Please be sure to bring your driver's license or a valid photo ID with you.
Each party must furnish the required information under oath or affirmation, and falsifying any information on a marriage license could subject the parties to prosecution for perjury. The Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court in the City of Roanoke is open from 8:00 a.m. To obtain your license at the courthouse you must make an appointment and both parties must appear in person to receive the license. Currently you can apply for a marriage license by mail by following these directions. Once granted, a marriage license permits a marriage ceremony anywhere in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Common law marriages are not valid if entered into in Virginia or any other jurisdiction which does not permit them for its residentsĪ marriage license may be obtained from the Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court in any city or county in Virginia.When either party lacks the mental or physical capacity to consent to the marriage.A marriage between an ancestor and descendant or between a brother and a sister or between an uncle and a niece or between an aunt and a nephew whether the relationship is by the half or whole blood or by adoption.A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties.The following categories of marriages are illegal in Virginia: Neither the Bride or the Groom may translate for the other. The minimum age for marriage in the Commonwealth of Virginia is 18 years for both bride and groom. If a translator is required please bring one with you. The following information is intended to summarize these laws, but should not be construed as legal advice. For more information, click here.Ĭongratulations on your engagement to be married! Every marriage in Virginia must be licensed and solemnized according to state law. Due to COVID-19, marriage licenses are available by mail.
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