Requirements to marry a foreigner in India

566 votes

A marraige can take place between Indian and a foreign national as per Special Marraige act in India.
There are certain conditions which need to be fulfilled for the same.
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Advocate Sahej Uban LawRato

768 votes

Parties who do not wish to marry in a religious ceremony can instead opt for a civil ceremony pursuant to the Indian Special Marriage Act of 1954.

In case a marriage between an Indian and a foreign national is to take place in India, generally its required to file a notice of intended marriage with a Marriage Registrar of your choice in India. That notice is required to be published for the stipulated 30 days. At the end of the 30 days the Marriage Registrar is free to perform the marriage.

The notice of intended marriage can only be given in India, if at least one partner is permanently and the other partner temporarily resident in India.

If one partner is residing in a foreign country then the partner who is resident in India will have to fill out the “Marriage Notice” collected from the Marriage Registration Office of his/her choice in India and send it to his/her partner in the foreign country who will also have to fill it out. This “Notice” should then be sent back to the partner in India who will have to re-submit it at the Marriage Registration Office. After the stipulated waiting period of 30 days the marriage can take place in India. Under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 a certificate showing the signatures of the persons married, the registrar and the witnesses will be issued. This Certificate is required as proof of the marriage and when applying for a visa to for a foreign country.
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Advocate Swati Shankar LawRato

841 votes

You can get the marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. You will be required to furnish the following documents at the time of registration:
1. Copy of Passport (Both the parties)
2. Birth Certificate (Both the parties)
3. Copy of Visa (party who is from out of India);
4. Copy of rental agreement where the party resides;
5. Copy of five passport size photographs (both parties)
6. Three witnesses;
7. Copy of the identity of the party from India;
8. Copy of the residence proof of the party from India.

Advocate Mishika Singh LawRato