I will be married in Jamaica and am told to bring birth cert. Do they plan on keeping the certificate?

Question

I will be married in Jamaica and am told to bring birth cert. Do they plan on keeping the certificate?

Answer 1

Secure a copy of your birth certificate since the original might be verified and the duplicate will be part of the marriage license and certificate file.

Answer 2

No, it wont be kept although they may copy the information for their records.

They just want proof that you can legally marry.

Your age and what s*x you are, in some countries you can have same s*x marriages in others you cant.

They also want to know your not related to the groom.

I hope that you have a fantastic Wedding, it has some beautiful sites dont miss rafting and climb Dunn's River Falls.

Answer 3

No they should not keep it. But to be sure always have a couple of extra copies and get them signed as true copies by a Justice of the peace. See if they will acept a signed copy first before you offer them the original.

Answer 4

They'll probably just copy it.

But for $20 or less you can get another certified copy (keep your original at home to assure its protection).