Marriage Certificate
If you marriage certificate is lost or damaged or not found by the sub – register or any other issuing/recording authority, the marriage can be registered once again under The Special Marriage Act 1954.
To register a marriage under this act both the parties should be mentaly & physically healthy and not be related in any way which is prohibited by the law. Parties who intend to get married has to give notice to the local marriage officer. If one of the party is residing in a different area than he/she has give a notice to her/his local marriage officer. The marriage is solemnized after completing of 1 month to the date of publication of the notice if there is no objection from anyone. If there are objection to this marriage than the marriage officer is the sole authority to take the decision to solemnized the marriage or refuse it. After solemnization of marriage, the marriage is recorded in the record books.
It is advisable to give a public notice in the local newspapers of both the parties inviting objections if any. Both the parties should be in the legal permissible age group for this marriage.
This marriage certificate is eligible for Portuguese Nationality for Goans.
If you are a catholic the church has a copy of your marriage certificate, you can ask the parish office for the photocopy of the marriage certificate of a marriage certificate to register it once again in the sub – register. They will provide you with the same. This copy than has to be submitted to the sub – register to re – register the marriage once again.
This marriage certificate is eligible for Portuguese Nationality for Goans.
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