Kiribati - Getting Married

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Procedure

1. Go to the Civil Registry office or marriage officers in registered churches who are qualified and appointed under Marriage ordinance of Cap 54.
2. Where the Registrar General or the district registrar was already performed a marriage in the government the marriage certificate was issue out but if the parties intended to perform further marriage in the church, it is the duty of parties to produce that copy of certificate to perform a further religious ceremony of marriage.
3. There is no further certificate of marriage shall be issued out and provided by the marriage officers in the case of an additional religious marriage ceremony.

Processing of Special License and Notice of Marriage

• Application forms for Special License can be obtained from Head of office of General Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in South Tarawa.
• The divisional Registrar offices either in Outer islands which is under the Clerk to the island council including Fanning and Washing except Xmas island where it under the responsibility of Secretary to the Linnix office.

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Required Documents

• original or certified copy of birth certificate
• passport to verify identity and age
• death certificate if spouse had died
• if divorcee, must produce divorced certificate
• Statement as single, widower or divorcee from home country and should be officially stamped and signed by General Registry Office
• If widower, must produce death certificate showing him/her as spouse of the deceased.

Office Locations & Contacts

MWYSA
Bairiki
Tarawa
PO Box 287
Republic of Kiribati
Phone: +686 21017
Mobile: +686 22120
http://www.mwysa.gov.ki

Eligibility

• both parties must be at least 18 years old
• consent is required from parents if the applicant is below 21 years old
• must be single, widower or divorcee
• decree absolute document is required if divorced
• death certificate if the spouse had died

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Instructions

• Two witnesses are required who are 21 years of age or over.
• Couples must present themselves together to apply the license or Notice of marriage.
• Notice of marriage takes 21 days when all required document received.
• After expiring date, there is the form is issued out if the marriage is solemnize in the church such as Form B and Form D and blank marriage certificate.
• After the marriage within the church It the duty of marriage officer in the church to return forms to Government for registration within 7 days.

Registration of Marriage outside the country

• where a marriage has been solemnized outside Kiribati and at least one of the persons married is of I-Kiribati descent, the registrar general, may on an application made under this section and on payment of the prescribed fee, enter the particulars of the marriage as if the marriage had been solemnized in Kiribati under the marriage ordinance
• application may be made by one or both parties.
• No application under this section shall be considered except on provision to the satisfaction of the Registrar-General of the marriage certificate (or a duly certified copy thereof) from the country in which the marriage was solemnized in accordance with the laws of that country.
• All documents lodged with the Registrar-General under this section shall be filled separately and maintained and preserved as a supplement to the register to which it relates.

Marriage Officers

• When the Registrar General or the district registrar was already performed a marriage in the government, the marriage certificate was issued out.
• Only registered marriage officers are assign to solemnize marriage and comply with Civil Registration Ordinance of Cap.54. if they fail to comply, they can be revoke their license as marriage officers

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External Links

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MWYSA

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