• Foreign marriage

Hello,

I am Dutch and my wife is from India, but living and working in the UK.
Do we need to register the marriage in India? The marriage is already registered in The Netherlands.

Hope you can help us out.
Kind regards,
Jeffrey Chirino
Asked 3 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Christian

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8 Answers

To confer jurisdiction to Indian courts in the event of matrimonial disputes marriage should be registered with Indian consulate in UK under provisions of foreign marriage act 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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If your wife is an Indian citizen and would like to avail the rights of the marriage as per Indian laws and also for solving the issues arising out of matrimonial disputes in future, it is advisable that the marriage may be registered under the provisions of Special Marriage act through Indian consulate/Embassy at UK, by adhering to the procedures that may be informed to you by the authorities concerned. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2496 Consultations

Dear client,  If you wish to register it in India then you may do so, but this is not mandatory. Since your wife is an Indian citizen and Hindu by religion a certificate of marriage registration either under Hindu Marriage Act or under Special Marriage Act is essential.

Anik Miu
Advocate, Bangalore
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125 Consultations

A marriage duly registered  in Netherlands with Indian national is as valid as registered  in India. No need to register marriage again in India.

Ravi Shinde
Advocate, Hyderabad
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1. Since the marriage is already registered in Netherlands as also she is living and working in U.K., there's no need to register the marriage if she has denounced Indian Citizenship and has become a Citizen of some other Country.

2. In case she continues to be Indian Citizen and possess properties in India, then it's advisable to register the marriage in India also.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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339 Consultations

If your marriage is already registered in Netherlands, then dual registration is not mandatory but optional. 

Your marriage can be registered in India.

Siddharth Jain
Advocate, New Delhi
6617 Answers
102 Consultations

- Yes, you can registered your marriage in India under the Special Marriage Act , as well as in UK under the provision of Foreign Marriage Act. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
15819 Answers
242 Consultations

Not mandatory to register

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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