Marriage Officers FAQ
- If I am the Head of my denomination, can I be exempted from submitting the recommendation?
- If I am a Marriage Officer in another country, can I automatically be gazetted as a Marriage Officer in Jamaica?
- When should the marriage record be taken to the RGD office?
- How do I determine whether or not a divorce is final?
- Can overseas addresses be written on marriage record?
- What surname should be placed on record if woman is divorced and wants to re-marry?
- Can the Certificate of Registration (Pink Slip) be used instead of the original birth certificate?
- In the case of unemployed females, can “home duties” be used for occupation on record?
- Can a couple be married without a birth certificate?
- How long after a Marriage Licence or Authority (Marriage Officer’s Certificate, Civil Registrar Certificate, Minister’s Licence and Special Marriage Licence) is issued can it be used (period of validity)?
- Can a pastor who is not a Marriage Officer conduct a wedding on my behalf?
- Can there be more than one Marriage Officer having membership at my church?
- If a member of my church does not want the ceremony to be held in the church where should I publish the Public Notice?
- If I resign my Pastoral Duties can I still be a Marriage Officer?
- Can a Marriage Officer use another Marriage Officer’s Register?
- What is “In Articulo Mortis”?
- Who can use a Marriage Officer’s Certificate?
- Who can use a Special Marriage Licence?
- Who can use a Minister’s Licence?
- Who can use a Civil Registrar Certificate?
- What are the Authorities used to solemnize marriages?
- Should the RGD be notified when a Marriage Officer or Civil Registrar leaves the island?
- What is the difference between a Marriage Officer and a Civil Registrar?
- How can I become a Marriage Officer/Civil Registrar?