Registered ('court') marriage, including with a foreign national
अदालती विवाह (विवाह दर्ता ऐन, २०२८ अन्तर्गतको विवाह दर्ता)
Responsible office
District Court (current practice for new registered marriages, per law-firm sources); District Administration Offices only issue copies of marriages registered there before the 2074 codes
जिल्ला अदालत; जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालय (पुराना विवाह दर्ताको प्रतिलिपि)
01 · Before you apply
Essential information
Legal basis
Muluki Civil Code 2074 and Muluki Civil Procedure Code 2074 (per law-firm sources); Marriage Registration Act 2028 and Marriage Registration Rules 2028 (current status not verified)
Fee information as of
Not found
Source updated
2083-06-19 BS (DAO Lalitpur, copy service only); law-firm article 2026-04-24
Data confidence
low
02 · Prepare
Documents you need
Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.
- Citizenship certificate of the Nepali spouse(s)
- Foreign spouse: passport, valid visa or entry stamp, and a no-objection letter from their embassy/consulate
- Birth certificates and proof of marital status (single, divorced or widowed) for both
- Passport-size photographs (number not published)
- Both parties and witnesses must attend in person (number of witnesses not published)
03 · At the office
Step-by-step process
- 1
Ask the District Court registry (or your DAO) which office registers marriages in your district and for its exact document list.
- 2
Foreign spouse: get a no-objection/single-status letter from their embassy and keep a valid visa.
- 3
Submit the application and documents; both parties and witnesses appear in person.
- 4
Officials verify the documents (foreign documents can add days).
- 5
Receive the marriage certificate.
04 · Cost
Fees and charges
Registration fee
No official fee schedule found
Not published — confirm at the office
06 · Read carefully
Important notes
- DAO Lalitpur's 2083 charter lists only copies of marriage certificates registered before the 2074 laws took effect, suggesting DAOs no longer register new marriages; this is not officially confirmed.
- A foreign woman who marries a Nepali man needs a valid Nepal visa before applying for marriage-based naturalised citizenship (2082 Citizenship Rules).
- New office_id 'district-court' added because no listed id fits.
- Low confidence: the only detailed sources are law-firm articles without official citations.
07 · Where to go
Office information
Toll free
1660-01-333-55 (Supreme Court toll-free complaint line, as shown on supremecourt.gov.np; that page's header is dated 24 Apr 2014, so confirm it is still in service)
Website
https://supremecourt.gov.np/08 · Verification