Newfoundland and Labrador - Obtain a Marriage Certificate

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Procedure

• You need to provide the required documents.
• You may apply in person at any of the following Government Service Centres or departmental offices listed in the "Office Locations and Contacts" section in this procedure.
• You can also apply by sending an application form to Vital Statistics.

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Required Documents

• One piece of photo ID, or
• Two pieces of other ID, at least one of which contains signature or address.

Office Locations & Contacts

Government Service Centres

http://www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/department/contact.html#locations

Departmental Offices

• 5 Mews Place, St. John's, NL.
• 7-9 Roddick Crescent, Harbour Grace, NL.
• 8A Myers Avenue, Clarenville, NL.
• 1 Harris Drive, Marystown, NL.
• Fraser Mall, 230 Airport Blvd., Gander, NL.
• 3 Cromer Avenue, Grand Falls-Windsor, NL.
• Mount Bernard Avenue, Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook, NL.
• 35 Alabama Drive, Stephenville, NL.
• Viking Mall, St. Anthony, NL.
• 2 Tenth Street, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL.
• 118 Humphrey Road, Bruno Plaza, Labrador City, NL.

Vital Statisics Division

Service NL

P.O. Box 8700

St. John's, NL

A1B 4J6

Tel: (709) 729-3308

Fax: (709) 729-0946

Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Who is Entitled to Apply for a Marriage Certificate

• Either party to the marriage
• A person with written authorization from a party to the marriage
• A person with a court order
• When both parties to the marriage are deceased (proof of death is required)
  • The children or parent of the deceased party;
  • the executor, trustee or administrator of the estate; or
  • a person with written authorization from one of the above

Fees

Marriage Certificate - $ 20.00

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

http://www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/birth/marriage_cert/application_marriage_death.pdf

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Name of Both Parties to the Marriage
• Sex
• Birthplace
• Date and Place of Marriage
• Your complete mailing address and telephone number and state your relationship to the person named on the certificate if, for any reason, you are not that person.
• Photocopies of ID's

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