Marriage registration
You register your marriage at a Sub-Registrar office and get a marriage certificate.
About this guidePending verification
Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Couples in Telangana who have married or are about to marry: under the Hindu Marriage Act or the Special Marriage Act.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- Which of these fits your marriage?
- Has the marriage already taken place?
- On the wedding day, has (or will) the groom have completed 21 and the bride 18?
- On the day you marry or register before the Marriage Officer, how old will the two of you be?
- Have you both lived in the Marriage Officer's district for at least the 30 days before you apply?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
This route does not apply to your situation
A marriage is registered under the Hindu Marriage Act only if the groom had completed 21 and the bride 18 at the time of marriage.
→ For help about the marriage of a girl under 18 or a boy under 21, see the guide below. For legal advice, go to the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in your district court complex; legal aid is free for the weaker sections. Toll-free number: 15100.
→ A child in danger: Child Helpline 1098
Sources: 2, 11, 19
This route does not apply to your situation
The Marriage Officer solemnizes a marriage under the Special Marriage Act only if the groom has completed 21 and the bride 18 on the wedding day.
→ For help about the marriage of a girl under 18 or a boy under 21, see the guide below. For legal advice, go to the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in your district court complex; legal aid is free for the weaker sections. Toll-free number: 15100.
→ A child in danger: Child Helpline 1098
Sources: 7, 8, 11, 19
This route does not apply to your situation
A marriage already held is registered under the Special Marriage Act (sections 15 and 16) only if husband and wife have both completed 21 at the time of registration. You can apply once you both have.
→ If you are both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included) and married by Hindu rites, you can register under the Hindu Marriage Act: choose the first answer above.
Sources: 7, 11, 2
This route does not apply to your situation
To register a marriage already held under the Special Marriage Act, you must both have lived in the Marriage Officer's district for at least the 30 days before you apply.
→ Apply once you have lived there 30 days, or apply to a Marriage Officer in the district where you have both lived for the last 30 days.
Sources: 7, 11
Another route for you
A Christian marriage is solemnized under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 by an ordained or licensed minister or a Marriage Registrar, who also registers it. The Registration Department's District Registrar keeps copies of those records. Get the certificate from the church that performed the marriage.
→ A marriage performed by other rites can also be registered at the Sub-Registrar office under section 16 of the Special Marriage Act: choose "Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act" above.
Sources: 12, 8, 13
Another route for you
Registration Department offices register marriages only under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act. A marriage already performed by religious rites, such as a nikah, can be registered at the Sub-Registrar office under section 16 of the Special Marriage Act.
→ For that route, choose "Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act" above, then "Yes, by other rites".
Sources: 11, 8, 12
2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
Signed by both husband and wife and by three witnesses.
If you don't have it: Filled in online on the Registration Department's website; Form A is also there.
Sources: 3, 5, 2, 11, 1
Details
Sources: 2, 11
Details
What the photo must look like- A photo from the ceremony with the bride and groom together.
Not confirmed: The department's pages give no photo size or background. Ask the Sub-Registrar office what size they want.
Sources: 2, 11
Details
Not confirmed: The department's pages do not say which documents count as proof of residence; ask at the office.
Sources: 2, 11
Details
SSC certificates of both, or passports
Sources: 2, 11
Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: Both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included), married by Hindu ritesIf: Yes
Find the right Sub-Registrar office: the one where the marriage took place, or where the wife or husband lived for at least six months just before the marriage.
For addresses in Hyderabad city, the department's page also names the offices of the Deputy Inspectors General of Registration at Nampally, which can register it too.
Open the official pageSources: 2, 3, 11, 15
- Do this nowIf: Both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included), married by Hindu ritesIf: Yes
Register as a citizen on the Registration Department's website and log in.
Fill in the Hindu marriage application (Form A) online and pay the fee. A marriage can be registered any time after the wedding; there is no time limit.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We did not see the online form and payment screen after login. The fee is from the rules' table on the department's website; check the amount shown before you pay.
Sources: 2, 6, 4, 3, 11
- Do this nowIf: Both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included), married by Hindu ritesIf: Yes
Go to the Sub-Registrar office together, with three witnesses.
Show the documents; both of you and the witnesses sign the form and the register.
Sources: 2, 3, 11
- Do this nowIf: Both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included), married by Hindu ritesIf: Yes
Once you both sign the register, the registration is complete; by the citizen's charter the certificate is issued within an hour.
Check there and then that the names and details match your passports and SSC certificates; tell the Sub-Registrar at once about any mistake.
