Registration and issuance of the secure marriage certificate

Description

Authentic record providing legal proof of the spouses' marital status.

Eligible persons

Any citizen who married in Benin

Request channel

In person only.

Required documents

  • RAVIP receipt or any document bearing the NPI of each spouse
  • Original copy of the duly completed marriage declaration form
  • NPIs of the two witnesses
  • Marriage contract in case of community of property.

Service cost

2,000 FCFA

Processing time

Immediate

Validity

Unlimited

Reference texts

This service is governed by the following texts:

  • Law no. 2002-07 of 24 August 2004 on the Code of Persons and the Family
  • Law no. 2021-13 of 20 December 2021 amending and supplementing law no. 2002-07 of 24 August 2004 on the code of persons and the family
  • Decree 2018-471 of 10 October 2018 defining the procedures and operation of the administrative framework for derogatory civil-status registration and setting the rules for dematerialisation of records
  • Decree no. 2019-072 of 06 March 2019 amending articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of decree no. 2018-471 of 10 October 2018 defining the procedures and operation of the administrative framework for derogatory civil-status registration and setting the rules for dematerialisation of records.

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