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Please I need an urgent favor. I need an help on how to recertification of my marriage certificate. I was told I have to do it online @ Federal ministry of interior but I can’t find where to input my details. Kindly assist me on how to do this. It is urgent because I have to get this done before I can legalize same at Federal ministry of foreign affair.

I was instructed to go to the Ikoyi marriage registry, which I did, but I was then informed that the local government marriage registry does not perform legally valid marriages, should one wish to utilise it as a means of going abroad. I have to go through the recertification process all over again. Alternatively, I can use the church's services to perform a church wedding, and they will collaborate with the church to provide a marriage certificate that is deemed legally binding. This is not to argue that marriages performed by local government officials are illegal; rather, it cannot be approved by the foreign affairs ministry.

apexugroup:
I was instructed to go to the Ikoyi marriage registry, which I did, but I was then informed that the local government marriage registry does not perform legally valid marriages, should one wish to utilise it as a means of going abroad. I have to go through the recertification process all over again.

Did you do the e-certifacte at the local govt then? The one of #8,500?


End product here for verification and the likes
https://ecitibiz.interior.gov.ng/marriage/publicnotice

Orire01:
Did you do the e-certifacte at the local govt then? The one of #8,500?


End product here for verification and the likes
https://ecitibiz.interior.gov.ng/marriage/publicnotice

Nope I didn’t. They conducted full court marriage for me. I thought I could use it for oversea traveling.

apexugroup:
Nope I didn’t. They conducted full court marriage for me. I thought I could use it for oversea traveling.

Ok, i guess that may be the issue, because emphasises was laid on the e-certificate for us at our LG for purpose of traveling verifications and official verification.

You can visit the local govt where you did your court wedding for this sha. For your details to be collected and uploaded to the FG allocated portal for this.

apexugroup:
I was instructed to go to the Ikoyi marriage registry, which I did, but I was then informed that the local government marriage registry does not perform legally valid marriages, should one wish to utilise it as a means of going abroad. I have to go through the recertification process all over again. Alternatively, I can use the church's services to perform a church wedding, and they will collaborate with the church to provide a marriage certificate that is deemed legally binding. This is not to argue that marriages performed by local government officials are illegal; rather, it cannot be approved by the foreign affairs ministry.

Please can I connect with you, I’m also in the same situation. I sent you an email already.

ifelekan1:
Please can I connect with you, I’m also in the same situation. I sent you an email already.

jamesudom30@gmail.com. Sent me a mail I will give you my phone number

ifelekan1:
Please can I connect with you, I’m also in the same situation. I sent you an email already.

Please were you able to get recertified? How did you go about it please I'm in same situation and I need clarification

Debby414:
Please were you able to get recertified? How did you go about it please I'm in same situation and I need clarification

Yes I did and my wife is in Finland. jamesudom30@gmail.com We can chat on WhatsApp if you write to me

apexugroup:
Yes I did and my wife is in Finland. jamesudom30@gmail.com We can chat on WhatsApp if you write to me

I've sent you a mail please check

Debby414:
I've sent you a mail please check

Noted

Pls what does the recertification looks like and is it in Abuja you got it or the local government ?

apexugroup:
Please I need an urgent favor. I need an help on how to recertification of my marriage certificate. I was told I have to do it online @ Federal ministry of interior but I can’t find where to input my details. Kindly assist me on how to do this. It is urgent because I have to get this done before I can legalize same at Federal ministry of foreign affair.

. jamesudom30@gmail.com
That is my email, you can use it to reach me

Hopefully someone will read my post and be well informed. I will try to make sure I deeply explain my experience so as to help someone else.
Firstly, the only marriage recognized by the foreign affairs ministry and all foreign embassies is the legal marriage conducted by the federal marriage registry.
Secondly, though marriages conducted in all the local government areas are only legal in Nigeria, foreign embassies and the foreign affairs ministry only accept marriages conducted by the federal marriage registry.

Please ask the fellowing when you choose to get married in a church: 1. Is your house of worship licensed? 2. Does your church's license expire or is it still valid? 3. Can your church perform both legal marriages and church weddings? 4. Will your church allow you to obtain your marriage license from the Federal Marriage Registry?

The foreign affairs ministry informed me that my marriage was not recognized because it took place in a local government region. The certificate and other documents had to be submitted to a friend who helped me to ensure that they were signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please be aware that this is a highly time-consuming and challenging process.

According to what I've been told, most embassies wouldn't have accepted the signed documents unless they came from the Federal Marriage Registry, but the Finnish embassy did. I'm in Finland right now, but I intend to get married again in one of the eurozone nations. I maybe relocating to another western country.


Because of the emails and phone calls I received from fellow Nigerians, I feel compelled to share everything. To save a lot of trouble, please be married in a federal marriage registry if you plan to travel overseas with your spouse.

Moderator put this in a front page so a lot of Nigeria can learn from it.

If you are already married and listed in the local government registry, you have two options. 1 Visit any federal marriage registry to start the formal marriage process over; before doing anything online, visit their physical office. 2. Consult the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior if you still wish to use your marriage certificate.

I'm hoping this will be useful to someone. Please know that I will not help in any way beyond what I have stated above.

I decided to disclose the address of the federal marriage registry here rather than respond to a woman who contacted me about it. Someone else might gain from it.

Federal Marriage Registries are located in Ikoyi, Lagos State; Abuja, Federal Capital Territory; Benin, Edo State; Owerri, Imo State; Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Kano, Kano State; Jos, Plateau State, Enugu, Enugu; Kaduna, Kaduna; Ibadan, Oyo State; Ikeja, Lagos State; and Makurdi, Benue State. Please every single information you need, I already post it here, no need for private messages. I am doing my honeymoon with my wifey