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Detailed Legal requirements to get married in Jamaica
It is very simple to get married legally in Jamaica. You do not require blood tests and the residency requirement is only 24 hours. You can take care of your marriage license ahead of time and get married the day after you land. Here are the details for reference.
Picture Identification (Passport, Driver’s Licence or any form of National Identification);
Birth Certificate;
Final Divorce Decree / Decree Absolute / Divorce Certificate (If applicable);
Death Certificate of former spouse (If applicable); and
Documents supporting any change of name (If applicable).
Letter of Consent if you are 16 or 17 years of age. (Letter is required from your legal parent/guardian and is to be signed in the presence of and certified by a JP or Notary Public for overseas party). (If applicable).
All documents need to be certified or notarized. Please do not send your originals as they will not be returned. They will be retained on file here in Jamaica at the Registrar’s office as proof of your marriage.
If your documents aren’t in English, you’ll need to have them translated by an official translator and then certified by your local Ministry of Foreign Affairs or your nearest Jamaican Mission or Honorary Consulate.
We also have a service locally in Jamaica that can have that done for you if we have enough time ahead of your wedding. The translating service will take about 2 business days.
As a special note, a few countries require a further step in order to accept your marriage documents for formal use. They require an apostille. I have only had that done once in my career and the couple has been from Peru. This requirement is a further certification or legalization, if you will, by the Embassy or Consulate of the country of residence of the client. This means that my couple needed to get the Peruvian Consulate in Jamaica to apostille their marriage certificate before they were able to legally use it in Peru to perform their formalities.
I am not aware of any other country that requires it but will update the podcast notes if I find any other.
Additional Resources:
Applying for a marriage license in Jamaica on your own:
https://moj.gov.jm/services-and-information/marriage-licence
Officiant Resource:
Damion Austin / On Call Weddings
- 876-475-2269 / 876-528-6199
- IG: @oncallweddingsja
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By Ophellia McKnightIt is very simple to get married legally in Jamaica. You do not require blood tests and the residency requirement is only 24 hours. You can take care of your marriage license ahead of time and get married the day after you land. Here are the details for reference.
Picture Identification (Passport, Driver’s Licence or any form of National Identification);
Birth Certificate;
Final Divorce Decree / Decree Absolute / Divorce Certificate (If applicable);
Death Certificate of former spouse (If applicable); and
Documents supporting any change of name (If applicable).
Letter of Consent if you are 16 or 17 years of age. (Letter is required from your legal parent/guardian and is to be signed in the presence of and certified by a JP or Notary Public for overseas party). (If applicable).
All documents need to be certified or notarized. Please do not send your originals as they will not be returned. They will be retained on file here in Jamaica at the Registrar’s office as proof of your marriage.
If your documents aren’t in English, you’ll need to have them translated by an official translator and then certified by your local Ministry of Foreign Affairs or your nearest Jamaican Mission or Honorary Consulate.
We also have a service locally in Jamaica that can have that done for you if we have enough time ahead of your wedding. The translating service will take about 2 business days.
As a special note, a few countries require a further step in order to accept your marriage documents for formal use. They require an apostille. I have only had that done once in my career and the couple has been from Peru. This requirement is a further certification or legalization, if you will, by the Embassy or Consulate of the country of residence of the client. This means that my couple needed to get the Peruvian Consulate in Jamaica to apostille their marriage certificate before they were able to legally use it in Peru to perform their formalities.
I am not aware of any other country that requires it but will update the podcast notes if I find any other.
Additional Resources:
Applying for a marriage license in Jamaica on your own:
https://moj.gov.jm/services-and-information/marriage-licence
Officiant Resource:
Damion Austin / On Call Weddings
- 876-475-2269 / 876-528-6199
- IG: @oncallweddingsja