How to get your Marriage Registration or Certificate done in Delhi

Documents required to Apply for a Marriage Certificate in Delhi under Hindu Marriage Act

• Application form duly signed by both husband and wife. 

• Documentary evidence of date of birth of parties (Matriculation Certificate / Passport / Birth Certificate) Minimum age of both parties is 21 years at the time of registration under the Special Marriage Act. 

• Ration card of husband or wife whose area SDM has been approached for the certificate.

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

• Two passport size photographs of both the parties and one marriage photograph.

• In case of Registering Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act: If one of the parties belongs to religion other than Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religions, a conversion certificate from the priest who solemnized the marriage

• Affirmation that the parties are not related to each other within the prohibited degree of relationship as per Hindu Marriage Act or Special Marriage Act as the case may be.

•  Attested copy of divorce decree/order in case of a divorcee and death certificate of spouse in case of widow/widower.

All documents excluding receipt should be attested by a Gazetted Officer.

Fees for a Marriage Certificate under Hindu Marriage Act

• Rs. 100/- in case of Hindu Marriage Act 

• Rs.150/- in case of Special Marriage Act 

to be deposited with the cashier of District and the receipt should be attached with the application form.

Process followed by Sub-Registrar for Registering a Marriage

Hindu Marriage Act

Verification of all the documents is carried out on the date of application and a day is fixed and communicated to the parties for registration.

On the said day, both parties, alongwith a Gazetted Officer who attended their marriage, need to be present before the SDM. The Certificate is issued on the same day.

Special Marriage Act

Both parties are required to be present after submission of documents for issuance of public notice inviting objections.

One copy of notice is pasted on the notice board of the office and copy of the notice is sent by registered post to both parties as per address given by them.

Registration is done 30 days after the date of notice after deciding any objection that may have been received during that period by the SDM. Both parties alongwith three witnesses are required to be present on the date of registration.

Documents required to Apply for a Marriage Certificate in Delhi under Special Marriage Act

• Application form duly filled and signed by the bride and the groom.

• Fee of Rs.15/- is to be deposited with cashier of District and the receipt should be attached with the form.

• Documentary evidence of date of birth of both parties (Matriculation Certificate/Passport/Birth Certificate).

• Documentary evidence regarding stay in Delhi of one of the parties for more than 30 days (ration card or report from the concerned SHO).

• Separate affidavits from bride and groom giving:
  1. Date of birth.
  2. Present marital status: unmarried/widower/ divorcee.
  3. Affirmation that the parties are not related to each other within the degree of prohibited relationship defined in the Special Marriage Act.

• Passport size photographs of both parties (2 copies each) duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.

• Copy of divorce decree/order in case of a divorcee and death certificate of spouse in case of widow/widower.