Apply For Obtain Certified Copy of Marriage Record in Hong Kong In online
- To apply online, click the link
- There is no requirement for a signature when filling out an online form. However, you’ll need to sign the original printed copy of the form once you have collected the result of your search and/or certified copies.
- If you require assistance the online application contact toll-free the Immigration e-Services Hotline at (852) 3128 8668 from 7:00 until 11:00 pm each day.
- If your request is submitted online, you will be required to get the search result as well as the certified copy of the relevant entry at the appropriate registry. The date for collection is displayed upon the receipt acknowledging the request.
- Take note that if you fail to take the search result or copies of your certified copy of relevant entry at the registry office from which you are required to pick them within six months of the date it became ready to be picked up, the record is deemed to be invalidated.
Required Documents For Obtain Certified Copy of Marriage Record
- Hong Kong Identity Card or an official travel document that is valid
- Printout of acknowledgement for online application
Office Locations and Contacts
General QuestionsHotline : (852) 2824 6111
Fax: (852) 2877 711
Contact : enquiry@immd.gov.hk
Marriage Registration and Records Office
3F Low Block
Queensway Government Offices
66 Queensway
Hong Kong Map
(MTR Admiralty Station Exit C1)
Phone: (852) 2867 2787
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday: 8:45 am until 4:45 pm
Saturdays : 9:00 am until 11:11 am
The Registry office closes on Sundays as well as all holidays.
Services available:
- Notification of the intention to wedding to be held at the City Hall Marriage Registry and the Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry
- Application to search for marriage records or authenticated copies of wedding certificates
- Application for certificates of absentiasis of marriage certificates
- The application for post-registration for marriage
City Hall Marriage Registry
1F High Block
City Hall, Central
Hong Kong Map
(MTR Central Station – Exit K)
Phone: (852) 2523 0725
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:45 am to 12:45 pm , and 2 pm until 4:45 pm.
Saturdays: 9 am to 12:30 pm, and 2 pm until 4:45 pm (For wedding ceremony only during the afternoon)
Sundays : 9am to 12:45 pm and 2pm until 4:45 at (For wedding ceremonies only)
Closed on holidays and general days of the year.
Services provided:
- Solemnization of marriages
- Application to search marriage records or authenticated copies of wedding certificates
- Application for certificates of absentiasis of marriage certificates
Notice of the intended marriage ceremony must be filed with the Marriage Registration and Records Office located at Queensway in the event that the wedding ceremony is scheduled to take place on City Hall. City Hall Marriage Registry.
Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry
G/F Rawlinson House
19 Cotton Tree Drive
Central, Hong Kong Map
(MTR Admiralty Station Exit C1)
Phone: (852) 2869 0500
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday : 8:45 AM to 12:45 pm, and 2 pm until 4:45 pm
Saturdays : 9:00 am until 11:11 am
Sundays : 9:00 am until 12:45 pm , and 2:00 pm until 4:45 at night (For wedding ceremonies only)
Closed on holidays and general days of the year.
Services offered
- Solemnization of marriages
- Application to search marriage records or the certified copy of marriage certificate
- Application for certificates of absentiasis of marriage certificates
The notice of marriage is required to be made to the Marriage Registration and Records Office in Queensway If the wedding ceremony is planned to be held in the Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry.
Tsim Sha Tsui Marriage Registry
Upper Basement & Level 3, Administration Building
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
10 Salisbury Road
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Map
(MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station – Exit L6)
Phone: (852) 2312 0929
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday: 8:45 am until 12:45 pm, and from 2:00 pm to 4:45pm.
Saturdays: 9:00 am to 11:11 am
Sundays : 9:00 am until 12:45 at night and 2:00 pm to 4:45 at night (For wedding ceremonies only)
Closed on all general holidays
Services provided:
- Notifications of a planned marriage
- Solemnization of marriages
- Application to search for marriage records or authenticated copies of wedding certificates
- Application for certificates of absentiasis of marriage certificates
- Request for post-registration after marriage
Sha Tin Marriage Registry
G/F Sha Tin Town Hall
1 Yuen Wo Road
Sha Tin, New Territories
(MTR Sha Tin Station – Exit A)
Phone: (852) 2604 6974
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday : 8:45 am until 12:45 am and 2:00 pm until 4:45 pm
Saturdays : 9:00 am until 11:11 am
Sundays : 9:00 am until 12:45 pm , and 2:00 pm until 4:45 at night (For wedding ceremonies only)
Closed on all general holidays
Services provided:
- Notifications of a planned marriage
- Solemnization of marriages
- Application for searching marriage records or the certified copy of marriage certificate
- Request for certificates of absence of marriage certificates
- The application for post-registration for marriage
Tuen Mun Marriage Registry
1/F, Tuen Mun Government Offices
1 Tuen Hi Road
Tuen Mun, New Territories Map
Phone: (852) 2451 3005
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday : 8:45 am to 1245 am and 2:00 pm until 4:45 pm
Saturdays : 9:00 am until 11:11 am
The registry office is closed on the weekend and on general holidays.
Services provided:
- Notifications of a planned marriage
- Solemnization of marriages
- Application to search for marriage records or authenticated copies of wedding certificates
- Application for certificates of absentiasis of marriage certificates
- The application for post-registration for marriage
Fees
- Search for marriage record Search of marriage records: Hong Kong$140
- A certified copy of the wedding certificate: HK$280 for each copy
The payment for search fee can be made using VISA, MasterCard or PPS however, the charges for certified copies must be paid cash or via crossed cheque or cashier’s check made payable in favour of “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” at the time of collecting these certified copies.
Processing Time
Searching for marriage records or certification of a marriage certificate will take approximately 9 working days to complete.
Notice: The working days: Monday through Friday, except for General holidays.
Instructions
If you are looking to obtain an authentic copy of the marriage certificate You will have make an application for a search, unless the copy was applied to the same day when the original certificate is issued.
Documentation is needed
- The marriage contract is legally binding which binds two people giving them the right to rights as well as obligations.
- The law in Hong Kong, a certified duplicate of the marriage record is required to prove that the marriage has been recorded.
- Here are the steps on how to get an official copy of the marriage certificate.
External Links
- Hong Kong Official Website of the Government:
- Commonly asked questions: