Validity of foreign marriages in India – S15, Foreign Marriage Act, 1969

A foreign marriage duly solemnised under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 is good and valid in law in India as per section 15 of the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969

 

 

For a foreign marriage to be duly solemnised following conditions need to be fulfilled

 

(i) One of the Parties must be Indian Citizen intending to marry outside India, and

(ii) Condition relating to solemnisation of foreign marriage must be fulfilled as per section 4, and 

(iii) Notice of intended marriage given as per section 5, and

(iv) Notice is intended marriage is published as per section 7, and

(v)  Objection, if any, must be dispensed with as per section 10, and

(vi)  It is not in contravention of local laws, and

(vii) Declaration made as per section 12 and section 13

See section 15 of the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969