Nikkahnama (Marriage Certificate)

[K n E 3]

Hello all,

Let me explain my situation.

I just received my appointment letter (really excited) and it states on the letter that I need to provide to them my marriage certificate. Here is what I have already sent to them:

1. Original Marriage certificate issued by the Government of Sindh

2. An Original Nikkahnama issued by the religion authority or JamaatKhana. The only problem is that it states Duplicate at the top.

3. A letter explaining why I was not able to send the Original Nikkahnama. It basically states that the original is kept by the issuing authority and the duplicate version is Bride's copy and Triplicate is the Groom's copy. All three versions are exactly the same with signatures from all witnesses, bride, and groom along with the appropriate seal and stamps. None of them are copies.

Is there anyone else that has run into this issue? I would appreciate any guidance!

Regards.

[RMART 2]

Was the original Marriage Certificate in Urdu? Did you send in the translation?

We sent in the original Urdu Nikkahnama with the registration number stamped at the top and english translation with all the seals.

[K n E 3]

Was the original Marriage Certificate in Urdu? Did you send in the translation?

We sent in the original Urdu Nikkahnama with the registration number stamped at the top and english translation with all the seals.

My Nikkahnama was actualy all in english, so did not need a translation.

I did send in the Nadra issued Marriage registration Certificate!

Do you think it would suffice? I had my father-in-law visit the JamatKhana and they said that the fist copy and the fourth copy are always sent to the government and this is the case for everyone. They said that they wont write a letter stating so since that has never been a part of their process!

Any idea on what I should do?

Edited April 3, 2013 by K n E

[RMART 2]

I don't think they care for the certificate from the JamatKhana.

If you read some posts by others regarding the nikkahnama, people who didn't show an urdu one did have issues. I guess they believe the Urdu one to be the original and actual Nikkahnama even though Pakistan allows for one in English. That I believe is the confusion.

You can see these posts:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/391675-pakistan-marriage-certificate-nikkahnama-or-marriage-registration/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/377585-rfe-for-marriage-certificate/

I was actually going to request for an English Nikkahnama but there wasn't enough time but now I'm actually glad that we got one in Urdu and then had the translation done afterwards. Thats all I sent in, Urdu Nikkahnama with registration number stamped at the top plus the translation. I didn't send the Marriage registration certificate because I thought the number is already at the top of the urdu one so its pointless, but now i'm considering that maybe i should have it at the interview to avoid any delays.

Hope it helps!

PS: Congrats on getting the interview date!

[K n E 3]

Thank RMART for your reply.

I see that most of them were asked for their Nikkahnama in urdu, but what does one do if their original nikkahnama was in english? It is certified with the appropriate seal and everything!

Ahhh... I sent an email to the ISL embassy. Let's see what they respond back with!

Thanks again!

[RMART 2]

You're Welcome!

Hmm I suggest calling them instead of emailing...i don't really trust the ISL embassy to be efficient with emails but thats just my thought.

Good Luck!