Name of the organisation : Tamilnadu Registration Department
Type Of Facility : Application For Marriage Certificate
Home Page :http://www.tnreginet.net/tell_me_how.asp
Apply here :http://www.tnreginet.net/english/smar.asp
Application For Marriage Certificate :
Marriage Certificate can be applied only for already registered Marriages
** Registration of Hindu Marriages Solemnized and granting of extract of marriages registered.
Related : TNReginet Register Christian Marriage Tamil Nadu : www.statusin.in/507.html
** Marriages solemnized under Hindu customs/ non-customary
** Bridegroom/Bride should have completed 21/18 years respectively
** Both of them should be Hindus, Buddhist, Sikhs .
** Proof of marriage
** Anyone of the following place should fall within the jurisdiction of the Registering officer :
** Residence of bride.
** Residence of bridegroom.
** Solemnization place.
Fee :
** For the registeration of a Marriage which will be exclusive of any other fees levied by devasthanam for marriages in temples -Rs.100.00
** For a certified copy of an entry in Hindu Marriage Register -Rs.10.00
** For making a search
a) if the entry is of the current – Rs. 10.00
b) if the entry relates to any previous year or years (for each such year) – Rs. 10.00
** For Registering a marriage at any place outside the office of the Marriage Registrar to be appropriated by the Marriage Registrar in addition to the fee in entry (i) above Rs. 50.00
** Application fees for registering a marriage at any place outside the office of the marriage Registrar Rs.200.00
** Registration of Marriage Under Tamilnadu Registration of Marriage Act .
** Marriages solemnized under any personal law can be registered.
within the jurisdiction of the Registering officer.
** Solemnization place.
Proof for all these shall be given :
** MARRIAGE Wedding Invitation (or)Temple/Church Marriage Receipts(or) Any proof of marriage solemnization .
** RESIDENC Voter ID Card (or) Ration Card (or) Driving License (or) Passport or Visa
** AGe Birth Certificate (or) School/College Certificate (or) Passport / Visa
** In addition to the above memorandum in duplicate with 4 passport size photograph for bride and 4 passport size photograph for bridegroom should be submitted.
Registration of Special Marriages and granting of certificates. :
** Marriages solemnized before the Registering officer or in any other form .
** Bridegroom/Bride should have completed 21/18 years respectively .
** Anyone of the following place should fall within the jurisdiction of the Registering officer.
** – Residence of bride.
** – Residence of bridegroom.
** Proof for all these shall be given.
** Notice of intended Marriages.
** If no objection for the marriage is received within 30 days from the notice,marriage will be registered .
** Granting of extracts of marriages registered under Indian Christian Marriages Act.
General Instructions
** The Indian Christian Marriage Extract will be issued only after original Marriage Extract issued by Priest. It should be forwarded to this office through the respective District Registrar Office concerned.
** In case of Marriage extract (RC) received directly from “ARCHDIOCESE OF MADARAS(SANTHOME)”, then Marriage Extract will be issued without the forwarding letter from District Registrar Office concerned.
** If the Self Addressed Stamped envelope is given by the applicant, Marriage Extract will be sent by Post in the case
DOWRY PROHIBITION
** Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, demanding or accepting dowry, directly or indirectly is an punishable offence.
** Fine of Rs.5000/- or imprisonment upto 6 months or both.
** District Registrars are authorised to sanction prosecution.
** Registrants may lodge complaints with the District Registrar.