Getting married in Kenya: certificate and paperwork
The marriage certificate, then the records that change after it.
Your checklist. Tick things off as you go; it's saved on this phone only.
- 1. The certificate most other steps ask for. Get married at the Registrar and get a marriage certificate (marriage by notice) Both of you apply on eCitizen with your documents and pay the KSh 600 notice fee. After the 21-day notice, book an interview with the Registrar, bring your originals, pay the second fee, and marry within 90 days of the notice.
- 2. Add your spouse to your health cover. Add your spouse and children as dependants on SHA Log in to afyayangu.go.ke and click Add Dependents to add your spouse and children. You'll need their ID or birth certificate and a passport photo. No phone or internet? Get help at a Huduma Centre or SHA office.
- 3. If details on your ID need to change. Correct or change details on your national ID Apply for "Change of Particulars" with the National Registration Bureau, either on your eCitizen account or at an NRB office. Get your birth certificate right first, because your ID and birth certificate should carry the same details.