Bahamas Marriage Registration : Registrar Generals Department

Name of the Organization : Registrar Generals Department
Type of Facility : Marriage Registration
Country : Bahamas

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

Apply for Marriage Registration :

On completion of the marriage, a Marriage Officer can register the marriage at the Marriages Section of the Registrar General’s Department.

Related : Bahamas Registrar Generals Department Apply For Marriage Licence : www.statusin.org/5157.html

The Marriage Officer may log onto the Civil Registry Information System using the go to service button.

Go to Service : http://rgd.bahamas.gov.bs:8081/netdata/db2www.pgm/c_mofr.ndm/start

Eligibility :
A registered Marriage Officer with online access to the Civil Registry Information System (CRIS).

Process :
** The Marriage Officer logs onto the Civil Registry Information System using his/her log in credentials.
** The Marriage Officer accesses the same online record used for the marriage licence and updates the information with the marriage date, place of marriage and the names of witnesses.

Application Form :
There is no application form for this service.

Supporting Documents :
No supporting documents are required for this service.

Turn-around time :
The marriage registration can take place immediately after the wedding and once the online record is updated.

Deadline :
There is no deaadline for registering a marriage.

Related Fee(s) :
There are no fees associated with 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 [AT] bahamas.gov.bs
Email. RegistrarGeneral [AT] bahamas.gov.bs

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

Marriage Licence :
Anyone wishing to be married in The Bahamas must first request a licence from the Registrar General’s Department. The legal age of marriage in The Bahamas is 18 years.

A marriage licence is valid for three months. After a marriage has taken place, a Marriage Duplicate Register (Form No. 9) should be sent to the Registry by the Marriage Officer as soon as possible.

Eligibility :
Anyone wanting to get married in The Bahamas.
Process :
** Complete an Application for a Marriage Licence form and submit this form to the Marriage Registration Section of the Registrar General’s Department.
** Present a valid picture ID. A picture ID may take the form of a driver’s licence or a passport.

** Participate in an interview if required :
i. A Bahamian marrying another Bahamian is not required to be interviewed and the person performing the ceremony can sign the declaration.
ii. A Bahamian marrying a non-Bahamian must be interviewed by the Registrar General. The Registrar has to sign the declaration in this instance.

iii. Non-Bahamian applicants are interviewed by either the Registrars or any of the five designated Marriage Officers.
** Once approved, a licence is issued with the applicable payment.

About Us :
The Bahamas extends 760 miles from the coast of Florida on the north-west almost to Haiti on the south-east. The group consists of 700 islands and 2,400 cays with an area of 5,358 sq. miles (13,878 sq. km.). Thirty of the islands are inhabited.

The principal islands include Abaco, Acklins, Andros, Berry Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Crooked Island, Eleuthera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, Harbour Island, Inagua, Long Island, Mayaguana, New Providence (where the capital, Nassau, is located), Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador and Spanish Wells.