof of age requirement

 

Macedonian Marriage Ceremony

Marriage in Macedonia is a function of the Macedonian civil authorities. Canadian citizens should contact a Macedonian Registrar’s Office (Matichna sluzba) for detailed information.

If a Canadian citizen marries a Macedonian citizen in Macedonia, s/he needs to obtain the following documents (required by the Macedonian authorities):

• Valid passport
• Birth Certificate (issued within the last 6 months);
• Sworn Statement for free marital status including a statement that no impediments exist to the marriage.
• If one spouse is widowed, an original or certified copy of death certificate of former spouse(s)
• If one spouse is divorced, an original final decree or a certified copy. A certified translation of all documents may be required.
• If one spouse is a minor, a statement executed by a parent or legal guardian and signed by a notary public giving consent in accordance with the laws of Canada, is required.
• The sworn statement can be obtained in the Consular Section of the Canadian Embassy in Serbia.
• A licensed court translator must translate the documents into Macedonian language.

Upon presentation of these documents to the Registrar clerk, s/he will set the date for the wedding ceremony.

The Canadian citizen is not subject to a residency requirement if s/he marries a Macedonian citizen.

If the Canadian citizen marries a foreigner in Macedonia, both of them are not subject to a waiting residency period.

At the time of the marriage ceremony the couple is obliged to bring a licensed court translator, as well as two witnesses. Witnesses should have their passports or Macedonian identification cards with them.

Only the civil marriage ceremony is a fully recognized legal marriage in the country.

 

List of Macedonian Consulates in Canada

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Calling Macedonia from Canada

011 – 389- Area Code / Cell Code – local number, where

• 011 is the exit code for Canada
• 389 is the country code for Macedonia

 

Area Codes of Macedonia (landlines only)

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Do not dial the 0 when calling from another country. See below for the specific municipalities.

Berovo	33	Kavadarci	43	Ohrid	46	Sveti Nikole	32
Bitola	47	Kičevo	45	Pehčevo	33	Tetovo	44
Bogdanci	34	Kočani	33	Prilep	48	Valandovo	34
Debar	46	Kratovo	31	Probištip	32	Veles	43
Delčevo	33	Kriva Palanka	31	Radoviš	32	Vinica	33
Demir Hisar	47	Kruševo	48	Resen	47
Demir Kapija	43	Kumanovo	31	Skopje	2
Dojran	34	Makedonska Kamenica	33	Štip	32
Gevgelija	34	Makedonski Brod	45	Struga	46
Gostivar	42	Negotino	43	Strumica	34

Cell phone codes by provider:

• Alo: 73
• One: 75, 76
• T-Mobile: 70, 71, 72
• VIP: 77, 78

 

Calling Canada from Macedonia

00 – 1 – Area Code – local number

 

Area Codes of Canada

Province	Code	Province	Code
Alberta	403 / 587 (southern Alberta) 587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta)	Nunavut	867
BC	236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC) 236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver)	Ontario	226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario) 249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario)
Manitoba	204 / 431	PEI	782 / 902
New  Brunswick	506	Quebec	418 / 581 (eastern Quebec) 438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador	709	Saskatchewan	306 / 639
Northwest Territories	867	Yukon	867
Nova Scotia	782 / 902

 

Time Difference

Macedonia is on Central European Time (GMT+1). Macedonia observes Daylight Saving Time but remember if calling in late March or October that the Europeans change their clocks a week differently than we do, so the time differences below briefly do not apply. In Saskatchewan, DST is not observed, so the time difference is 1 hour greater in the summer.

Canadian Time Zone	# of Hours Macedonia is Ahead
Pacific (BC, Yukon)	9 hours
Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan)	8 hours
Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario, Saskatchewan*)	7 hours
Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec)	6 hours
Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec)	5 hours
Newfoundland	4.5 hours

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in Macedonia

Consulate of Canada in Skopje Blagoj Davkov No. 2/1 1000 Skopje Macedonia Telephone: 389 (2) 3225-630 Fax: 389 (2) 3220-596 Email: [email protected] Website: No website

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Emergency Numbers in Macedonia

192	Police
193	Fire
194	Ambulance
195	Center for Announcements and Dangers
196	AMSM – Help on the roads

 

Canadian Government’s Travel Alerts for Macedonia

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Sponsoring Your Macedonian Spouse to Canada

The two-stage sponsorship process is long and can be difficult. To learn more about it, click the button below:

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Sponsorship Review

Immigroup will review your completed spousal sponsorship application.. Immigroup will make sure you have not made any mistakes on your application or in gathering the documentation of your relationship. We will assess your sponsorship letter and give you peace of mind that you are submitting an application with a very good chance of success. Don’t lose sleep at night worrying about whether you’ve done enough. Call us at 1-866-760-2623 for a review.