REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE IN IRELAND
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| How
to apply | Where
to apply
INFORMATION
The registration procedure required for a legally binding
marriage in Ireland may differ depending on whether you
are marrying in a Registry Office or by religious ceremony.
The procedure may also differ depending on which religious
ceremony is involved.
RULES
First, both of you must contact the Registrar in the district
in which you live to give three months advance notification
that the marriage is to take place.
Then you must appear in person before the relevant Registrar
in person to serve notice. If you have ever been married
before, you may have to provide certain additional information
and/or fill out extra forms with additional information
before you will be given permission to remarry.
However, once you have fulfilled these diverse requirements
and have got married, you do not have to take any additional
steps as the Registrar or Head of the Church carrying out
the marriage ceremony will then make the registration returns
(ensure the registration of the marriage) for you.
REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES OUTSIDE IRELAND
Marriages of Irish citizen(s) abroad are registered in
the country where they occur. The General
Register Office (central civil repository for records
relating to births, deaths and marriages in the Republic
of Ireland) has no function in advising
on, or the registration of marriages of Irish citizen(s)
that take place abroad. Marriages that take place outside
the state are not normally registered in Ireland, except
in very specific circumstances laid down in Section
2 of the Marriages
Act, 1972. This means only marriages consisting solely
of a religious ceremony, conducted in the département of
Hautes Pyrénées, France before 1973 between couples where
both or either partner was an Irish citizen on the day of
the marriage have to be registered in Ireland. All other
marriages that take place abroad do not need to
be registered in Ireland.
Your foreign marriage certificate will usually be accepted
for official purposes in Ireland where you need to show
evidence that you are married. If the certificate is in
a foreign language, you must provide an official translation
or a translation from a recognised translation agency.
RATES
A copy of your Marriage Certificate (including particular
Search Fees) costs 6.98 euro.
Extra copies cost 5.08 euro.
A search (in the public office by the applicant) over a
period not exceeding five years for any given entry is 1.90
euro. This fee does not include the cost of certificates
or photocopies.
A photocopy of an entry in the Register costs 3.81 euro
or 1.90 euro when reference information is supplied.
Authentication of a Marriage Certificate costs 8.88 euro
Cheques, postal orders, etc., should be made payable to
"The Registrar General". Only Euro cheques drawn
on an Irish bank will be accepted.
HOW TO APPLY
You should write to the General Register Office specifying
the exact date and place of the marriage and the names of
the bride and groom.
An application
form for a copy of a marriage certificate (pdf) is available
here.
WHERE TO APPLY
If you got married in Ireland (whether by civil or religious
ceremony) you can get a copy of your Marriage Certificate
from:
The General Register Office, Joyce House, 8-11 Lombard Street
East,
Dublin 2 Tel 01 635 4000.
The offices are open to the public from Monday to Friday
(except on public holidays), from 9.30
am to 12.30 pm
and from 2.15 pm to 4.30
pm
Applications for a Certificate for a Roman Catholic Marriage
occurring in the Dublin city or county
areas should be made to:
The Superintendent Registrar's Office
Ground Floor
Joyce House, 8-11
Lombard Street East
Dublin 2.
(Source:
http://www.oasis.gov.ie/relationships/marriage/registration_of_marriage.html?search=bank+holidays)
