Marriage Registration in Mumbai
Marriage certificate is required wherever one need to prove
that he/she is married including applying for dependent visa, reissue of
passport after marriage, opening of joint account. Hence it is advisable to get
this process done as early as possible.
We didn’t do it for 3 years after our marriage but when my
passport expired and I applied for a re-issue and put my marital status as
married I was told that I have to produce a marriage certificate as proof.
Since we had shifted to Mumbai by then, we decided to undergo the process here
in Mumbai although the marriage happened in Delhi. After having made 4-5 rounds
to the marriage registrar office I thought of summarizing the process for the
benefit of others.
Since we were staying in south Mumbai, we had to get it done
from the Old Custom House, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Ground Floor, Fort office.
The other offices in Mumbai are
a.
Sub Registrar's Office (Bandra), Andheri &
Borivaii Taluka, MHADA Building, Ground Floor, Kalanagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai
400 051.
b.
Sub Registrar's Office (Chembur) Kurla Taluka,
R.C.V. Marg, Near Rationing Office, Administrative Buildings, Ground Floor,
Chembur, Mumbai 400 071.
First thing first, you can get the marriage registered in
Mumbai or any other place if one out of the three conditions is satisfied:
a.
Husband stays in the city
b.
Wife stays in the city
c.
Marriage was solemnized in the city
Documents required are
a.
Birth Certificate of husband and wife – best is
to have School leaving certificate or Class 10th certificate –
original and 1 xerox (attested)
b.
Residence proof for bride and groom – advisable
to have the same address on the address proof.
Although the rule says that either husband or wife can be in the city to
register the marriage but you will have to do a lot of explaining if its different
– original and 1 xerox copy (attested)
a.
A piece of advice – get Aadhaar card made wherever
you are and then get the address changed to your Mumbai address. Changing Aadhaar
card address can be done online and even credit card bill copy works for
changing the address.
c.
2 photographs of both husband and wife.
d.
1 copy of the wedding card.
e.
3 witness id Xerox (attested) and 1 photograph
each – required when going for the second time. Witnesses age should be such
that they were atleast 21 years old at the time of marriage.
You will be required to make atleast 2 (3 if you go yourself
to pick up the MC) trips to the office but if you know all the steps of the
process, you can save a lot of time and effort.
Steps:
1.
Take the original and 1 Xerox copy each of birth
certificate and residence proof. These need to be attested but if you can’t
find a gazetted officer, there will be one guy sitting outside the office to
attest documents.
2.
You are also required to put Rs 100 court fee
stamp which can be purchased from outside of High court. That’s how I got it
but if you are able to find a better source please use it. Also get two Rs 5
court fee stamps also – this is something no one tells you in the first visit
that you will these stamps for the second visit.
3.
Take a form from the clerk at the registrar
office – I don’t think this form is available online
4.
Fill up the form and affix Rs 100 court fee
stamp, photograph etc.
5.
Get two Xerox copies of the filled up form
6.
The clerk will take the form to the officer who
will check the original documents and will give you a date and time to come
again with witnesses after a month.
7.
You will be asked to pay Rs 250 and will be
given a receipt and one copy of the form
8.
On the stipulated date, you have to go with 3
witnesses. Ensure that their age is such that they were 21+ at the time of
marriage.
9.
You have to take another form from the clerk and
fill it up. Also fill up the witnesses’ details and affix their photograph on
the form.
10.
Affix one Rs 5 court fee stamp on the new form
and give all the forms to the clerk
11.
You will be called after they check everything
and after that you just have to sign along with the witnesses and that’s it. You
will have to pay another Rs 215 and will be issued another receipt for the same.
12.
You will be asked to bring both the receipts
after 4-5 days to get the marriage certificate.
13.
Another advice – Since this certificate might be
required at various places in life, you can get more copies if you want.
Advisable to fill up a form for the same at that time only so that when you
come the next time, you can collect all the copies together. The second Rs 5
court stamp will be required for this form. Rs 25 will be charged for each
copy.
