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    • Apr 11, 2023
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How To Get A Marriage Certificate In 10 Days ?

The Government of India launched in the year 2015, a Digital India campaign so as to ensure that all services provided by the Government shall be available at the online platforms as well.


This scheme was initiated in order to make the country digitally empowered, thus with the introduction of this scheme the people have the facility of obtaining their marriage certificate through online platforms. Hence, people from rural or urban India can download their marriage certificates easily.


The registration of your marriage is an evidence that your marriage was solemnised indeed. Marriage certificates would be necessary in a number of cases, for example, if you are filing for a divorce you will need your marriage certificate or if you need to apply for a government document such as PAN, passport or Visa, etc.

Documents required for a marriage certificate

Following documents are necessary to file for a marriage certificate-

  • The parties must properly complete and sign the application form.

  • Documentary proof related to the date of birth of the parties to the marriage

  • Residential proof of the married couple.

  • Passport size photos of the husband and wife.

  • Invitation card of the marriage.

  • Certificate from the religious place in case the marriage was solemnised at a religious place.

  • If the marriage was solemnised in accordance with the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, a sum of Rs 400 and in case the marriage was solemnised under special Marriage Act, a fee of 150 rupees, is required to be submitted to the cashier of the district.

  • Affirmation from both the parties that they do not fall within the degrees of prohibited relationship as has been provided under the respective Act.

  • A copy of the divorce decree/order if either of the parties to the marriage was a divorcee; or the death certificate in case either of the parties is a widow/er.

  • Affidavit by the parties to the marriage stating the place and date of marriage, date of birth, marital status at the time of marriage and nationality.

  • Documents required while filing for a court marriage are similar to that of the documents required for marriage registration.

Fees required to pay for marriage registration-

  • Hindu Marriage Act- if marriage has been solemnised under this Act, the fees varies from place to place, generally it would be INR 100 for registration

  • Special Marriage Act- marriage is solemnised under the Act of 1955, fees charged will be INR 150.

  • Tatkal marriage registration- If you need the marriage certificate to be delivered in a single day, you will be charged INR 10,000.

Online marriage registration-

Certificates for marriage registration can be applied online as well. Steps mentioned below must be followed for online marriage registration-

  • You have to select the district— Husband’s details must be filled properly, then choose “registration of marriage certificate” —fill the form for marriage certificate carefully and then choose an appropriate date for appointment— after filling the details and confirming them again, you will have to click “ submit application”.

  • After the process for registration has been completed, you will receive a number printed on the acknowledgement slip, take the printout of acknowledgement and the application form filled.

Marriage registration after a few years of marriage-

  • No bar has been implied on the time period in which you would have to register your marriage, you could get your marriage registered even after 5 to 10 years of having the knot tied.

  • The procedure for registration of the marriage would remain the same, irrespective of the amount of time which has passed after your marriage.

  • However, you should register your marriage register as soon as possible, in order to avoid any emergency situation which may occur in the future.

Conclusion

A number of steps are required to be followed while applying for marriage registration . The marriage registration certificate is a legally mandated document. The administration has tried to make the process of marriage registration procedure easy by including options like online registration.


As could be inferred from the above details marriage could be registered in a day, however proper documentation is required to be completed.If you wish to register your marriage or file for court marriage in hyderabad, court marriage in delhi, court marriage in Bangalore or your own city, you may contact an experienced advocate handling similar issues.


To seek legal advice for the procedure related to registration of marriage you may talk to a lawyer.


Lead India Offers you an experienced team of advocates who have been successfully assisting couples in having their marriage registered or with the procedure of court marriage, for any free legal advice online, you may contact us.


Call Us: +91–8800788535


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