Senegal - Apply for a Certificate of Non-Divorce and Non-Legal Separation

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Certificate of Non-Divorce and Non-Legal Separation, the person concerned accompanied by the two witnesses should visit the civil status center of the place of residence or the place of the declaration of marriage. (Please view contact and address details below).
2. Express your interest to the registrar, and submit the supporting documents (mentioned under required documents section below) to the registrar to be validated.
3. The registrar will then verify, if all the necessary information and documents have been provided and that the applications comply with the selection criteria, if everything is in order, you will then be required to pay for a sticker, whose value varies according to the localities.
4. The registrar will then search through the registration records, for the marriage registration recorded, if registered, and record/note down the sworn statements from the witnesses vowing that the couples are not separate and still live together or were not legally separate if one of the spouses is deceased.
5. The registrar will then draw-up the certificate on plain paper, sign, and stamp it, to certify that the couples are not divorced or legally separated. The certificate is then issued to the applicant immediately.

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Required Documents

• A marriage certificate or family record book
• National identity document (the applicant and the 2 witnesses)
• Death certificate of the spouse ( In the event of a request made by a widower or a widower)

Office Locations & Contacts

National Civil Status Center (CNEC)
Ministry of Territorial Communities and Regional Planning, Government Spokesperson; (MCTAT)
Physical address: Dieuppeul Derklé Allées Khalifa Ababacar Sy – Dakar
Senegal
Telephone: (+221) 33 869 47 01
Fax number: (+221) 33 869 47 33
Ministry Contact link details:Link

Eligibility

The following persons are eligible to apply for the document;

• One of the 2 spouses or the spouse of a deceased person
• The successors (children/parents/ widower or a widower)
• A duly authorized person

Fees

You must pay for a sticker whose value varies according to the localities:

• 200 to 500 FCFA in the municipalities
• 75 to 150 FCFA in rural communities

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• Within the day.

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Instructions

When to request this certificate?

• After the marriage, to constitute an administrative file.
• The certificate of non-divorced and non-legal separation is issued in the event of the death of the husband or wife so that the person concerned can benefit from the rights relating to his or her status of widower or widow (Pension reversion, etc.).

Required Information

• Full names of the couple
• Marriage certificate or family record booklet details
• Contact details of the couples
• Residential address of the couple
• Witnesses full names
• Death certificate of a deceased couple {if applicable}
• The national identity card number of the couples and witnesses
• Declaration by the applicant and witnesses

Need for the Document

• The certificate of non-divorced and non-legal separation is issued to certify that 2 people are married or still married and live together.

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External Links

• Senegal Government website: Link
• Senegal Administrative procedures portal;Link

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