Requirements for Court marriage registration in Nepal:
- Both man and woman must accept each other as wife and husband.
- Marrying couple must not be in blood relation such that they can be punished for incest.
- Both man and woman must be unmarried or single or divorced.
- Both man and woman must have attained 20 years of age.
Information Required for Civil/Court Marriage in Nepal:
- Details of Applicants – Full name; address; occupation; father’s and mother’s name; grandfather’s and grandmother’s name; citizenship number and place of issue; details about previous marriage/divorce (not required for persons never married before).
- Details of all witnesses – Full name; address; age; citizenship number and place of issue
Documents Required from Nepali Citizens for Civil/Court Marriage in Nepal:
- Duly filled in and signed the application form in the prescribed format [Prepared by an Attorney].
- Consensus paper in the prescribed format [Prepared by an Attorney].
- Recommendation letter from local ward office for temporary residence. This is only required if the application is being filed in a different district other than the district of permanent residence [Issued by the Local Government].
- Unmarried or single status recommendation letter issued from the local government. This is required for both the Applicants [Issued by the respective Ward Office of the Applicants].
- Original citizenship of the Applicants.
- Original citizenship of two witnesses.
- Passport sized photographs of Applicants.
Checklist for the court marriage registration of foreigners in Nepal
- No Objection Certificate/ Unmarried or Single Affidavit/ or any other document provided by the respective government or embassy or consulate stating the eligibility of the applicant to get married in Nepal. If a document is issued by a foreign government, such documents must be attested by the competent authority like Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This must be translated into Nepali language and attested by a Notary public.
- An excerpt of the marriage law of respective country. This must be translated in Nepali language and attested by a Nepali Notary public.
- Passport and valid visa issued by the Government of Nepal. This must be attested by a Nepali Notary public.
- Passport sized photo (4 photos each).
- Two witnesses to appear at the time of marriage registration.
- Proof of stay in the district (in Nepal) where the application for the court marriage is being filed. Must have stayed at least 15 days in Nepal at the time of filing application before a competent court. Wherever you stay, that hotel/owner shall confirm your stay before the ward office.
Registration process:
Applicants and all witnesses must appear at the District Court and register the application along with the required documents. After that applicants must appear before the judge and sign the logbook (marriage register). At the end of the process, the applicants shall receive ‘Certificate of Marriage Registration’. The whole process at Court can take from 2 to 3 business days.
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सर्वोच्च अदालत नेपाल (supremecourt.gov.np)