Marriage certificate for passport renewal

[Quickninja6225]

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Quickninja6225
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May 7, 2025 at 7:01 am

My husband submitted his passport renewal application (we live in Australia) around a month ago. Since he needs to add spouse name to his new passport, we were told a simple marriage certificate will suffice. After multiple follow ups, we got to know the Consulate is asking for a registered marriage certificate.

We got married 4 years ago in UP (husband is from Maharashtra) and didn’t register the marriage at that time as it took place under Muslim ritual (we have an Ministry of External Affairs attested copy of the nikahnama).

What is the best way to get this document? Husband’s passport is expiring this week so travel is out of question. And we requested the Consulate for an alternative document (like Joint Photo declaration) but they’ve been unreachable.

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[Brighthardik8994]

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Brighthardik8994
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May 7, 2025 at 7:42 am

depending on the grooms native place or location of wedding

respective municipality can be reached
and locate an agent who will get this done for you
may ask for some money

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[Quickninja6225]

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Quickninja6225
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May 7, 2025 at 8:13 am

Do you mean that we can get this document from Maharashtra instead? I mean irrespective of the wedding location?

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[Brighthardik8994]

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Brighthardik8994
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May 7, 2025 at 10:20 am

as far as we know yes.

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[Expertnivedita1908]

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Expertnivedita1908
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May 7, 2025 at 12:48 pm

Yes, you can. You just need proof (wedding card, couple photo) of marriage details like the date, which village/block/district it took place and name of wedding hall if any. I took help from one local lawyer for this. The local Municipal body/Village Panchayat does issue will issue this certificate and I had used this document as a proof for my Passport Renewal.

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[Quickninja6225]

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Quickninja6225
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May 7, 2025 at 1:30 pm

Everyone I’ve asked back home say we have to be physically present to do this. No agent is ready to do it even after offering money :/

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[Expertnivedita1908]

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Expertnivedita1908
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May 8, 2025 at 7:44 am

Presence of only groom/husband would suffice. My wife was not present when they issued me a certificate. Signature of the bride and groom is required in this process.

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[Indiansimran395]

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Indiansimran395
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May 7, 2025 at 9:35 am

You should be able still register your marriage at Indian consulate itself. Suggest having a look at the list if services offered by consulate online at their website. I just checked and it lists marriage certificate under the offered consular services.

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