Affidavit for Marital Record Verification:
An affidavit for marital record verification in Pakistan is a statement on oath verifying that a person is single and has never been married. This statement can be made by a person himself, or it can be made by his close relatives. No such statement on oath is required for a person who wants to get married and needs his marriage certificate in Pakistan. When a Pakistani national wants to get married abroad and wants to register his marriage there, then he has to obey the laws of that country. If that country requires such an affidavit for marital verification in Pakistan, then he has to obtain such an affidavit. The other way to prove that a person is unmarried is to obtain his single certificate in Pakistan. This certificate is issued by the government.
Single Certificate:
Generally, when a person wants to get married in some other country, they may require him to obtain his single status certificate from Pakistan. This certificate is issued by the government as proof that the applicant is unmarried. The government of Pakistan, in order to issue the certificate, checks the applicant’s marital status in Pakistan from the Nadra database and also conducts the physical verification through the union council. Once the certificate is issued, it can be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan. The other country may require an affidavit for marital record verification in Pakistan, in addition to the unmarried certificate.
Who Can Give this Affidavit:
An applicant himself or his close relatives can give this affidavit. From whom this affidavit is required depends on the requirements of the other country where it has to be used. If the country accepts the affidavit from the applicant himself, then he has to give the affidavit himself. In case they accept the affidavit from the close relatives, then he has to get this affidavit from his father or mother. In case the father or the mother is dead, then it can be from his brother or sister.
Attestation of Affidavit:
The affidavit for the marital record verification in Pakistan requires attestation before it is used in another country. It has to be attested by an oath commissioner, as the sworn affidavit is always attested by an oath commissioner. Once the document is attested by an oath commissioner, it has to be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan.
Who Required this Affidavit:
It is not the Pakistani government that requires this certificate. It is the other country where you want to register your marriage that may require it. In Pakistan, the government knows whether you are single or married. If a female has taken khula in Pakistan and has obtained the Nadra divorce certificate, the government has all the records. If you lie at the time of marriage, it will be caught while registering the marriage. A person cannot be issued a marriage certificate if there is any false entry in the nikahnama because the software will give an error while issuing the certificate of marriage.
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