Marriage License: I know this has been asked but many posts/web pages have different or conflicting info....

jeanla4c Posted: May 09, 2005 09:04 AM

Marriage License: I know this has been asked but many posts/web pages have different or conflicting info....

WHAT exactly do you need? I have found conflicting information everywhere.... birthcertificate, SS card, drivers license...some say all, some say one form of ID and SS card, some say you NEED your birth certificate. Planning on bringing it all but FI just had to order his from Indiana since we spent the morning looking for it but can't find it! We want to go when we are home in NY next week. THANKS!
Jean AHHH 2 months from TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ddb336 Posted: May 09, 2005 09:18 AM

Re: Marriage License: I know this has been asked but many posts/web pages have different or conflicting info....

We just got ours on friday. We only needed our birth certificate and license. We live in CT, but went to Rye, NY to get it since we are getting married in NY. To be safe call or go on the website to the town your getting it in and ask them what they need

lilacwine Posted: May 09, 2005 09:18 AM

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We went in Manhattan and all we needed were our drivers licenses. We're both NYS residents.

jeanla4c Posted: May 09, 2005 09:24 AM

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Thanks! We'll be going to town of Islip...anyone been there?

tourist Posted: May 09, 2005 09:36 AM

Re: Marriage License: I know this has been asked but many posts/web pages have different or conflicting info....

In NY, you do need your birth certifcate, technically, but some town c clerk
s offices over look it. I'mnot sure abotu Islip,
however, I when I was getting mine, someone else was there & had to go get her birth certifcate & come back, they wouldnt' accept a driver's license.

jeanla4c Posted: May 09, 2005 10:55 AM

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Ok I am about to cry right now....this is our LAST trip to NY (friday through monday) before the wedding....guess we'll have to wait til a few days before when we come back. Islip says you need your birth certificate and either your drivers license OR passport. We got an expedited birth certificate for FI but earliest it will ship out is Monday. I hate cutting things sooo close.

nov04LIbride Posted: May 09, 2005 10:56 AM

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We went to Islip Town Hall. It was very easy--we used birth cert. and drivers license (DH didn't have a passport). You will need your birth cert. There was no wait and they were very nice.

diamondgrlie Posted: May 09, 2005 11:26 AM

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On Long Island you need your birth certificate and photo ID and I think in the city, you just need photo ID. And $40 in cash or money order (for LI).

agentangel Posted: May 09, 2005 11:29 AM

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What if you don't have your birth certificate? Will a passport do? I wasn't born in this country - how can I get a duplicate birth certificate? Thanks!

SomethingBlu Posted: May 09, 2005 11:41 AM

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We went to Queens on Friday and all we needed was our passports. And the money order. Make sure the ID is not expired,a few couples had to go renew their licenses because they wouldn't take it expired (common sense, but still).

cjik Posted: May 09, 2005 11:43 AM

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Call the County Clerk's office where you plan to go, also ask about their hours which seem to vary.

We both need either a birth certificate or a baptismal records and a passport or driver's license in Manhasset. It does seem to vary across the state though, and I know NJ is a whole different story, so definitely check.

AnniesSS Posted: May 09, 2005 11:46 AM

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Posted by jeanla4c

Thanks! We'll be going to town of Islip...anyone been there?

Town of Islip told me to bring our birth certificates, licenses, know our SS# and $40.

cindyandkevin Posted: May 09, 2005 12:42 PM

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I have my birth certificate but my FI doesn't have his original. He has a copy of it tho, is that ok? He can't get a new one since the hospital where he was born is no longer there. Help!!!!

melissaandsean Posted: May 09, 2005 12:44 PM

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call the town hall you are going to. That way, no surprises!

Magooo221 Posted: May 09, 2005 02:43 PM

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I called the Clerk's office and they said that a driver's license and a valid passport will be sufficient

SomethingBlu Posted: May 09, 2005 02:49 PM

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We got ours in Queens, NYC and all we needed was our passports. No birth certificate or social security cards accepted.

It seems that LI (since it's NYS) has different requirements than NYC, the following are in order:

NYC ($35 money order):
http://nycmarriagebureau.com/about/faq.html

A person is required to establish proof of identity and age (persons who are or appear to be under the age of eighteen only) by submitting to the issuing clerk one of the following identity related documents:

1. Valid driver's license (from the United States or any of its territories)
2. Valid non-driver's identification card issued by the department of motor vehicles (from the United States or any of its territories)
3. Valid learner's permit from New York State only
4. Passport
5. Active military identification card
6. Valid United States alien registration card
7. U.S. certificate of naturalization ( issued within the past ten years)
8. Employment authorization card issued by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs of the Department of Homeland Security

There is no residence or citizenship status requirement.

NYS (LI - $40 money order):
Proof of Age and Identity
A person is required to establish proof of age and identity by submitting to the issuing clerk one of the following age related documents:

Birth Certificate
Baptismal record
Naturalization record
Census record
And one of the following identity related documents:

Driver's license
Passport
Employment picture ID
Immigration record