What documents are usually needed when a Pakistani marries a foreign national?
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Requirements depend on where the marriage occurs and the foreign spouse’s nationality. For Pakistani attestation, the Foreign Ministry requires the Nikahnama and marriage registration certificate, plus the foreign spouse’s passport, Pakistani visa and entry date for a marriage performed in Pakistan. Local registration may also require CNIC or NICOP copies, photographs, age or marital-status evidence and witnesses. The foreign country may demand additional civil-status or capacity-to-marry documents. Its embassy and official civil-registration authority should be checked before the ceremony, not after tickets are booked.
Sources used
Consular Services: Attestation of Documents
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan
Official requirements for marriage certificates, foreign-national marriages, overseas marriages, apostille and consular attestation.View sourceWest Pakistan Rules under the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961
Pakistan Code, Ministry of Law and Justice
Official rules containing Form II, the standard Nikahnama, and marriage-register inspection provisions.View sourceDocuments for a marriage or civil partnership abroad
UK Government
Official country-specific guidance on documents that may be needed for a marriage abroad.View source