Get a unmarried Certificate the Easy Way in India

The unmarried certificate, or the Certificate of No Marriage Record, is a vitally important document that proves especially handy should you wish to marry someone in a foreign country. The unmarried certificate status issued by a competent authority is incontrovertible proof that you have no spouse in the country where you are currently residing or in any other country, and generally it is accepted by most countries where such an unmarried certificate is required by law. It is easy to fill up the unmarried certificate form online and file it with the authorities or, better still, get a done from ND UNIVERSAL.

Steps to obtain single status certificate in India

If you are residing in India, you can obtain the unmarried certificate this way:

  • Put together documents such as passport, birth certificate, voter ID, Aadhar card, address proof, proof of residence, voter ID or aadhar of your parents, and other documents required for the unmarried certificate application.
  • Draft a single status affidavit stating that you are single, mentioning your personal details, your address, and names of witnesses.
  • Approach your local DC office or the Suvidha Kendra to fill in the unmarried certificate form, and submit it along with the affidavit and supporting documents.
  • You may also apply for an unmarried certificate online if you happen to reside in another country. The alternative, if you are an NRI, is to visit the Indian High Commissioner, and submit the form along with the documents as above.
Unmarried Certificate

Post submission processes for unmarried Certificate

Obtaining the singlehood status certificate is lengthy, involving these procedures:

  • The competent court will direct the police station in whose jurisdiction you are located to depute an officer to visit your address, and examine two witnesses who will attest to your singlehood status.
  • The police will send the single status report to the State Home Department for verification and document attestation, and the department will seal and sign your documents.
  • This document sent is forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs for the final document attestation from your home country.
  • The MEA then authorizes issuance of the single status certificate, and will inform your local high commissioner’s office (if you are residing in another country) about its attestation.
  • The authority will issue the unmarried certificate in printed form and may even give the facility of downloading the unmarried certificate pdf from its portal.

The whole process may take anywhere from one month to two months. If there are queries, then you will be required to satisfy such queries, which will extend the time frame. It is important that your unmarried certificate application, and the unmarried status affidavit follows the right format and that there are no discrepancies, for which it is better to engage a professional agency rather than do it yourself. As can be seen, there are several government agencies involved, and it may require follow ups and personal visits to ensure expeditious processing. You may not be in a position to do it yourself due to time constraints, or because you are located in another country. Just leave it to experts and sit back.