Is my gurdwara or temple certificate enough?

No. We will translate it, but we will also tell you plainly that Home Affairs looks for the registrar's certificate. If the marriage was never civilly registered, register it before lodging — that is usually faster than answering a request for further information.

Which Act will appear on mine?

The Special Marriage Act 1954 for civil and interfaith marriages, the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 for Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist couples, the Anand Marriage Act for Sikh Anand Karaj registrations, or a state registration Act. The Act is stated in the translation.

Do you translate the apostille?

Yes. The MEA apostille sticker and any state Home Department attestation are translated at no extra charge.

Our names are spelled differently on our passports.

We add a NAATI translator's note setting out the certificate spelling and the passport spelling side by side. That note is what lets a case officer reconcile them without raising a discrepancy.

$59 per page. Most certificates are a single page.

24 hours from receipt, with same-day available for urgent lodgement deadlines.

Court Marriage Certificate Translation

Indian Court Marriage Certificate Translation for Australian Partner Visas

NAATI-certified English translation of an Indian registered marriage certificate — issued by a Registrar of Marriages under the Special Marriage Act 1954, the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, the Anand Marriage Act or a state registration Act. This is the document the Department of Home Affairs treats as proof of a legally registered marriage.

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Registration, not the ceremony, is what Home Affairs assesses

A temple, gurdwara, church or mosque ceremony certificate records that a wedding took place. It is not the civil registration. For a partner visa, a spouse inclusion or a name-change claim, Australian agencies look for the registrar's certificate with its registration number, register volume and page, and the date of solemnisation as well as registration.

Required for partner visas onshore (subclass 820/801) and offshore (309/100)
Needed to include a spouse on a skilled or student visa application
Evidence of a name change for passports, Medicare and citizenship
Requested by state registries when registering an overseas marriage in Australia
Names the Act under which the marriage was registered, which tells the officer what you hold
Reproduces the registration number, register reference, registrar's seal and any apostille

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What is a NAATI Certified Translation?

Court marriages under the Special Marriage Act involve a 30-day notice period and are recorded in a marriage notice book before the certificate issues. Where your file includes the notice, the declaration or witness statements, we translate them alongside the certificate so the sequence is visible to the case officer.

Commonly required for Department of Home Affairs applications
Used for university, government and employment submissions
Includes the translator's certification statement and details

Flat rate

$59/ page

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If your document contains multiple pages, you choose the pages to translate and each selected page is charged at $59. Your final page count is confirmed on upload before payment — no manual quote and no callback wait.

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Your complete order delivered under 24 hours as standard — average under six hours
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