• Registering marriage (NRI and Indian citizen)

Good day Lawyers,

I am writing to get some clarity on getting my marriage registered. 

I am an NRI, Indian passport holder. My home town is Patiala in Punjab. I have my bank accounts and driving license at that address.

I used to reside in Hyderabad before moving abroad, and hence My Passport and Ashaar Card have that address, (where I no longer live or have ties to).

My fiancee is from Bareilly. And has all documents with the same address.

My questions:
We are planning have our Sikh wedding in a third location,close to Chandigarh and no one resides in that town 

1) Where and How will we able to register our marriage after the ceremony? What all documents do both of us need to provide?

2) In case we get a Civil Marriage in a court in Bareilly what all documentation is required from my side for the court marriage and for registration?
 2.1) Can we register the civil marriage the same day after the court marriage? 

Folks I look forward to your advise and wish you a great day. 

Thank you.

Jaideep
Asked 3 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Sikh

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8 Answers

Marriage should be registered in city wherein marriage has been solemnised 

 

2) for registration of marriage you need following documents 

 

a)Both parties have to apply for registration of marriage 

 

b)personal presence of parties is insisted upon by marriage registrar for issue of registration certificate of marriage 

 

c) application form has to be filled in both parties , enclose wedding invitation card , pandit certificate , identity proof and address proof of parties 

 

3) for getting married in Bareilly under provisions of special marriage act 

notice has to be signed by both parties and submitted

 

4) your birth certificate or school leaving certificate as to proof of age p

 

5) address proof of parties like passport , election commission card etc 

 

6) documentary evidence regarding stay in India of the parties for more than 30 days (ration card or report from the concerned SHO)

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7532 Consultations

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Parties who intend to get married under the Special marriage Act shall give a notice in writing in the specified form to the Marriage Officer of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than thirty days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given. Upon receipt of an application signed by both the parties to the marriage for the registration, the Marriage Officer shall give public notice thereof in such manner as may be prescribed and after allowing a period of thirty days for objection and after hearing any objection received within that period, shall, if satisfied that all the conditions are fulfilled, enter a certificate of the marriage in the Marriage Certificate Book in the prescribed form and such certificate shall be signed by the parties to the marriage and by three witnesses.

 

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

  • Application form duly signed by both the parties.
  • Documentary evidence of date of birth of parties.
  • Residential proof of both the parties.
  • Two passport size photographs of both the parties]
  • Death certificate or divorce decrees whichever is applicable, in case one of the parties had any marriages in the past.

PROCEDURE:

  • The parties need to file a Notice of Intended Marriage in the specified form to the Marriage Registrar of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than 30 days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given.
  • The notice is then published/put-up by the Registrar of Marriage inviting objections, if any.
  • After the expiration of 30 days from the date on which notice of intended marriage has been published, the marriage may be solemnized unless it has been objected by any person.
  • The marriage may be solemnized at the specified Marriage Office.
  • Both parties along with three witnesses are required to be present on the date of registration/Solemnization.

 

After the marriage has been solemnized the Marriage Officer shall enter a certificate in the Marriage Certificate Book and this shall be signed by the parties to the marriage and the three witnesses and this shall be conclusive evidence of the marriage. Marriage should be registered in city wherein the marriage has been solemnized.

Ajay N S
Advocate, Ernakulam
4073 Answers
111 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. Marriage can be registered in the office of marriage registrar within whose jurisdiction it has been solemnised.

2. You don't need to show any documents that you live in the place where marriage has been solemnised.

3. For a civil ceremony to be performed you have to submit a joint application to be attested by 2 witnesses each along with few affidavits.

4. The marriage certificate is usually issued within a week.

 

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30763 Answers
972 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. & 2. You shall have to register your marriage at the place where any one of you had continuously stayed for last one month before giving the notice for marriage. She shall have to give notice to the Registrar of Marriage of her area at Bareilly giving both of your address   and also both of your address proof. 

 

2.(1) Yu can register your marriage before the Registrar of Marriage and in your case it should be at Bareilly. Yu are expected to get the Marriage Registration Certificate  within 7 to 10 days rom the date of its registration.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27219 Answers
726 Consultations

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You need to register the same in the same state where you get married. If you opt for special marriage Act it will be registered immediately. Otherwise you need to register it later by submitting affidavit and marriage photographs and invitation card

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
31951 Answers
179 Consultations

4.1 on 5.0

- You can registered your marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and you can directly apply to the Marriage Registrar for performance & registration of marriage and grant of marriage certificate. 

- The conditions of court marriage are : - 

  • There should not be subsisting valid marriage of either of the parties with any other person.
  • The bridegroom should be of twenty-one (21) years and bride should be of eighteen (18) years of age.
  • The parties should not be of unsoundness of mind of such a nature as to be unable to give valid consent for the marriage, or suffering from mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and procreation of children, or has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity.
  • The parties should not fall within the degree of prohibited relationship.

PROCEDURE OF MARRIAGE :

  • The parties have to file a Notice of Intended Marriage in the specified form to the Marriage Registrar of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than 30 days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given.
  • The notice is then published/put-up by the Registrar of Marriage inviting objections, if any.
  • After the expiration of 30 days from the date on which notice of intended marriage has been published, the marriage may be solemnized unless it has been objected by any person.
  • The marriage may be solemnized at the specified Marriage Office.
  • Both parties along with three witnesses are required to be present on the date of Solemnization.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED :

  • Application form in the prescribed format with the prescribed fee
  • Passport Size Photographs of Marrying Persons
  • Residential Proof of Marrying Persons.
  • Date of Birth Proof of Marrying Persons.
  • Residential Proof and PAN Card of Three Witnesses

1. You can register your marriage in Barely as well 

2. As given above 

3. You should solemnize your marriage as per your custom before apply for the registration. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
13222 Answers
198 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Dear sir,

1. you have to register your marriage at the place where it was solemnized or at a place where one of you had continuously stayed for more than a month by giving a notice of marriage.

doc- application signed by both the spouses, doc. evidence for date of birth, passport size pictures. residential proof of both the spouses

2. along with the previously stated doc. you would need 2 witness for your marriage. You will receive the registration within a week .

Thank you 

Anik Miu
Advocate, Bangalore
8879 Answers
110 Consultations

4.7 on 5.0

1. Being a NRI, you may have to get your marriage registered under the provisions of special marriage act only.
However if you suppress your NRI status and get married as a resident India, then you can get married under the provisions of Sikh marriage act. 

You may have to register the marriage within the jurisdictions where your marriage was solemnized. 

2.  If you want to get married under special marriage act, you may have to comply with various requirements for this purpose.

Please be aware that the court marriage  and the marriage registration with the registrar of marriages is one and the same, and not two different terms, hence you can get the marriage registered on the same day in which you would be marrying her before the court/registrar.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84919 Answers
2195 Consultations

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