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Thursday, April 11

Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 governs marriages of Indian citizen outside India



Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 contains the law, which governs the marriages of citizens of India outside India.


To put it simple it applies to a person, who is an Indian citizen but is living in Foreign Country [or on a foreign ship, which is in the territorial waters outside of India], wants to marry an Indian or a foreigner there at the foreign land.

Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 came into effect on 31st August, 1969