Uganda - Obtain a Single Status Letter (Certificate)

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Procedure

Apply In Person (Non – Citizen)

1. To Single Status Certificate / Proof of Marital Status, the applicant has to approach the Uganda Registration Service Bureau – link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the fee of Ug Shs. 25,000/-
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. Once the process gets completed, the applicant will get the certificate in office.
10. This entire process can be completed within same days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• A recommendation letter from the LC1 chairperson of the locality where the applicant resides.
• A photocopy of the applicant’s long birth certificate to prove parentage.
• Proof of nationality for example a passport or national Identity card.
• A registered statutory declaration from the applicants to prove that he/she is single.
• A registered statutory declaration from the parent to prove that their son/ daughter is single

Office Locations & Contacts

Uganda Registration Services Bureau - Head Office,
Uganda Business Facilitation Centre
Plot 1 Baskerville Avenue,
Kololo,
Kampala
Toll Free: 0800 100 006
Call Center: +256 417 338 100
Phone: +256 414 233 219 / 0417338000
Fax: +256 414 250 712
Email: [email protected] (General Correspondences)
Email: [email protected] (For Enquiries)
Website:Link

Eligibility

• Ugandans wishing to have their marriages performed outside Uganda

Fees

• Fees Payable: Ug Shs. 25,000/-

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

• Immediately, if all the information is in order.

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Instructions

Please also be aware that a standard Single Status Certificate or Certificate of No Impediment may be insufficient on its own to allow a marriage to take place in a foreign country. You may be required by the foreign authorities to comply with the following, so please ensure that you allow sufficient time for processing.

• Certificates may need to be translated.
• Certificates may need to be endorsed or exchanged for a locally acceptable version issued by your Embassy or Consulate in the country where you will marry.
• Certificates may need to be legalized i.e. stamped with an official stamp known as an Apostille.
• Certificates may require that witnesses swear an Affidavit stating that you are free to marry and that this is appended.

Required Information

• Full Name of the applicant
• Passport or ID number
• Place and Date of Birth
• Nationality
• Gender
• Statement
• Date
• Signature of the person who declares
• Signature of the witnesses

Need for the Document

• This is a letter confirming one's marital status.as single and not bonded by marriage

Information which might help

• In order for non-nationals to marry in a foreign country you will most likely be required to produce legal documentation from your country of citizenship verifying single status and that you are free to marry. This is known as a 'Certificate of No Impediment', 'Certificate de Coutume', 'Certificate of Nulla Osta' or a 'Certificate of Freedom to Marry'.
• The Bride & Groom to be married must provide from their country of Citizenship, individual Certificates of non-impediment or Certificate of Single Status/Sworn Affidavit, as proof that they are both indeed single and eligible to marry. This is also called an affidavit of single status or negative statement of marriage. This document can be obtained at the Bureau of Vital statistics in their city they reside.

other uses of the Document/Certificate

• This document will most likely be required as a supporting document if you are getting married in a foreign country.
• This document can also be required for employment in a foreign country.

External Links

URSB

Ministry of gender

Civil registration

Others

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