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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
'''HOW TO APPLY'''<br />
#An Intending couple should appear in person before the Registrar of Marriages for their district for an interview.<br />
#The intending couple should fill a Notice of Marriage before a Registrar of Marriages [https://ursb.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Form-A-NOTICE-OF-MARRIAGE-.pdf Marriage Notice]<br />
#You will then be issued an assessment forms to make payments at any bank of their choice.<br />
#The register will then make a public notification of the Marriage by publishing it on the Registrar of Marriages’ notice board for 21 calendar days.<br />
#If there are no objection to the notice of marriage, the marriage will be registered and the ceremony should takes place after 21 calendar days but not before the lapse of 90 calendar days. Marriages are celebrated from Monday to Friday, between 10 am and 4 pm, The parties appear with two witnesses before the Registrar who performs the ceremony and thereafter issues them with a Marriage Certificate<br />
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'''NOTE'''<br />
:*If there is an objection, a caveat is placed and the matter is referred to court for settlement<br />
:*Alternatively, a client can exercise the self-assessment option by logging on to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) website at www.ura.go.ug<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
*Proof of nationality for example a voter’s card, passport or national identification card.<br />
*An LC 1 letter to prove residence in any district of Uganda for at least 15 days in the district in which the marriage is intended to be solemnized.<br />
*A passport size photograph for identification.<br />
*Marriage affidavits that conform with S.10 of the Marriage Act<br />
*In case of foreign nationals, a letter from your Civil Registration or Vital Statistics Office confirming that the party is not married.<br> <br />
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Where parties are between 18 and 21 years, they should in addition to 2 above submit:<br><br />
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*A birth certificate to prove parentage.<br />
*A consent letter from the father or mother or legal guardian<br />
*A photocopy of the identification of the consenting authority<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
'''Ministry for Justice & Constitutional Affairs - Head Office ''',<br><br />
Bauman House, Plot 5 <br><br />
Parliament Avenue,<br><br />
Kampala, Uganda<br><br />
Address PO Box 7183, <br><br />
Parliament Avenue,<br><br />
Kampala<br><br />
Phone:+256-41 230537/8/9<br><br />
Fax:+256-41-254829, 230802<br><br />
Email: info@justice.go.ug<br><br />
Website: [https://justice.go.ug/home-landing-page/contact-us/location/ Link]<br><br />
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'''Uganda Registration Services Bureau - Head Office''',<br><br />
Uganda Business Facilitation Centre <br><br />
Plot 1 Baskerville Avenue, <br><br />
Kololo,<br><br />
Kampala<br><br />
Toll Free: 0800 100 006<br><br />
Call Center: +256 417 338 100<br><br />
Phone: +256 414 233 219 / 0417338000<br><br />
Fax: +256 414 250 712<br><br />
Email: ursb@ursb.go.ug (General Correspondences)<br><br />
Email: helpdesk@ursb.go.ug (For Enquiries)<br><br />
Website:[https://ursb.go.ug/locations Link]<br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
*Intending couples should be single, above 18 years and not parties to subsisting marriages<br />
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==Fees==<br />
[https://ursb.go.ug/civil-registration-fees/ CIVIL REGISTRATION FEES]<br />
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==Validity==<br />
*After 90 days it expiries then the registration starts again<br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
[https://ursb.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Form-A-NOTICE-OF-MARRIAGE-.pdf Notice of marriage]<br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure. <br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
*After 21 days of public notification<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. <br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, <br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". <br />
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==Instructions==<br />
Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.<br />
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
*Full names of the couple<br />
*Date of birth of the couple<br />
*Residential address of the couple<br />
*Religion of the couples<br />
*Parents names of both the couples<br />
*Nationality of the couples<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
*Registration of a marriage is a legal obligation for couples who intend to get married in Uganda, for the marriage to be recognised as a legal marriage<br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
Enter other informations which might help<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[https://ursb.go.ug/ Registration Service]<br><br />
[https://www.ura.go.ug/index.jsp uganda Revenue Authority]<br />
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==Others==<br />
More information which might help people.<br />
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