MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Registration and Issueing of Marriage and Divorce certificate. Apply to the Registrar of Marriages in the District to register your marriage under Marriages Act, 1884-1985 (CAP 127).

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Registration Of Marriages
Who can apply?
A man and a woman who have consented to marry 

How to Apply

• Ordinance Marriage; Either or both couple to the intended marriage files a notice at the Registry
• Customary Marriage; Either or both couple submits a formal application to the Registrar of Marriages for the purpose of registering the marriage

Processing

Ordinance Marriage

• Applicant files Notice of Marriage with the Registry (for 21 days) by providing personal data plus photo identity cards
• Applicant submits a Statutory Declaration, verifying fulfillment with specified statutory requirements in the Marriages Act, 1884-1985 (CAP 127)
• The Registrar's Certificate is issued to the applicant after twenty-one (21) days (in the absence of a caveat/objection)
• Thereafter, the Marriage may be celebrated within 3 months from the date of the Notice of Marriage

Customary Marriage

• Apply to the Registrar of Marriages in the District in which the marriage was celebrated
• Statutory Declaration by Applicant and parents of couple
• Marriage is duly registered
• Notice of Registration of the Marriage is published on the Notice Board within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of registration.

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