Salams Ahamed!
Here are the procedures from the Indian Embassy of India in Riyadh for marriage registration. People residing in other countries, please contact the respective Indian Consulate in your cities.
For Marriage Registration:
Reference:
http://www.indianembassy.org.sa/Page...s/Marriage.htm
Solemnizing Marriage
SR. 200
Under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969, the Embassy is authorized to solemnize a marriage when one or both the partners are Indian citizens and are residing abroad.
Requirements - When one partner is Indian and the other partner is a foreigner:-
1) An advertisement in the newspaper (both in English and the native language of the Indian partner) in India which is widely read in the hometown of boy/girl giving the name/address and other particulars of the boy/girl, announcing their intention to marry and that if anyone has any objection o the marriage, he/she may contact the Embassy of India, Riyadh
2) A letter from the Embassy of the country to which the foreign partner belongs stating that the Embassy does not have any objection to the marriage of its national.
3)
An affidavit (Form 8A.pdf) from a court in India on stamp paper issued by a notary and advocate stating that the parents of the Indian partner do not have any objection to the marriage. This affidavit is to be produced by the Indian partner only. Affidavit should be strictly on the lines of the specimen provided in Form 8A.pdf
Form 8A.doc
4) Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passports of both partners.
5)
One passport size recent colour photograph each of both the partners.
6)
Marriage Declaration form (Form 8B.pdf) to be submitted to the Consular Officer, duly signed by the partners. The Form is to be signed before the Consular Officer who would attest the same on payment of attestation fee of SR. 80.
Form 8B.doc
SR 80
7)
Marriage fees of Saudi Riyals 200/- is to be deposited at the time of submission of the Notice of Intended Marriage (Form 8C.pdf), other documents listed at Sl. 1 to 5 above, at least three months prior to the proposed date of marriage.
Form 8C.doc
Requirements - When both the partners are Indian citizens:-
1) An advertisement in the newspaper (both in English and the native language) in India which is widely read in the hometown of boy/girl giving the name/address and other particulars of the boy/girl, announcing their intention to marry and that if anyone has any objection o the marriage, he/she may contact the Embassy of India, Riyadh
2)
An affidavit (Form 8A.pdf) from a court in India on stamp paper issued by a notary and advocate stating that the parents of the boy do not have any objection to the marriage and that their son has not contracted any marriage so far. Affidavit should be strictly on the lines of the specimen provided in Form 8A.
Form 8A.doc
3)
An affidavit (Form 8A.pdf) from a court in India on stamp paper issued by a notary and advocate stating that the parents of the girl do not have any objection to the marriage and that their daughter has not contracted any marriage so far. Affidavit should be strictly on the lines of the specimen provided in Form 8A.
Form 8A.doc
4) Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passports of both partners.
5)
One passport size recent colour photograph each of both the partners.
6)
Marriage Declaration form (Form 8B.pdf) to be submitted to the Consular Officer, duly signed by the partners. The Form is to be signed before the Consular Officer who would attest the same on payment of attestation fee of SR. 80.
Form 8B.doc
7)
Marriage fees of Saudi Riyals 200/- is to be deposited at the time of submission of the Notice of Intended Marriage (Form 8C.pdf), other documents listed at Sl. 1 to 5 above, at least three months prior to the proposed date of marriage.
Form 8C.doc
*Note : An additional Fee of SR 2 (Saudi Riyals Two) is levied on each Service as contribution towards the Indian Workers Welfare Fund (IWWF). All fees are to be paid in Saudi Riyals in Cash at the Counter along with application. Fees once paid are not refunded, even if the application is withdrawn or the service refused for whatsoever reason.
Obtaining Visit Visa for Your Pakistani Partner:
Reference:
http://www.indianembassy.org.sa/Page...aforOthers.htm
Specified Foreign Nationals
In accordance with the Bilateral Agreements and sometimes on the basis of reciprocity, the Visa Fee, Categories of Visa and the Application Forms for some specified foreign nationals are different. Only a few of these specific cases have been mentioned below subject to the comprehensive instructions available with the Embassy's Consular Wing:
(i) Nationals of Bhutan and Nepal do not require visa to visit India.
(ii) Nationals of Afghanistan, Argentina, Maldives, Mangolia, Mauritius, Poland, Sauth Africa, and Uruguay are issued gratis visas.
(iii) Nationals of Bangladesh are issued gratis visas. They, however, need to fill up a specific Visa Application Form ( Form 11.pdf or Form 11.doc )
(iv) Nationals of Pakistan are required to pay only SR.4 (Saudi Riyals Four) as visa fee and fill up a specific Visa Application Form ( Form 10.pdf or Form 10.doc ). An additional fee of SR.100/- is charged for sending fax to India.
(v) Sri Lankan nationals are required to pay only SR.15 (Saudi Riyals Fifteen) for a single entry visa valid for six months and SR.25 (Saudi Riyals Twenty Five) for Double / Multiple entry visa valid for one year and fill up a specific Visa Application Form ( Form 12.pdf or Form 12.doc ).
(vi) Nationals of Lebanon, Morocco and Sudan are requested to submit a letter of introduction from their respective Missions.
(vii) United States nationals are required to pay an additional processing fee of SR.75 (Saudi Riyals Seventy Five).
Obtaining Indian Citizenship for your Foreign Partner:
Reference:
http://www.mha.gov.in/citizenship/acquisition.htm
Foreigners Division
Acquisition of Indian Citizenship (IC)
Indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. The conditions and procedure for acquisition of Indian citizenship as per the provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955 are given below:
(1) By Birth (Section 3)
(i) A person born in India on or after 26th January 1950 but before 1st July, 1987 is citizen of India by birth irrespective of the nationality of his parents.
