Civil marriage in Colima, Mexico: requirements and cost in 2026

The essentials

Figures in Mexican pesos in force in 2026; each one links to the law or official portal where it appears.

• At the office, business hours: 351.93 plus 234.62 for the application
• At home or outside business hours: 586.55 at home on business days; 1,173.10 on non-business days
• Copy of the certificate: 106
• Premarital talks: Yes
• Medical certificate: Yes

Here both the state and the municipality charge. The figures are those of the municipality of Colima; in another municipality of the state they may differ.

Requirements

• Written application to the Registrar of the place of residence of either partner (names, age, occupation and address of the partners and their parents; no impediment; will to marry)
• Certificate from the General Directorate of the Civil Registry of not being listed in the Registry of Delinquent Child Support Debtors
• Birth certificate of each partner (or medical age assessment)
• Two witnesses of legal age who know both partners (or two for each)
• Medical certificate
• Property regime agreement (joint property or separate property), or a deed of marital agreements when required
• Death certificate or divorce or annulment rulings if there was a previous marriage
• Waiver of impediments, if any
• Certificate that both attended the DIF marriage guidance talks

Source of the requirements: congresocol.gob.mx.

Sources and review date

• Fee: Treasury Law of the Municipality of Colima, arts. 83, 86 Bis and 112 (version of Dec 2, 2025). Requirements: Civil Code, arts. 98 and 156 (version of Sep 21, 2024).
• UMA. Fees in UMA were converted at 117.31 pesos, the 2026 daily value, and rounded to the cent. We did not average or estimate any figure.

Reviewed on October 19, 2026 against primary official sources.

Limitations

• What we infer. When we say a requirement "does not appear" in a code or a procedure sheet, that is all it means: it is not in the text we read. It is not a rule that prohibits it.

Fees are updated every year. Before you pay, confirm with your registry office.