Ghana - Search Marriage Booking

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Applicant has to approach the Register General Department in Ghana, where the marriage was registered and express your interest. contact link
2. Pick the control ticket service number and wait for your ticket number to be called.
3. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
4. No fees associated with the service.
5. Applicant will then be required to give details about the marriage (i.e. booking No. /bride and groom details) to the attending official, will then do a search on the RGD computer data base.
6. Result of the search will be displaced on the computer screen and shown to you, a printout of the result will be issued to you on your request.
7. The processing time for this immediately upon submitting your request.

Apply online

1. Visit the Registrar general’s department (RGD) website link
2. LOGIN by entering your user ID and password then click on “GO”, If you don’t have an account you will be required to sign up click on “Ghana online portal access” to create an account.
3. On the RGD portal home page click on “service” tab. The Service page will be display, click on “Search Marriage Booking” under the marriage section.
4. Marriage print request Dashboard page will be displayed, Click on “Create New “button.
5. RGD Portal will then display, Existing Booking available for Print Request, Click on “Booking No “to begin the request application.
6. Update details, page will be displayed and you will be required to Select Print type, Enter Reason for Request then Click on “Save & Proceed” button.
7. Notification details, page will be displayed select the mode of notification you prefer and enter your details, then Click on “Save & Proceed” button.
8. Summary Details page of the application will be displayed for verification, if all the information is accurate then click on “Confirm” button.
9. Success Message will then be display. Click on “Print” button if you wish to have a copy of the transaction.
10. The next step is making payment, Click Print Button to have a copy of transaction for payment( Payment are made at Authorize banks) or Click on “Make a Payment” link if you want to make the payment through RGD portal.
11. Click “OK” button to complete the process.
12. The processing time for this immediately upon submitting your request.

Printing out the certificate/request:

1. Re-visit the RGD the home page by clicking the link below and log in link
2.  On the RGD portal home page click on “service” tab, the Service page will be displayed.
3. Click on “Generate e-certificate” link under e-shop, to save and print certificate and other supporting documents after approval is given.

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Required Documents

• Couple identification document copies (ID card/ valid passport biometric page)

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Accra
Address: the register general department
Department of social services in Accra, Ghana. Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana.
HQ2X+4X Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 266 4691
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GREATER ACCRA REGION
P.O. Box 118 Accra
Tel: +233 302 664 691-93
Fax: +233 302 662043
Email: [email protected]
Digital address: GA-143-4647
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Eligibility

• The couple must get married within three months
• The couples must be married in Ghana.
• Parties should have attained the legal age of marriage

Fees

• No fees associated with the service.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this immediately upon submitting your request.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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Instructions

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

Required Information

• The full name and the addresses of both applicants.
• Age and sex
• The occupation of the applicants
• The details of the applicants’ parents
• The details of the two witnesses to the marriage
• The residence of both applicants
• The date and the place of the marriage
• Booking number
• Bride/groom details

Need for the Document

• Registrar General’s Department (RGD) initiated a service portal to enable the general public to be able to obtain information about a marriage booking by doing a Search about the marriage booking.

Information which might help

• Ghana governed by marriages act (cap 127) and is the only, strictly monogamous legal means of marriage in Ghana.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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