- Fees: $50 (License fees are non-refundable)
- Either may apply in person but must provide the following documents for each of you
- Proof of age Gov't ID: birth certificates or passports
- Photo ID: drivers license (or age of majority card)
- If under 19, bring a birth certificate & written parental consent & an affidavit by parents/guardians swearing to age
- Note: Unlike other provincial licenses, this license is only good for 30 days
- Each must complete an affidavit & have their signatures witnessed by the Commissioner of Oaths, a Justice of the Peace or a Notary Public
- If previously married, divorced or widowed outside of Canada, (but not out of the province) a Newfoundland lawyer needs to provide a certified letter that you are eligible to marry in Newfoundland.
- Marriage License Pdf Form
- The Licence needs the following information
- Both parties must provide their parents' full names and birth places
- Each partners SIN numbers,
- No photocopies of documents is accepted
- Originals or certified copies only
- This license gets signed by the following at your wedding
- Yourselves (the 2 people getting married)
- Your officiant or religious ceremony leader (Minister, Priest, Imam, ,Rabbi etc.)
- Your 2-witnesses and is then sent to the government by your Minister/ Priest/ Rabbi or officiant (within 48 hours) to confirm the wedding took place
- Waiting Period: 4-days between application and issuance of marriage license
- 4-more days between getting your license & the eligibility of having your ceremony
- Search License Issuer Locations Here
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
- Fees: $20 + $10 s/h within Canada
- Marriage Certificate Application Form pdf Here:
www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/birth/death_certificate/application_for_marriage_or_death_certificate.pdf
- Option1: Drop off in person: http://www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/department/contact.html#locations
- Option2: Snail-Mail: Vital Statistics Division Service
NLP.O. Box 8700 St. John's, NL A1B 4J6 - Option3: Online: https://www.vitalstats.eservices.gov.nl.ca/canlAFSClient/mainMenuSubmit.m?main_menu=p1
MARRY AFTER DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION OR DEATH
- WHEN YOU APPLY for your license, bring with you
- Your original Certificate of Marriage
- Certified Death Certificate
- Proof of divorce or dissolution of union (court certified copies)
- Absolute Decree
- judgement of dissolution from original court
- Certificate of Divorce
- If divorced outside of Canada (and the documents are in a different language) you need to include a certified letter from a practicing lawyer in the province you apply, stating your are eligible to get married
- If you are still uninformed contact the
Central Divorce Registry of Canada
P.O. Box 2730, Station D
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1W7
Phone: 613-957-4519 - THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The only way out of a marriage is divorce
- Original or certified documents only (your papers will be returned to you)
- If the original documents are in a language other than English, (English or French in Quebec) a certified translation is needed
- Newfoundland & Labrador has specifications
- If divorced outside of Canada (and the documents are in a different language) you need to include a certified letter from a practicing lawyer in the province you apply, stating your are eligible to get married
WHO CAN MARRY US
- Religious service: your registered religious representative of your choice or your congregation
- Civil service: Officiants who have been vetted by your province already
- In Newfoundland & Labrador, officiants are called Marriage Commissioner(s)
LINKS & CONTACT INFORMATION
- Vital Statistics
- Phone: (709) 729-3308
- Email: vstats@gov.nl.ca
- Vital Statistics Office
- Marriage Information (Main Page)
- Marriage Certificate Information
- Vital Statistics Forms and Applications
- Solemnization of Marriage Act
- Government Fees
