MARRIAGE REGISTRATION / SOLEMNIZATION

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Kohima, Nagaland.

Applicants seeking registration of marriage must submit the following documents:

Duly completed application form, available from the Office of the Marriage Officer.
Photocopy of the Church Marriage Certificate.
If the Church Marriage Certificate is unavailable: An original certificate or letter issued by the Village Council Chairman / Ward Chairman / Colony Panchayat Chairman.
Photocopies of the Date of Birth Certificates of both the husband and wife.
Original Medical Fitness Certificates of both the husband and wife, issued by a registered medical practitioner.
Original Residential Certificates of both the husband and wife, issued by the concerned Village Council or Colony authority.
Two (2) joint passport-size photographs with a white background, showing the wife on the left side of the husband.
Three (3) witnesses must be present at the time of registration. Each witness must provide a photocopy of valid identity proof.

Note: All photocopies of documents must be self-attested.

Applicants seeking solemnization of marriage must submit the following documents:

Duly completed application form, available from the Office of the Marriage Officer.
Original No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from both parents / parties, as applicable.
Photocopies of the Date of Birth Certificates of both the husband and wife.
Original Medical Fitness Certificates of both the husband and wife, issued by a registered medical practitioner.
Original Residential Certificates of both the husband and wife, issued by the concerned Village Council or Colony authority.
Two (2) joint passport-size photographs with a white background, showing the wife on the left side of the husband.
Three (3) witnesses must be present at the time of solemnization. Each witness must provide a photocopy of valid identity proof.

Note: All photocopies of documents must be self-attested.