Marriage certificates are a celebration of a special part of your life. They're also an important personal document that you can use as proof of your wedding for official purposes, such as changing your name on a passport or driver licence.
Marriages outside Victoria
If you were married outside Victoria, contact the Registry (External link) of the state, territory or country where the marriage took place.
We'll ask you for the following information during the application process:
At minimum, you'll be asked for:
In most cases, you can prove your identity with certified copies of your driver licence and Medicare card.
Alternatively, there are other ways to prove your identity.
If you're applying for your own certificate, you only need to provide proof of your identity.
If you're applying for someone else's certificate, you also need to prove that you're authorised to do so. See Get someone else's marriage certificate.
| Processing start date | Processing time | Pick up/delivery |
|---|---|---|
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Date received
Full application |
10 business days |
Pickup 595 Collins Street Melbourne or 6 days |
If you applied for more than one copy of a certificate, each will be posted separately for security reasons, unless you asked for them to be sent by Registered Post.
We'll post them all on the same day, but bear in mind that Australia Post may deliver them on different days.
| Standard certificate |
|---|
| $32.40 |
| Accepted as an official Australian marriage certificate. |
| Postage - see Australia Post (External link) for product details | Price |
|---|---|
Australia |
|
| Standard post/Handling | $1.00 |
|
Registered post (Standard) Note: We do no send commemorative certificates by Registered post. |
$7.30 |
|
Express post Note:
|
$7.70 |
Outside Australia |
|
| Airmail (Standard post) | $3.60 |
| Express Courier International | $52.00 |