nyc marriage license

drdeb Posted: Oct 10, 2005 06:49 PM

nyc marriage license

does anyone know if a birth certificat is necessary or can you just show a passport and drivers license? thanks alot debbie

Maybaby5680 Posted: Oct 10, 2005 06:56 PM

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You need either:
birth cert
baptismal record
naturalization record
census record

AND one of the following:
Driver's license
Passport
Employment picture ID
Emmigration record

I just happend to look up marriage license in NY State today and printed it out. ~~Kim

Tracy06 Posted: Oct 10, 2005 06:56 PM

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thanks.. i was going to ask the same question

Maybaby5680 Posted: Oct 10, 2005 07:01 PM

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Not a problem.

Laura&Phil Posted: Oct 11, 2005 01:03 AM

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Can NYC residents go to LI Town halls to get their licence? That's easier for me then going into Queens, both FH and I work in LI.

Maybaby5680 Posted: Oct 11, 2005 01:07 AM

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It says:

A couple who intends to be married in New York State must apply in person for a marriage license to any town or city clerk in the state.

I got all the info on:

http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/married.htm

or just google 'marriage-license New-York

Laura&Phil Posted: Oct 11, 2005 01:42 AM

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Posted by Maybaby5680

It says:

A couple who intends to be married in New York State must apply in person for a marriage license to any town or city clerk in the state.

I got all the info on:

http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/married.htm

or just google 'marriage-license New-York

Thank you! That would've been the smart thing for me to do!!! Look it up myself!

stacie0877 Posted: Oct 11, 2005 09:45 AM

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Posted by Maybaby5680

You need either:
birth cert
baptismal record
naturalization record
census record

AND one of the following:
Driver's license
Passport
Employment picture ID
Emmigration record

I just happend to look up marriage license in NY State today and printed it out. ~~Kim

Are you sure? I was told only 2 forms of ID...Passport & Drivers license

Maybaby5680 Posted: Oct 11, 2005 10:36 AM

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I copy and pasted the info right from the website, but you can feel free to look it up for yourself. ~~Kim

BHW Posted: Oct 11, 2005 10:54 AM

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I got my marriage license in Manhattan. All you need is a driver's license (or passport) and a money order for $35. Each office has different requirements, but the one downtown only requires 1 form of identification.

dmag1 Posted: Oct 11, 2005 12:44 PM

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On Long Island the fee is $40, and you need one offical document without a pic (Birth cert, Baptismal doc, etc..) & Passport or Driver's license. Once you get it, its good for 60 days starting the day after you get it & anywhere in NYS.

We just got ours last week!

ShortBride Posted: Oct 11, 2005 12:56 PM

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Posted by BHW

I got my marriage license in Manhattan. All you need is a driver's license (or passport) and a certified check for $35. Each office has different requirements, but the one downtown only requires 1 form of identification.

Same with brooklyn, we just used our passports. You need a money order, but in brookyn they have a post office right in the building....

Boston&NY2006 Posted: Oct 11, 2005 12:57 PM

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If you're ceremony is going to be in NYC, I believe you must get your license in one of the five boroughs...My uncle is my officiant, and he said that NYC has their own process that's separate from the state. I guess that it usually doesn't matter where you go to get your license (as long as it's in the state where your ceremony will be), except in the case of those getting married in NYC...I will try to find the website where I found this info so I can post the link.

My uncle (who has been a priest in Nassau County his whole life) also needed to get a special license from the city in order to perform our ceremony (even though he's licensed by the state of NY).