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Instructions For Marriage Certificates - Us Embassy In Bangladesh

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES

According to Bangladeshi civil law all marriages in Bangladesh require registration with the

appropriate Marriage Registrar.

For Muslim marriages the applicant should contact the Kazi office or the registrar who solemnized

the marriage to obtain the marriage certificate and the Nikah Nama (Bengali and English

version). Both the marriage certificate and the Nikah Nama (Bengali and English version) must

be submitted during the visa interview.

In the absence of specific Bangladeshi governmental instructions regarding

Hindu/Buddhist/Christian marriage registrations, Embassy Dhaka accepts any of the following:

Marriage registration with the City Corporation: A marriage certificate issued by a City

Corporation registrar office that includes all the necessary information concerning the parties and

the wedding ceremony. This is a certificate prepared on a standard, government-printed form

that includes information concerning the identity of the concerned parties as well as the identity

of the person registering the marriage.

Certification from a Priest/Church/Temple: A marriage certificate that was issued by the

priest who solemnized the marriage or the administration of the Church/Temple where the

marriage was solemnized. The format for these documents may vary but all will contain the same

information regarding the concerned parties, the wedding ceremony and the information

concerning the identity of the priest who registered the marriage.

IMPORTANT: Affidavits of marriage from applicants, relatives or family members will

not be accepted.

Instructions For Marriage Certificates - Us Embassy In Bangladesh