Required Identification

You must bring or mail valid identification when you request a Marriage Record. Photocopies of identification are accepted by mail only. 

Expired forms of identification will not be accepted, no exceptions.

Acceptable forms of identification are the following:

• Driver's license (from the United States or one of its territories)
• Non-driver identification card (from the United States or one of its territories)
• Learner's permit from New York State only
• IDNYC card
• United States Military Identification Card
• A valid passport from any country
• U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (issued within the past 10 years)
• United States Alien Registration Card with expiration date
• Employment authorization card issued by the United States immigration authorities

Marriage Record Entitlement

You can request marriage records that are less than 50 years old as long as you meet one of the following criteria:

• You are one of the spouses or someone with a notarized written permission from the people who got married
• You are an attorney and require the record as evidence in a legal proceeding
• Both spouses are deceased and you can present their original death certificates
• You have a judicial or other proper purpose

Marriage records issued after 1949 that are older than 50 years from today's date are considered a historic record and is available to the general public.

You can request a copy of a marriage record online, by mail, or in person.  If you submit your request online, you must still complete the application by mail or in person.

The fee for a domestic marriage record (short certificate) is $15 and $10 for each additional copy. The fee for a marriage record for foreign use (extended certificate) is $35 for the first copy and $30 for each additional copy. This fee includes the search, certification, and hand signature with a raised seal.

If you also need an Apostille (gold seal) on your extended certificate for foreign use, visit the Apostille Document Authentication page to learn more.

Online

After submission, you will receive a confirmation number.  To complete the application, bring or mail all required documentation along with payment to the City Clerk's Office. 

Request a copy of a marriage record from 1950 to the present.

In Person

To request a record from 1950 to 1995, you must go to the Manhattan City Clerk's Office, Record Room Division, located at 141 Worth Street (between Centre Street and Hamill Place).

To request a record from 1996 to present, you can go to any City Clerk borough office.

You can pay by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), debit card (Visa, MasterCard), or money order made payable to the City Clerk. You will receive your marriage record on the same day if all documentation is presented.

By Mail

Submit payment and all required documentation along with valid identification to:

City Clerk of New York
141 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
Attn: Record Room

You can pay by United States postal money order or money order/certified check made payable to "The City Clerk of New York." You will receive your marriage record in 4 to 6 weeks.

City Clerk Borough Offices

Bronx Office

Supreme Court Building
851 Grand Concourse (between East 158th and East 159th Street)
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4 PM

Manhattan Office 

Municipal Building
141 Worth Street (between Centre Street and Hamill Place)
New York, NY 10013
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 3:45 PM

Brooklyn Office

Municipal Building
210 Joralemon Street, 2nd Floor, Room 205 (between Court and Fulton Street)
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4 PM

Queens Office

Borough Hall Building 
120-55 Queens Boulevard (between 80 Road and 82 Avenue)
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4 PM

Staten Island Office

Borough Hall Building
10 Richmond Terrace, 3rd Floor, Room 311 (between Bay Street and Bend)
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4 PM

"No Record" Letter

If you want documentation stating that there is no marriage record with your name on file, you can request a “no record” letter.

To obtain the "no record" letter, visit the Manhattan's City Clerk Office and file a search application. There is a $5 fee, that is payable by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), debit card (Visa, MasterCard), or money order made payable to the City Clerk.

If you need documentation regarding your unmarried status to get married in a foreign country, you need to obtain a Certificate of Non-Impediment. To get this Certificate, go to the Marriage in a Foreign Country page.

Record of Spouse's Request

You can find out if your current spouse got a marriage certificate with another person while still married to you. You will get a verbal yes or no answer. You will not get any documents.

The fee is $5 payable and payable only by money order.

If you have a Marriage Ceremony outside of the City Clerk's office, you will get a Certificate of Marriage Registration in the mail.

If you do not receive your Certificate of Marriage Registration within a month of your Marriage Ceremony, contact the Office of the City Clerk where you got your Marriage License. You can also send an email to officeservices@cityclerk.nyc.gov.

You can submit a request to have your marriage record amended (changed or corrected).

The fee is $10 and should be made payable by money order to the City Clerk. You also need to provide required documents.

You can submit your request online or by mail.

Online

You can start the Amendment Application online by using the City Clerk Online. 

After you submit the Marriage Record Amendment Application online, you will get a confirmation number. To complete the application, you must mail:

• Your confirmation number
• Payment
• Copy of proper identification
• Any additional required documents

Online applications expire after 21 days.

Learn more about Amendments to Marriage Records.

By Mail

You can amend a marriage record by completing the Amendment Application. You must mail:

• Your application
• Payment
• Copy of proper identification
• Any additional required documents

If you are applying by mail, do not send original documents, except the certificate of Marriage Registration.

Submit application, payment, and all required documents to:

Manhattan Office of the City Clerk
141 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013

You and your spouse must complete the form and your signatures must be notarized. Amendments take 6 to 8 weeks to be completed.

Download the Marriage Record Amendment Application.

You can check the status of your marriage record copy or change request.

Online

Contact the City Clerk.

By Phone

The Office of the City Clerk can only provide records of marriages that took place in New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island).

If the marriage took place outside of NYC (within a U.S. State or Puerto Rico), visit the VitalChek website to learn more and request the marriage record. 

If the marriage took place in another country, contact that country’s consulate. Visit the Consulate or Embassy page for contact information.