Marriage Certificate

Please look over the following instructions carefully and make sure to fill out the application form entirely and include all necessary items of your application for a Marriage Certificate. Please call the Consulate and make an appointment to submit your application in person.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Fill and sign the Marriage Certificate Application form. pdf;
• The wife and husband should be present with their Afghan IDs (Passport or Tazkira) when delivering the application to the consulate
• Include Nekah Khat, or any other documents certifying their marriage
• Two witnesses to verify the identity of the wife and husband, date and place of marriage, and effectiveness of their marriage must be present
• The witnesses are required to submit a copy of an Afghan passport/Tazkira or a U.S. passport/green card
• Include any supporting documents such as the birth certificate of a son or daughter
• Fee: $50.00 (Fees must be paid by money order only and made payable to the Embassy of Afghanistan)

Download the “Marriage Certificate Application”: Marriage Certificate Application

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