Apply For Marriage Certificate : bahamas.gov.bs Registrar Generals Department

Name of the Organization : Registrar Generals Department
Type of Facility : Apply For Marriage Certificate
Country : Bahamas

Official Website : https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/

Apply for Marriage Certificate :

After getting married in The Bahamas, a couple may obtain a certified copy of their marriage certificate.

Related : Bahamas Registrar Generals Department Marriage Registration : www.statusin.org/5159.html

Eligibility :
Any person who gets married in The Bahamas.

Process :
** Complete an Application for Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate form.
** Submit the completed form to the Marriages Section of the Registrar General’s Department.
** A search will be made for a record of the marriage.
** If found, payment is made and a certified copy is issued.

Note :
At this time, this service is only provided in New Providence and Grand Bahama at the Registrar General’s Department.

Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/5158-All_Marriage%20Application.pdf

Supporting Documents :
** Completed application form.
** A valid picture ID.

Turn-around time :
A certificate can be issued within the same day of application if a record can be found using the computerised database of marriages. If however, a manual search is required, the process may take three to four days.

Deadline :
There are no deadlines for this service.

Related Fee(s) :
There is a BS$20.00 fee attached to this service.

For more information please contact :
Marriages Section
Registrar General’s Department
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas

Tel. (242) 397-9179/9113
Fax. (242) 322-5553
Email. Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs
Email. RegistrarGeneral@bahamas.gov.bs

Opening Hours : 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except on Public Holidays.