The right of foreigners to marry

The purpose of this case law commentary is to elucidate the legal status that foreigners have in Chile when exercising the rights that arise from their legal nature, taking into account the migratory status that they have in the State. In accordance with the legal regulations in force, to indicate how the provision of article 76 of Decree-Law No. 1.094 of 1975 violates human rights and the relationship between the migratory status of a foreigner and the capacity to enter into a marriage contract before the Civil Registry Service officer. It is necessary to point out that, in the administrative interpretation of this rule, it seems to limit its exercise. The conflict that it generates, consequently, with the Political Constitution of the Republic is relevant, in terms of the jurisdictional recognition of the equal exercise of rights in Chile.