How do I go about getting an official copy of my parents marriage certificate from Zimbabwe?

Question

They were married in 1977, in Salsibury, Rhodesia. (Now Harare, Zimbabwe).

I now live in South Africa.

I would like to know:

1) any web sites that you can order from.

2) costs involved

3) can it be ordered and posted to me.

Answer 1

Here is the information you were looking for :

Duplicate Birth, Death or Marriage Certificates

In order to obtain duplicates of birth, death and marriage certificates you should write to the following address:

The Registrar-General

Birth, Deaths and Marriages

P.B> 7734

Causeway

Harare

Tel No: 00 263 4 702295

To make it easier and quicker for the Department concerned to process your request you should supply them with a photocopy of the old documents/s.

Contact Details

Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe House

429 Strand

London WC2R OJR

Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: 020 73791167

Telex: 262014/262125

Email: [e-mail]

Answer 2

there no contacts(email) for the addresses i have found,you will have to do some hand writing;

Embassy  

Street Address :   Zimbabwe House,

798 Merton Street

Postal Address :   PO Box 55140

ZIP Code :   0083

City :   Arcadia

State :   Pretoria

Country :   South Africa

Telephone :   [phone]

Faximile :   ([phone]

Email :    

Website :    

Office :   Consulate  

Street Address :   17th Floor, 20 Anderson Street

Postal Address :   PO Box 61736

ZIP Code :   2000

City :   Johannesburg

State :   Johannesburg

Country :   South Africa

Telephone :   [phone]

Faximile :   ([phone], 3425126

Email :    

Website :    

you could try the Zimbabwe gov. site?

at this page:

http://www.gta.gov.zw/ministries/ministr...

there are categories you might be able to use?

here is an another site: found on gov.of Zimbabwe:

http://www.moha.gov.zw/?link=moha_contac...

Answer 3

There should be private agencies that handle this type of services, even in Zimbabwe. Try searching the internet or listings in local newspapers. Maybe even contacting the High Commission of Zimbabwe in Pretoria or the nearest Consulate of Zimbabwe in South Africa (there is one in Johannesburg and another in Cape Town) could be worth a try, even if it's a long shot.

Good luck!

Answer 4

The best is to allow the political turmoil get settled, else you need to visit Zimbabwe and ask from the government file registrer they will search and get you a copy