COURT MARRIAGE OF AN INDIAN AND A FOREIGN NATIONAL: A marriage between parties one of whom at least is a citizen of India may be solemnized under Special Marriage Act, in India before a Marriage Registrar in India or a Marriage Officer in a foreign country.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: At least one of the parties should be an Indian citizen.
The bride groom must be 21 years of age; the bride must be 18 years of age.
Neither party has a spouse living,
Neither party is an idiot or a lunatic,
The parties are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship. Each party involved should not have any other subsisting valid marriage.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:: Application form duly signed by both the parties.
Documentary evidence of date of birth of parties.
Copy of Passport of both the parties with valid Visa.
Residential Proof of both the parties.
Documentary evidence regarding stay at district in India of one of the parties for more than 30 days (Proof of stay or report from the concerned SHO).
N.O.C. or Marital Status certificate from the concerned embassy or Consulate in India by a foreigner partner.
Death certificate or divorce decree whichever is applicable, in case one of the parties had any marriages in the past.
PROCEDURE: The parties to the marriage shall give notice in writing in the form specified, to the Marriage Officer of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than 30 days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given, and the notice shall state that the party has so resided.
-- For the marriage there should be three witnesses. All witness should have their passport size photographs ( 3
copies) along with proof of residence. No need to carry the witness from your country.
--- You should also carry 3 nos of passport size photographs.
--- The marriage itself is solemnized in front of the marriage Registrar where in the husband and wife has to take the oath.
-- The marriage certificate will be issued only after 15 days and the said marriage certificate will contain
photographs of you and your husband and also the photographs of the witness.