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Create a Joint Declaration of Marriage
What this document does
A statement by both spouses together that they are married — when, where, under what rites, and that the marriage subsists. Used for marriage registration, spouse visas, joint accounts and pension nominations. Signed by both, or sworn as a joint affidavit where the office asks for one. Made by both spouses jointly; for one person's own sworn statement of being unmarried, married, divorced or widowed, use the Declaration of Marital Status.
Declaration
The date you sign and verify it — printed in the verification paragraph. Today's date is filled in; change it if you are signing on another day.
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Joint Declaration of Marriage
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What else is in it — 5 clauses, 3 optional
- 01
Declarants
The opening recital naming both spouses. The only recital in the family written in the plural, which is why it is authored here rather than shared.
- 02
The marriage
When, where and under what rites or law the marriage took place. The assertion a registrar or consulate reads first, and the one they check against whatever certificate exists.
- 03
The marriage subsists
That the marriage is still on foot and neither spouse has another. Takes no input. This is the sentence a visa officer or a bank actually relies on.
- 04
No fraudulent intent
Disclaims any intent to evade a debt, tax, obligation or proceeding. Takes no input. Banks and passport authorities routinely refuse a document that omits it, which is why it is mandatory rather than optional.
- 05
Verification
The joint verification and both signature blocks. Written in the plural, which is why it is not the shared verification clause.
After it is drafted
Getting it sworn before a notary
If the office asks for a sworn affidavit rather than a signed declaration, this is what that involves: non-judicial stamp paper of the value your state sets for affidavits, the signed copy printed on it, and a visit to a notary or oath commissioner with your identity document. They administer the oath and complete the attestation block — that is what turns a declaration into an affidavit, and the only part of any of this that needs stamp paper. Worth asking the office before you go, since many now accept the declaration as it stands.
Registering the marriage itself
Registration is a separate thing from this declaration, and it is what most authorities eventually ask for. It is done at the registrar of marriages for the district where the marriage took place or where either of you lives, and they will generally want you both there with your witnesses. This declaration supports that application; it does not take its place.
Attestation or apostille, for use outside India
A foreign consulate will usually not take an Indian declaration on its own: it wants Ministry of External Affairs attestation, or an apostille where the destination is a Hague Convention country. That is arranged through an MEA-authorised agency rather than at the notary's desk, so it is a separate errand from getting it sworn.