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Getting
Married
Visitors can be married just 24 hour after arriving in
Jamaica providing prior application has been made for
a marriage license.
The cost of a license is four thousand Jamaican dollars
(approximately US$75-US$80).
To apply for your marriage license, call our Ministry
of National Security at 1-876-906-4908 or visit:
The Ministry of National Security
Mutual Life Building
2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5.
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Friday from 9:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M.
- Unlike
many countries, Jamaica does not expect you take a blood
test before getting married. However, the following
documentation is required:
- Proof
of citizenship - certified copy of birth certificate,
which includes father’s name.
- Parent’s
written consent if under 18 years of age.
- Proof
of divorce if applicable (original certificate of divorce).
- Certified
copy of death certificate for widow or widower.
- Italian
nationals celebrating their wedding in Jamaica must
notify their embassy and a certified copy of their marriage
certificate forwarded to their embassy to be legalized
and translated.
- French
Canadians need a notarised translated copy of all documents
and a photocopy of the original French documents.]
- There
are non-denominational Marriage Officers who can officiate
either at their offices, in their homes or at a place
chosen by the couple, and are able to provide witnesses.
Marriage Officers charge anywhere from US$50 to US$250.
Some of the Marriage Officers, located in popular resort
regions, are:
Kingston
Mr. Silvera Castro
Civil Registrar of Marriages
c/o Caribbean Cement Company
Tel: (876) 925 3690
Email: scastro@caribcement.com
Rev. Aaron Dumas
28 Sandringham Avenue, Kingston 10
Tel: (876) 929 1667 – 8
Fax: (876) 754 4115
Mr. Roy Jones
4 Gibson Avenue, Kingston 6
Tel/Fax: (876) 927 2522
Email: roy.jones@cwjamaica.com
Montego Bay
Carmen Thompson
37 Market Street, Montego Bay
Tel: (876) 952 3782
Rev. Terrence Gordon
59 Kent Avenue, Ironshore
Montego Bay
Tel/Fax: (876) 953 3376
Ocho Rios
Mr. Raphael Mason
Exchange District,
P.O. Box 274, Ocho Rios
Tel: (876) 974 0479
Rev. Millard Edwards
Moneague, St. Ann
Tel: (876) 796 2612
Port Antonio
Rev. Delroy Farr
25 Mount Oakley Road,
P.O. Box 229, Port Antonio
Tel: (876) 993 3369
Negril
Rev. Winston Barrett
C/o United Church of Jamaica & Grand Cayman
Tel: (876) 955 2753
Pastor Lorrel Garwood
Lot #50, Phase 1, Llandilo
Savanna-la-Mar
Tel: (876) 955 4672
Some hotels will make all arrangements for you. Special
package prices include performance of the ceremony, tax,
transportation costs and expenses incurred plus any other
special requests (wedding cake, etc.). Check with your
hotel as these packages vary.
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