Getting married

myster · Apr 28th, 2008, 03:07

Hi there

I know this has been posted before,but could anyone give me an insight on wedding arrangements and what documents you need i,ve read that you have to produce a months residence certificate not to sure what this means is it a visa doc.or do you have to reside in goa[thats where we,er planning to get wed]for a month before the wedding date?

wonderwomanusa · Apr 28th, 2008, 04:41

You might scroll down to the bottom of this page, where you will see several similar threads, including at least one about getting married in Goa.

Be sure to find out what you have to do for this marriage to be legal in YOUR country.

Nick-H · Apr 28th, 2008, 14:57

Suggest you google for one of the travel companies that specialise in Goa weddings. They would not be allowed to advertise on this site.

Strongly recommend that you do the legal stuff in your own country, with whatever ceremony you want in India, or you may face a future of trying to persuade people that your unimpressive piece of paper actually is a valid, legal, genuine, Indian marriage certificate.

Unless at least one of you is resident in India, there is no point in doing the legal stuff here; it is not fun, just hassle!

sanjaymehra · May 2nd, 2008, 15:29

I sure agree with you Nick-H. Unless one of you is not a resident or citizen of India, it is not worthwhile to undertake a lot of international formalities which may in the end prove to be futile.
It would make more sense to have a legal wedding in your own country and only have a symbolic ceremony of whatever hue one wants in India.
India has many different marriage laws and it is a pain trying to figure out which one is applicable in inter-religious marriages, let alone marriage between foreigners on Indian soil.

Apr 28th, 2008, 03:07	#1
myster Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: wellingborough Posts: 1	Getting married Hi there I know this has been posted before,but could anyone give me an insight on wedding arrangements and what documents you need i,ve read that you have to produce a months residence certificate not to sure what this means is it a visa doc.or do you have to reside in goa[thats where we,er planning to get wed]for a month before the wedding date?

Apr 28th, 2008, 14:57	#3
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,608	Suggest you google for one of the travel companies that specialise in Goa weddings. They would not be allowed to advertise on this site. Strongly recommend that you do the legal stuff in your own country, with whatever ceremony you want in India, or you may face a future of trying to persuade people that your unimpressive piece of paper actually is a valid, legal, genuine, Indian marriage certificate. Unless at least one of you is resident in India, there is no point in doing the legal stuff here; it is not fun, just hassle! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,996	You might scroll down to the bottom of this page, where you will see several similar threads, including at least one about getting married in Goa. Be sure to find out what you have to do for this marriage to be legal in YOUR country.

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