Apply by mail:

1. To Replace a Marriage Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Mississippi Public Health link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer
3. The applicant has to enter all the details in the application form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
6. Submit all the necessary documents along with the completed form to the Public Health Mailing address.
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. Then the application will be processed further and if required, the applicant has to visit the nearest health center to give further details in-person.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets the marriage certificate through mail.
12. The processing time for obtaining a marriage certificate takes up to 15 – 25 days.

Apply In Person

1. To Replace a Marriage Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Mississippi Public Health link
2. Carry all the necessary documents which is mention in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
4. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
5. Submit all the necessary documents along with the completed form to the local county office.
6. The for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
7. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
8. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
9. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets the marriage certificate through mail.
10. The processing time for obtaining a marriage certificate takes up to 15 – 25 days.

• Application form
• Passport size photographs
• Identity proof – birth certificate, driving license, etc (two type of proof document required)
• Address proof – utility bill, passbook etc (two type of proof document required)
• Fee receipt

NOTE: Please check the application form below page for more information about required documents.

Mississippi Public Health
MSDH Vital Statistics Bureau
222 Marketridge Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: 601-206-8200
Postal Address
Post Office Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Contact link

• Any U.S citizen person who intends to Replace a Marriage Certificate is eligible to make this application.

• The for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• The validity of marriage certificate is forever, until the spouse gets divorced.

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• The processing time for obtaining a marriage certificate takes up to 15 – 25 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Signature
• Date
• Name
• City
• ZIP code
• Reason of request
• Full name of husband/spouse
• Number of copies
• Amount paid
• Date of marriage
• Name of mother and father

• A marriage certificate is an official statement that two people are married. In most jurisdictions, a marriage certificate is issued by a government official only after the civil registration of the marriage.

• The marriage certificate is an essential document while applying for a passport or opening a bank account with a new surname post-wedding. Also, in the case of foreign travel or visa processing, many embassies request a copy of the marriage certificate.

• The marriage certificate is used as proof of identity

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What will happen if not get married:

• The absence of registration of marriage does not render the marriage illegal. A marriage without registration is perfectly legal. Since the applicant is married for all legal and practical purposes the applicant can dissolve the marriage only through a decree of divorce passed by the competent court.