Application for a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage

(S. 32 of the Marriage Act, 2014)

This is a certificate issued by the Office of the Registrar of Marriages confirming that a Kenyan national has no existing marriage record and therefore qualifies to get married outside of the country. The application for this certificate has to undergo a mandatory 10 days display at the nearest Registrar’s office dependent on the applicant’s last place of resid

Requirements

Fill the online application

Attach:

• Applicant’s certified copy of Passport
• Applicant’s certified copy of Birth Certificate
• Coloured passport-size photos – one each
• Fiancée’s certified Passport copy
• Copy of Death Certificate (if widow or widower)
• Copy of Divorce Decree Absolute (If the partner had been married before and divorced)
• Sworn affidavit if the Death Certificate or Divorce Decree is more than two (2) years

• • Certification of the above documents can be done by the Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Kenyan Foreign Missions and Embassies or a notary public outside Kenya
  • Upon approval, the applicant will be notified to pay a fee of Kshs 10,000/= on the online platform
  • Time frame: 15 days if notice is placed in Nairobi. 20 days if notice is placed outside of Nairobi