Information for Parties Intending to Marry in Kenya           

Parties wishing to conduct a marriage ceremony in Kenya are required to produce the following documents:

1. Birth Certificates
2. Valid Passports
3. Decree Absolutes (if divorced)
4. Death certificates (if widowed)
5. Separate Statutory Declarations sworn at a Solicitors/Notary Publics office, stating the fact that one is single and free to marry. This should bear the solicitors signature and official stamp.
6. Parental consent in form of legal documents for persons below twenty-one (21) years of age.
7. Residency in the country for twenty-one days. If this is not possible, a Special Licence could be obtained beforehand by contacting the registrars office in Kenya.

Download the Requirements For Non-Kenyans Wishing To Conduct A Marriage Ceremony In Kenya With A Kenyan Citizen (in PDF)

Note: The Kenyan Government neither acknowledges nor endorses same-sex marriages.

For further information:

The Registrar of Marriages
Department of the Registrar General
Po Box 30031
Nairobi.
Tel: +254 20 227 461
Fax: +254 20 215651

Senior Assistant Registrar General
PO Box 80366
Mombasa.
Tel: +254 41 316061/2  

 

NOTE: You have to download the application document first before printing.

Application for a Certificate of No Impediment To Marriage

Police Clearance Certificate for Kenyans

Police Clearance Certificate for Foreigners who have lived in Kenya

Registration of Birth of a Kenyan Occurring Abroad

Replacement of Lost/Damaged Birth, Marriage Or Death Certificates

Declaration of Voluntary Renunciation of Citizenship

 

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