Accra Metropolitan Assembly AMA : Request For Marriage License Ghana
Name of the Organization : Accra Metropolitan Assembly
Type of Facility : Request For Marriage License
Country : Ghana
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Official Website : http://www.ama.gov.gh/
Request For Marriage License :
a) When any persons desire to marry under the ordinance within the Accra Metropolis, one of the couple to the intended marriage would have to give notice of the marriage at the Marriage registry of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly for twenty one (21) days.
Related : Accra Metropolitan Assembly Procedure & Requirement For Obtaining Building Permit : www.statusin.org/5084.html
The Notice is to afford the public the opportunity to raise any questions on the intended notice of marriage.
Information needed for the Notice are :-
** Husband & Wife Name
** Age
** Occupation
** H/No.
b) If no impediment or any other lawful hindrance is raised by any one against the marriage within the 21 days of notice of marriage, the registrar then issues a certificate to the couple to enable them to go ahead and celebrate the marriage at any registered place of their choice.
These include the Registrar Generals Department. Any licensed church, or at the premises of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. The registrations Certificate however expires three months from the date notice is given.
c) If a couple decides to sign the marriage certificate at the premises of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, the Registrations Certificate is presented to the registry on a Monday of the week in which the ceremony is intended and the signing is then performed on Saturday at the same week.
Current Rates are : –
Notice of Marriage GH¢7.70
Registration Certificate GH¢14.30
Signing Ceremony GH¢33.00
Total – GH¢55.000
*Rates are subject to review yearly via the fee fixing resolution.
Can the couples register online? and if so, how is it done because we want to marry but we are not in Ghana now and we have limited days to come to Ghana.
Ghana Registrar General’s Department Marriage Registration:
** Applicant may obtain prescribed Declaration Forms at GH 5 cedi and complete with the assistance of the Marriage Registrar.
** Deposit duly completed forms in addition to a processing fee of GH 45 cedi to the in–house bank.
** Declaration for consideration
** Two witnesses are to be provided from each side of the couple if marriage is to be celebrated at the Registrar General’s Department.
** Registrar issues Marriage Certificate
** Time Frame: Two days
We got married last Dec. I have been trying to find our online marriage license and I can’t find it. So could you please help me to find it?