Azerbaijan - Obtain a Copy of Marriage Certificate

ProcedureEdit

To obtain a copy of any of a marriage certificate in Azerbaijan, write or go to the vital statistics office in the state or area where the event occurred.

Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan abroad and foreign citizens have the right to address the head archive department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, through diplomatic representation (consular sections) of the Republic of Azerbaijan abroad, and request certain documents. The following procedure applies:

The applicant applies to the consul of the Republic of Azerbaijan and completes two application forms for each document being requested, and also pays the appropriate consular fee.

The request is forwarded, through the consular department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the head archive department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan. After a search has been completed, the head archive department sends the requested document to the consular department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan for forwarding to the consular section where the application was submitted.

Required DocumentsEdit

Valid ID
Power of Attorney or A letter of authority (if applicable)

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Justice
Address: 72, Azadliq Avenue,
Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku AZ1007
Tel: (99412) 404-42-81
Fax: (99412) 404-42-99
E-mail: [email protected]

The Registry Service of the Civil Status Acts
Tel: (99412) 404-42-44; 404-42-07
Working days: I-II--III-IV-V;
Working hours: 09:00-18:00
Lunch: 13:00-14:00
Weekend: VI-VII
Hot line
(99412) 404-42-87
(99412) 404-42-88

List of regional (city) registration division

List of Azerbaijani Embassies, Missions and Consulates Abroad

EligibilityEdit

Marriage Certificates are only available to the bride and groom named on the certificate or their authorized representative.

If you are the bride or groom named on the certificate, the certificate can be issued to you.

If you are not the bride or groom named on the certificate or their child, you must satisfy one of the following conditions:

A letter of authority, giving permission to apply and at least three (3) forms of identification from the bride or groom named on the certificate, and your own identification.
Show Power of Attorney relating to the bride or groom named on the certificate.
Be a solicitor/welfare group acting for or in the interests of the bride or groom named on the certificate.

FeesEdit

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

The regional (city) divisions for the registration of civil status acts of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan conducts the registration of death, changes civil records, completes, corrects and liquidates these records, restores lost records, keeps archives and issues duplicate certificates. For the time being, there are 86 regional (city) divisions for the registration of civil status acts in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Before you can get a marriage certificate, a marriage needs to be registered. The official who performed the marriage will do this by sending a complete and signed marriage license to the regional (city) divisions for the registration of civil status acts in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Required InformationEdit

Date of request
Full name of husband
Full name of wife
Date of marriage
Place of marriage (city or town, county, state)
Relationship to parties
The purpose for which the record is needed
Requestors name & address
Requestors driver's license number & state (some offices require it)
Requestors signature

Need for the DocumentEdit

A marriage certificate contains information about a marriage between two individuals. On a marriage certificate, you can at least find the bride's and groom's full names, the date of the marriage, and county where the marriage took place. Many marriage certificate s include other information, such as the names and birthplaces of the bride's and groom's parents, the addresses of the bride and groom, information about previous marriages, and the names of the witnesses to the marriage.

Information which might helpEdit

Birth, death and marriage certificates are obtained from the state registry where the birth, death or marriage occurred. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registries also deal with adoptions and official changes of name and sex.

External LinksEdit

http://www.online-languagetranslators.com/azerbaijani-marriage-certificate-translation.htm

http://www.expatwoman.com/azerbaijan/monthly_azerbaijan_families_Marriage_in_Baku_11968.aspx

http://gender-az.org/index_en.shtml?id_doc=93

http://www.mia.gov.az

OthersEdit

If you do not have proper identification, you may give written authorization to another person with proper identification to obtain your certificate.