Required Identification
You must bring or mail valid identification when you request a Marriage Record. Expired forms of identification will not be accepted, no exceptions.
Acceptable forms of identification are the following:
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:
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.
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 with the City Clerk's Office, you can request a “no record” letter.
To obtain the "no record" letter, you would have to 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 in order to get married in a foreign country, you would need to instead obtain a Certificate of Non-Impediment. To learn how 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 payable by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express), debit card (Visa, MasterCard), or money order made payable to the City Clerk. You also need to provide required documents.
You can submit your request online or in person.
Online
When you submit the Marriage Record Amendment Application online, you will get a confirmation number. To complete the application, you must bring or mail your confirmation number along with payment, proper identification, and any additional required documentation to:
Manhattan Office of the City Clerk
141 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
If you submit materials by mail, your signatures must be notarized.
Online applications expire after 21 days. If you do not complete the application at the Office of the City Clerk before then, you will need to submit a new application.
Apply to Amend a Marriage Record Online.
In Person
You can request a form to amend a marriage record. You must file all amendments to a marriage record at the Manhattan Office of the City Clerk, which is located at the 141 Worth Street address above.
You and your spouse must complete the form and provide a notarized signature. Amendments take 6 to 8 weeks to be completed.
You can check the status of your marriage record copy or change request.
Online
By Phone
