Marriage Certificate: It is necessary to have a marriage certificate for marriages of all religions in India. Marriage certificate is a legal certificate, to get it made, the married couple has to present some evidence and witnesses of their marriage before the registrar. Do you know the process of making marriage certificate and where marriage certificate is useful…
How to make marriage certificate
There is a facility to fill online form for getting marriage certificate. Along with this, some important documents will also have to be uploaded. The registration facility has been made online for the last three years. Keep these documents with you while registering-
- Husband and wife will have to attach their birth certificate and class 10th certificate.
- Aadhar card and four passport size photographs each.
- At least two wedding photographs and two photographs of husband and wife together
- After registration, the couple will get a date, on which day both will have to appear before the registrar.
Where is marriage certificate useful?
- Marriage certificate is required while applying for passport
- If the couple wants to apply for a travel visa or permanent residence in any country, then the marriage certificate will have to be shown.
- If you want to open a joint account after marriage, marriage certificate is also required in that account.
- Marriage certificate is the basic evidence for divorce petition
- It is very important to show marriage certificate for the ongoing schemes for widow women.
- Marriage certificate is also required for FIR related to domestic matters against one’s spouse.
- If the woman does not want to change her name, then without my certificate she will not be able to avail benefits on government facilities.
Certificate could not be made for 5 years, how will it be made now?
Actually, marriage certificate should be made within 30 days after marriage. Despite this, there is a provision to get my certificate made for 5 years with additional fees. If it has not been made for 5 years, then only the District Registrar can give permission to get the marriage certificate made.
