Top Court Marriage Lawyers in Nepal

Leading court marriage registration lawyers in Nepal, Bhandari Law and Partners guides both Nepalese and foreign couples through every stage—from eligibility assessment under the National Civil (Code) Act 2074 to document preparation, application filing at district courts, and post‑registration attestations. Their team arranges notarization and authentication for use overseas and guarantees that marriages between Nepali nationals, as well as mixed-nationality unions, follow all legal requirements and timelines—typically 2–3 working days for resident citizens and about 19–24 days for foreign participants.

Combining almost three decades of Nepalese legal knowledge with a client-oriented approach to judicial marriage services, Bhandari Law and Partners Their lawyers simplify complicated procedures—single-status certificates, application writing, court hearings, certificate collecting—so clients avoid common procedural mistakes.

 

Our attorneys have registered several marriages for non-resident Nepalis, visa-applying Nepali nationals, ordinary Nepali residents seeking court marriage, and foreign citizens marrying Nepali citizens. 

 

 

For the registration of judicial marriage in Nepal, some criteria must be satisfied which are discussed:

 

• Men and women should not be married or should have a single status at registration.
• Must have reached twenty years old for both partners.
• Couples should embrace each other as Husband and Wife.

 

 

Following procedure has to be followed to do court marriage in Nepal:

Step 1:  Receive the single status certificate from the respective ward office by both Spouses.

Step 2: Submission of application before the District Court of Nepal.

Step 3: The court will Examine the documents.

Step 4: Upon fulfilling the legal requirement, the Court shall grant the Court Marriage Certificate.

 

 

The following documents are required for the registration of marriage in Nepal:

S.N.	Documents Required
1	A notarized copy of citizenship of both the man and the woman.
2	The recommendation letter verifying the man and woman are unmarried or have single status from the local ward office based on the citizenship.
3	A notarized copy of citizenship of two witnesses.
4	A temporary residence document is required from the ward office of the district where the couple intends to submit the application for marriage registration. Note: Temporary residence document is not required if the couple is doing court marriage in the district court jurisdiction where their citizenship was issued.
5	Four copies of passport size photo of both the man and woman each.
6	If any person was previously married, a divorce decree is required.

 

 

Completing the marriage registration calls for two to three working days.

 

Should any person be a foreign citizen, the same above specified court marriage registration procedure also applies. Only can they seek for court marriage registration in Nepal; they must also provide extra paperwork and stay at least 15 days.

 

S.N.	Additional Documents
1	Single status document from respective foreign embassy located in Nepal.
2	In case Embassy is not located in Nepal: The foreign citizen should submit the document of the single status verified by the government authority of their respective country. Also, the document needs to be in English version and should be notarized as per the law of their country.
3	After completion of 15 days stay in Nepal, the foreign citizen needs to receive the temporary resident document from the ward office of the district from where they want to apply for marriage registration.
4	English translation and notarization of the marriage law of their respective country in Nepal.

 

*Note: Foreign citizens must spend 15 days in Nepal under mandatory stay. That site grants a temporary residence letter.

1. Need to stay in Nepal at least for 15 days to qualify to apply for marraige registration before court.
2. After stay for 15 days in Nepal, one additional day is required to receive the temporary resident letter from ward office.
3. After receiving the temporary resident letter, it will take 2 to 3 days for the completion of court proceeding.

 

 

 

*Note: The court marriage registration for a foreign person would take about 19 days. When you come to decide to do court marriage in Nepal, nonetheless, we advise spending 22 to 24 days in Nepal. In case of uncertainty about any of the documents, a court might ask for more documentation at will.

 

The court marriage certificate must first be certified by the Department of National Personal Records (Rastriya Kitabkhana) then attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal. It is then usable abroad. Handling both stages, Bhandari Law and Partners guarantees flawless global recognition.

 

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Contacts :

Phone Number: +977 9808811027, +977 9849964619 (also available in what’s app and viber)

Email: info@lawbhandari.com

Location: Park Ln Road, Buddhanagar-10, Kathmandu, Nepal.