Tamil Nadu Marriage: Citizen’s Portal User Manual

What the manual covers

The Tamil Nadu Marriage: Citizen’s Portal User Manual is guidance for citizens applying online to register a marriage. It concerns marriage registration rather than land or property registration, despite being issued by the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps.

The portal process begins by logging in with a username and password. The applicant must then select Registration, choose Marriage registration and click Create Application under Tamilnadu Marriage.

Eligibility and registration conditions

The Tamil Nadu Marriage: Citizen’s Portal User Manual gives the following conditions for registration:

• The bridegroom must be 21 years old and the bride must be 18 years old.
• Marriages solemnized under any personal law can be registered.
• Registration may be completed within 90 days without a fine.
• Registration between 90 and 150 days requires a fine.
• The manual says a marriage cannot be registered after 150 days.
• The place where the marriage was solemnized must be within the registering officer’s jurisdiction.

Information and documents required

The Tamil Nadu marriage registration application collects details about the marriage, husband, wife, witnesses and other relevant matters. It also includes sections for non-resident Indian details, proof details, electronic payment and online token booking.

Applicants are instructed to provide:

• Proof of marriage, residence and age for both the bride and bridegroom.
• Identity cards for two witnesses.
• Four passport-size photographs of both the bride and bridegroom.

For the marriage location, the applicant selects the marriage date and the district where it took place. The applicant then selects the taluk, village and street, enters the door number and other address information, and provides the PIN code.

Portal functions

The Tamil Nadu Marriage: Citizen’s Portal User Manual explains common controls used during the application. These include Proceed, Update, Cancel, Add, Reset, Edit, Delete, Search, Save as Draft and Save and Continue. The listed portal stages also cover payment confirmation, acknowledgement, changing the Sub-Registrar Office, generating a PDF, obtaining a marriage registration appointment, checking marriage status and printing the marriage application.