So you are considering getting married in Las Vegas? Congratulations! First thing you should be familiar with are the legal requirements for the State of Nevada. Las Vegas is considered to be the wedding capital of the world partly due to the convenience of the process.
Identification Needed:
An original or certified copy of one of the following forms of identification will be required effective Jan 1, 2008:
- Driver’s License, Instruction Permit, or identification card issued by this State or another state
- Passport
- Foreign government issued ID card, including driver’s license (must include birth date)
- Matricula Consular Card
- Military Identification Card or Military Dependant Identification Card
- Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, Permanent Resident Card or Temporary Resident Card
- Voter Identification Cards (must contain birth date)
- Birth Certificate and a secondary form of identification that contains the name and picture of the applicant such as:
- Gaming/Sheriff’s Work Card
- Employee ID card/badge
- Membership card from establishment requiring ID for membership (Costco, Sam’s Club, etc.)
- Credit Card
Marriage License Requirements:
Requirements for U.S. citizens and non U.S. citizens are the same.
It is suggested that non U.S. citizens check with your local officials for special documents that may be needed to ensure that your marriage will be recognized in your country.
Applicants must be a male and a female, at least 18 years of age, and not nearer of kin than second cousins or cousins of half blood, and not having a husband or wife living.
Applicants may be required to prove their age. Those not having acceptable identification to prove age may be refused a marriage license. (Faxed copies, damaged identification, privately issued I.D., check cashing cards or photocopies of identification are unacceptable.)
Social Security Numbers are required on the Affidavit of Application for a Marriage License. Please know your Social Security Number. Those without knowledge of their Social Security Number may be refused a marriage license. It is recognized that non U.S. citizens will not have a Social Security Number.
There is no blood test and no waiting period after a license is issued.
For more information call or visit:
Marriage Bureau
201 Clark Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89155-1603
(702) 671-0600
Fax (702) 385-8911
Official Website: http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/depts/clerk/Pages/marriage_information.aspx