Loading page
About this tool
Build the proofs, photos and witness list for marriage registration, with Special Marriage Act notice dates worked out.
The Marriage Registration Document Checklist assembles the exact proofs, photographs, affidavits and witnesses a registrar in India asks for, based on which Act you register under and the circumstances of the couple. It applies the statutory minimum ages — 21 for the groom and 18 for the bride under section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and section 4(c) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 — and for a civil marriage it dates the 30-day objection window under section 7 and the three-month deadline in section 14 of the Special Marriage Act.
Open Marriage Registration Document Checklist on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
Enter the values you already know.
Fine-tune the options to match your scenario.
Read the result and use it in your planning or reporting.
Switches between the Hindu, Special, Christian, Parsi and nikahnama routes, each with its own witness count.
Gives the earliest and latest solemnisation dates for a civil marriage from the day the notice is filed.
Reports each party's completed age on the wedding day and the exact date they become eligible.
Twenty-one years for the man and eighteen for the woman. Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, section 4(c) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 all use those figures, measured as completed years on the date of the marriage.
Thirty days from publication of the notice, during which anyone may object under section 7. The marriage can be solemnised after that period expires, and section 14 requires a fresh notice if it is not solemnised within three calendar months of the original notice.
Three under section 12 of the Special Marriage Act. State rules under section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act generally ask for two or three, and Christian and Parsi marriages are witnessed by two. Every witness must attend in person with identity and address proof.
A valid passport and visa, copies of every stamped page, proof of the required stay in India, and a no-impediment or single status certificate from that person's embassy or high commission. Requirements vary sharply between states, so confirm with the Marriage Officer before booking an appointment and take legal advice if anything is unclear.