Sources: 14, 2
- Do this nowIf: Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage ActIf: No, we will marry before the Marriage OfficerIf: Both will have completed 21 / The groom will have completed 21; the bride 18, but not yet 21
Give notice of the intended marriage online, with the fee, to the Marriage Officer (Sub-Registrar) of the area where at least one of you has lived for 30 days before the notice.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The department's fee page has two tables: an older one with small amounts, and a "Schedule of fees" with these amounts. Ask at the Sub-Registrar office which applies. We did not see the online payment screen.
Sources: 8, 9, 10, 11
- Do this nowIf: Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage ActIf: No, we will marry before the Marriage OfficerIf: Both will have completed 21 / The groom will have completed 21; the bride 18, but not yet 21
The Marriage Officer puts the notice up on the office notice board and also sends it to the office of the district where you permanently live.
Anyone may object within 30 days.
Sources: 8, 11
- Do this nowIf: Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage ActIf: No, we will marry before the Marriage OfficerIf: Both will have completed 21 / The groom will have completed 21; the bride 18, but not yet 21
After the 30 days, within the next 60 days, go before the Marriage Officer with three witnesses.
You both sign the declaration and say the words of marriage in a language you know; you may also exchange garlands or the like. If the marriage is not done within 90 days of the notice, a fresh notice is needed.
Not confirmed
The department's pages do not list the documents to take under the Special Marriage Act (such as proof of age and residence, photos). Ask the office beforehand. On the fee: The department's fee page has two tables: an older one with small amounts, and a "Schedule of fees" with these amounts. Ask at the Sub-Registrar office which applies. We did not see the online payment screen.
Sources: 8, 10, 11
- Do this nowIf: Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage ActIf: Yes, by other rites; we now want it registeredIf: Both will have completed 21If: Yes
To register under section 16 of the Special Marriage Act, apply online, with the fee, to the Marriage Officer (Sub-Registrar) in the district where you have both lived for at least the last 30 days.
You must have lived together as husband and wife since the marriage, and you must both have completed 21 by the registration.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The department's fee table does not clearly give the fee for this application; ask at the office.
Sources: 7, 8, 9, 11
- Do this nowIf: Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage ActIf: Yes, by other rites; we now want it registeredIf: Both will have completed 21If: Yes
If there are no objections, after 30 days go before the Marriage Officer together with three witnesses.
The officer registers the marriage.
Sources: 7, 11, 8
- Do this nowIf: Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act
The Marriage Officer enters the details in the marriage certificate book; you both and the three witnesses sign it.
You are then given the certificate (an extract of the register).
Sources: 8, 11
- Do this nowIf: Both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included), married by Hindu rites / Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act
Under the Telangana Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002, the Panchayat Secretary in a village and the Commissioner in a municipality are also Marriage Officers.
Ask them whether your marriage must be recorded there too.
Not confirmed
We could not read the text of this Act or its rules (the India Code and Women's Commission sites did not open), so its form, fee and time limit are not given here. The District Welfare Officer (Women, Children, Disabled & Senior Citizens) is the Additional Deputy Registrar under it.
Sources: 16, 17, 18
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf the Registrar refuses to register a Hindu marriage, the refusal must be a written order with reasons.
If the Registrar refuses to register a Hindu marriage, the refusal must be a written order with reasons. You can appeal against it to the Registrar General (the Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps), who hears both parties; that order is final.
Registration Department toll-free number · Open the official page
Sources: 3, 12, 1
If it is rejectedUnder the Special Marriage Act, if the Marriage Officer upholds an objection and refuses to solemnize the marriage, or refuses a section 16 registration, you can appeal within 30 days to the district court for the area of that office; the court's decision is final.
Under the Special Marriage Act, if the Marriage Officer upholds an objection and refuses to solemnize the marriage, or refuses a section 16 registration, you can appeal within 30 days to the district court for the area of that office; the court's decision is final.
The district court
Sources: 7
If it is lateBy the citizen's charter the certificate is due within an hour of both of you signing the register, with a penalty of ₹10 an hour on the Sub-Registrar for delay.
By the citizen's charter the certificate is due within an hour of both of you signing the register, with a penalty of ₹10 an hour on the Sub-Registrar for delay. If it is late, ask the District Registrar, or call the department's toll-free number, 1800 599 4788.
Registration Department toll-free number · Open the official page
Sources: 14, 1
If you are asked for more moneyThe Hindu marriage registration fee is ₹200 (none for an inter-caste marriage).
The Hindu marriage registration fee is ₹200 (none for an inter-caste marriage). The Registrar must give a receipt (Form E) for every fee paid at the office. If you are asked for more, ask for the receipt and complain on the department's toll-free number.
Registration Department toll-free number · Open the official page
Sources: 4, 3, 1
AlsoIf a key detail on the certificate is wrong (a name, age, date or place), it is not changed in the register without the sanction of the Inspecting Officer and the District Registrar.
