Court Marriage registration in Nepal

Family Disputes

By: Admin Date: Jun 19 2022

Court Marriage registration in Nepal

Marriage is considered when a man and a woman recognize one other as husband and wife; they do so through a celebration, ceremony, formal or other gathering. Marriage can also be seen of as an agreement between people of opposite sex.

Court Marriage is considered to be a legal marriage. In Nepal Court marriage has been stated in Muluki Civil Code, 2074 BS. As per this Code, Marriage is required to be registered in the District Court by signing legal papers in front of the Judge.

An application can be submitted with the District Court in their respective District. The legislation stipulates that either the man or the woman, or both, must have spent at least 15 days in the District where the application is being filed. If both the parties live outside of Nepal then in that case they can apply at the nearest Nepali Embassy or Consulate and they must show that they have spent at least 15 days in the country where the application is being filed.

Requirements for a marriage in Nepal:

As per Section 70 of Muluki Civil Code, 2074 BS specifies the requirements for a marriage in Nepal:

Man and woman must accept each other as husband and wife.
A married couple must not be blood relatives in order to be punished for incest. However, the law has made an exception for the caste (tribe) when marrying one's relatives is culturally permitted.
Both the man and the woman must be unmarried or divorced.
Both the male and the woman must be at least 20 years old.

Documents required for Court Marriage in Nepal:

Both husband and wife are required to submit citizenship
Both side parents are required to submit citizenship
Citizenship of both sides witnesses
Passport size photo of both husband and wife
If they are registering in a temporary address, then a letter from the permanent residence's ward office is required.
Consensus paper in the prescribed format prepared by Attorney.
An attorney prepares a duly filled and signed application form in the prescribed format.
For temporary residence, a letter of recommendation from the local ward office is required. This is only required if the application is being filed in a District other than the one where the party's permanent residence is located.
The Local Government is required to issue a recommendation letter for being unmarried or single status. Such letter is required for both husband and wife from their respective ward office.

As a court fee, a bank voucher equivalent to Rs. 500 is required.

Procedure for registering Court marriage for Nepali Citizens:

STEP-1: Both husband and wife must complete an application and sign it in person.

STEP-2: The authorities of the District Court verify all of the paperwork. Thereafter, the Court will register the application after its verification and schedule a date for appointment.

STEP-3: Both husband and wife as well as their respective witnesses must appear in the District Court on the scheduled date.

STEP-4: If all of the documents are completely correct and all of the legal requirements are fulfilled, the judge will approve the marriage registration application and the court administration will issue a certificate.

Documents for Court Marriage in Nepal for foreign citizen:

Passport of the Parties
Citizenship of parents of the Parties
Visa issued by the Government of Nepal
Passport size photo of the Parties
No objection letter from the concerned Embassy in Nepal or from Government authority of foreign country. The Document issued by foreign Government authority is required to be attested by the competent authority and translated in Nepali Language and attested by Notary Public.

Procedure for registering Court marriage for foreign citizen:

STEP-1: People residing in foreign country can register the Court marriage before the Embassy or Consulate Office

STEP-2: The Parties are required to register the application along with required documents as mentioned above in the Embassy or Consulate Office.

STEP-3: The Parties are required to appear before the Consulate General and sign the log book.

STEP-4: If all of the documents are completely correct and all of the legal requirements are fulfilled, the Consulate General will approve the marriage registration application and issue a certificate.

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