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Requirements for obtaining a Marriage Licence in The Bahamas:
Marriage Licences are issued at the office of the Registrar General in Nassau. This office is open to the public Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
1. Both parties must be in The Bahamas at the time of the application.
2. Persons wishing to be married in The Bahamas may apply for a license after one day. That is to say, if a person arrives in The Bahamas on Monday, they may come into the Registrar General's Office on Tuesday, obtain a Marriage Licence (while waiting), and be married on the same day.
3. If either party has been divorced, the original final decree or a certified copy must be produced. If either party is widowed, a certified death certificate must be produced
4. If either party is unmarried, being a citizen or resident of a country other than the U.S.A., a declaration certifying this fact must be sworn before a Notary Public or other person authorized to administer oaths in The Bahamas must accompany the application for the Marriage Licence.
5. The parties must produce some form of identification which has a photograph attached e.g. passport or driver’s license and a birth certificate.
6. The parties must also bring along their Immigration Cards which will be given them upon arrival in The Bahamas for licensing.
7. Persons desirous of being married in a Family Island ( any island outside of New Providence) can obtain a Marriage Licence at the Commissioner's Office on that island and need not come to Nassau.
8. No blood test is necessary.
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