A marriage certificate is an official statement that two people are married. There are two type of marriage certificates in Pakistan:
Married couple initially gets manual nikkah nama from the same nikkah khawan (molvi) who solemnized the nikkah with official stamp and signature of registered nikkah khawan.
Nikkah nama is very important and mandatory document because it contains all important information and signatures of bride, bridegroom and witnesses etc.
NADRA's Marriage Registration Certificate (MRC) is fully computerized document which contains both Urdu and English contents of married people. Similar to NADRA's Birth Certificate, NADRA has also developed a special system to issue NADRA marriage certificates.
IMPORTANT : NADRA is not directly issuing these MRC's. MRC can be issued from following authorities in Pakistan depending upon the address and area where you live:
1. Make sure PA provided the following documents for their CURRENT MARRIAGE:
2. Make sure PA provided the following documents for their PREVIOUS MARRIAGE:
[EXCEPTION]:
Nikkahnama / Marriage Certificate alone is not enough. You need to provide the following: