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Replacement of Marriage Certificate

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DID YOU KNOW THAT A LOST MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE CAN BE REPLACED?

If you have lost yours, do not despair! 

A marriage certificate can be replaced by approaching the Registrar of Marriages office with the following information and documentation:

  1. Full names of the husband and wife – as they appear on identity documents
  2. Place the marriage was solemnised
  3. National Identity Document or Valid Passport (No drivers licence)
  4. Date of marriage, including the year
  5. Letter of authorization in the event that the parties to the marriage have instructed a third party to go through the process on their behalf.
  6. Payment of the prescribed statutory fee.

Whereupon the documentation has been furnished and the information meets the requirements, then one may be furnished with the replacement marriage certificate. The replacement will now be, for all intents and purposes the only marriage certificate valid between the parties.

Should this be a service you require, please get in touch with our team of legal practitioners to assist you with same.

This article is for information purposes only – seek the advice of an attorney.

 

Certificate of Non-Marriage: Requirements

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WHAT IS IT?

A Certificate of Non-Marriage is a confirmation of a person’s marital status where a national of a country intends to marry abroad. It is also called a Certificate of no marriage, Certificate of no impediment, or a Single Status Certificate. The Certificate is issued by the Registrar of Marriages certifying that there is no legal impediment to the applicant’s intended marriage. The certificate is valid for six months. It protects foreigners wishing to marry Zimbabweans from the embarrassment and inconveniences of marrying a person who may still be legally married to someone else.

The certificate is obtained from the Registrar of Marriages and remains valid for six months from the date of issue. This means that if the person intending to get married does not do so within the defined period, he or she will have to get another certificate after the lapse of the stated time. Where there is a divorce order a copy of it should also be submitted in which case the Registrar will verify directly with the Court that issued it. In the case of a person claiming not to have been married at all, the Registrar will search the records from the time the person reached the age at which they could legally marry to date.

REQUIREMENTS

IF THE PERSON IS OUTSIDE ZIMBABWE:

  1. Letter of authorisation from applicant (formal letter bearing their original signature)
  2. Copy of the information passport page
  3. Copy of last stamped passport page
  4. Original birth certificate and copy
  5. All documents must be certified by the Embassy of Zimbabwe or nearest Consulate
  6. Original statutory fee receipt from the Embassy of Zimbabwe or nearest Consulate

All original documents need to be authenticated through the Embassy of Zimbabwe or nearest Consulate

IF THE PERSON IS IN ZIMBABWE

  1. Original birth certificate and copy

National identity card or valid passport and copy

This article has been published for information purposes only. For further assistance get in touch with our team of attorneys.