If a key detail on the certificate is wrong (a name, age, date or place), it is not changed in the register without the sanction of the Inspecting Officer and the District Registrar. The department itself says this is cumbersome, so check everything on the day of registration.
The Sub-Registrar / District Registrar's office · Open the official page
Sources: 3, 2, 15
Official websites for this work
- Registration and Stamps (Telangana) Property registration, encumbrance certificate, offices
Related guides
The 19 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Marriage RegistrationRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Links to requirements, SRO jurisdiction and pre-registration; toll-free number for enquiries · read on 30-10-2026
- Hindu Marriage Registration - Requirements & PrecautionsRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Requirements list; precautions; where the marriage can be registered; Rule 5; Hindu Marriage Act section 5 · read on 30-10-2026
- Andhra Pradesh Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1965 (G.O.Ms.No.654, Home (General-A), 1965, as amended), on the department websiteRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Rules 5 (application in Form A, where), 6, 7 (refusal in writing, appeal to the Registrar General), 8(2), 15, 17 (receipt in Form E), 20 (22-03-1965) · read on 30-10-2026
- Schedule of fees as per Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Rule 15 of the A.P. Hindu Marriage Rules)Registration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Schedule of fees (i) registration ₹200, (iv) outside the office ₹10; Note (2), no fee for an inter-caste marriage (G.O.Ms.No.1175, Home, 1976) · read on 30-10-2026
- Application form for Registration of Hindu Marriage, Form A (See Rule 5(1))Registration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Form A: particulars of husband and wife, declaration, witnesses · read on 30-10-2026
- Hindu Marriage Pre-Registration: user login (citizen registration)Registration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, User login; New Users? Register · read on 30-10-2026
- The Special Marriage Act, 1954 (No. 43 of 1954)Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India; the text on the website of the Registration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Section 4(c) (for a marriage solemnized under the Act: the man 21, the woman 18); Chapter III, section 15 (a marriage celebrated in other forms is registered if (a) a ceremony was performed and they have lived together as husband and wife since, (b) neither has more than one spouse living, (c) neither is of unsound mind, (d) both have completed 21 at the time of registration, (e) not within the prohibited degrees, (f) both have resided in the Marriage Officer's district for at least 30 days just before the application) and section 16 (public notice, 30 days for objections, certificate signed by the parties and three witnesses); sections 8(2) and 17 (appeal to the district court within 30 days of a refusal to solemnize, or to register under section 16; the court's decision is final) (09-10-1954) · read on 01-11-2026
- Special Marriage Act: conditions and procedure for registrationRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Essential conditions; procedure for registration; marriages performed in other forms · read on 01-11-2026
- Special Marriage Pre-Registration: user loginRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, User login; New Users? Register · read on 30-10-2026
- Fees under Special Marriage ActRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Second table, "Schedule of fees": (i) notice ₹120, (iv) solemnizing ₹240 · read on 30-10-2026
- Frequently Asked Questions on Marriage RegistrationRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Q2–Q11 (Q11: registering a marriage already performed, under section 16: both completed 21, both lived 30 days in the Marriage Officer's jurisdiction) · read on 01-11-2026
- Christian & Muslim Marriage RegistrationRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Whom the Act applies to; who solemnises and registers; role of the department · read on 30-10-2026
- The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (text on the department website)Registration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Section 79 (whoever solemnized the marriage, or has the custody of the register, gives a copy of an entry on payment of the fee) · read on 11-11-2026
- Citizen's Charter (G.O.Rt.No.1094, Revenue (Registration.I), 12.07.2013)Registration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Service standards, item 4: Registration of Marriages (12-07-2013) · read on 30-10-2026
- Know your SRO jurisdictionRegistration & Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Search by district, mandal and village, or by locality · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.16, 23.12.2014: Andhra Pradesh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002 (Act No.15 of 2002), adaptation to the State of TelanganaDepartment for Women, Children, Disabled & Senior Citizens, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Notification, paras 1 and 4 (23-12-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.20, 31.12.2014: Telangana Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002, appointment of Registrar General, District Registrars and Marriage OfficersDepartment for Women, Children, Disabled & Senior Citizens, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Notification, items 1–4 (31-12-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.23, 18.12.2017: Telangana Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002, Registrar General of Marriages, amendmentDepartment for Women, Children, Disabled & Senior Citizens, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Amendment: Director, Women Development and Child Welfare as Registrar General; District Welfare Officer as Additional Deputy Registrar (18-12-2017) · read on 30-10-2026
- Telangana State Legal Services Authority: IntroductionTelangana State Legal Services Authority, Free legal services to the weaker sections; District Legal Services Authorities in all 33 districts, in the District Courts; toll-free 15100 · read on 01-11-2026