(ii) A person born in India on or after 1st July,1987 but before 3rd December, 2004 is considered citizen of India by birth if either of his parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth.
(iii) A person born in India on or after 3rd December, 2004 is considered citizen of India by birth if both the parents are citizens of India or one of the parents is a citizen of India and the other is not an illegal migrant at the time of his birth.
An “illegal migrant” as defined in section 2(1)(b) of the Act is a foreigner who entered India
(i) without a valid passport or other prescribed travel documents : or
(ii) with a valid passport or other prescribed travel documents but remains in India beyond the permitted period of time.
(2) By Descent (Section 4)
(i) A person born outside India on or after 26th January 1950 but before 10th December 1992 is a citizen of India by descent, if his father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth. In case the father was a citizen of India by descent only, that person shall not be a citizen of India, unless his birth is registered at an Indian Consulate within one year from the date of birth or with the permission of the Central Government, after the expiry of the said period.
(ii) A person born outside India on or after 10th December 1992 but before 3rd December, 2004, is considered as a citizen of India if either of his parents was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth. In case either of the parents was a citizen of India by descent, that person shall not be a citizen of India, unless his birth is registered at an Indian Consulate within one year from the date of birth or with the permission of the Central Government, after the expiry of the said period.
(iii) A person born outside India on or after 3rd Decmber, 2004 shall not be a citizen of India, unless the parents declare that the minor does not hold passport of another country and his birth is registered at an Indian consulate within one year of the date of birth or with the permission of the Central Government, after the expiry of the said period.
Procedure
Application for registration of the birth of a minor child to an Indian consulate under Section 4(1) shall be made in Form-I and shall be accompanied by an undertaking in writing from the parents of such minor child that he does not hold the passport of another country.
(3) By Registration (Section 5(1))
Indian Citizenship by registration can be acquired (not illegal migrant) by: -
(a) Persons of Indian origin who are ordinarily resident in India for SEVEN YEARS before making application under section 5(1)(a) (throughout the period of twelve months immediately before making application and for SIX YEARS in the aggregate in the EIGHT YEARS preceding the twelve months). Application shall be made in Form I.
(b) Persons of Indian origin who are ordinarily resident in any country or place outside undivided India under section 5(1)(b).
© Persons who are married to a citizen of India and who are ordinarily resident in India for SEVEN YEARS (as mentioned at (a) above) before making application under section 5(1)(c). Application shall be made in Form-II.
(d) Minor children whose both parents are Indian citizens under section 5(1)(d). Application shall be made by his parents in Form-III.
(e) Persons of full age whose both parents are registered as citizens of India under section 5(1)(a) or section 6(1) can acquire Indian citizenship under section 5(1)(e). Application shall be made in Form III-A.
(f) Persons of full age who or either of the parents were earlier citizen of Independent India and residing in India for ONE YEAR immediately before making application under section 5(1)(f). Application shall be made in Form III- B.
(g) Persons of full age and capacity who has been registered as an OVERSEAS CITIZEN OF INDIA (OCI) for five years and residing in India for ONE YEAR before making application under section 5(1)(g). Application shall be made in Form III-C.
Clarification: A person shall be deemed to be a Person of Indian origin if he, or either of his parents, was born in undivided India or in such other territory which became part of India after the 15th day of August, 1947.
(4) By Registration (Section 5(4))
Any minor child can be registered as a citizen of India under Section 5(4), if the Central Government is satisfied that there are “special circumstances” justifying such registration. Each case would be considered on merits. Application shall be made in Form-IV.
Procedure
Application in relevant Form for grant of Indian citizenship by registration under section 5 has to be submitted to the Collector/District Magistrate of the area where the applicant is resident. The application has to be accompanied by all the documents and fees payments as mentioned in the relevant Forms. It is very important that applications are complete in all respects otherwise valuable time of the applicant would be lost in making good the deficiencies after they were detected. The application along with a report on the eligibility and suitability of the applicant is to be sent by the Collector/District Magistrate to the concerned State Government/UT Administration within 60 days. Thereafter, the State Govt./UT Administration shall forward the application to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India within 30 days.
Each application is examined in MHA in terms of the eligibility criteria under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship Rules, 1956. If the applicant is not fulfilling the eligibility criteria, communication to this extent would be sent through the State Govts./UT Administration. Any deficiency in the application would be brought to the notice of the applicant through the State Govt./ UT Administration. The applicant, thereafter, has to make good the deficiency through the State Govts./UT Administration. No correspondence would be made directly with the applicant. However, a copy of the correspondence through the State Govts./UT Administration would be marked to the applicant. Each applicant whose case is found to be eligible after scrutiny of application is informed about the acceptance of his application through the State Government. The applicant should not renounce his foreign citizenship till the citizenship application is accepted and informed of the decision. The applicant is then required to furnish through the State Government, a certificate of the renunciation of his foreign citizenship issued by the mission of the concerned country, proof of fee payment as per SCHEDULE IV of the Act, and personal particulars in Form-V. Thereafter, a certificate of Indian citizenship is issued to the applicant through the State Government.
(5) By Naturalisation (Section 6)
Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner (not illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in India for TWELVE YEARS (throughout the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application and for ELEVEN YEARS in the aggregate in the FOURTEEN YEARS preceding the twelve months) and other qualifications as specified in Third Schedule to the Act. Application shall be made in Form-XII.
Procedure is the same as for Registration