immigrationuk2009 wrote:Hi Deemi
deemi wrote:Thanks for help guys. One other question - asked the wife today if the Urdu nikah Nama was stamped by union council as I couldn't remember.
She has told me that there is a stamp but all she can read is the words "nikah registrar".
Is this all it needs? Or do I need to get it restamped or get another copy were the stamp is clearer??
Every Nika nama is registered with Union Council.
I would advise get Niknama in English and then get it attested from Nortary Public+go to Nika Khahwan who did you Nika.He has stamped of Union Council so get it attested.
UK_Banned_Member
Hi,
Please note that
ONLY nikah nama issued in pakistan require registration with the union council and not nikah khuwani (marriage cert issued in ajk).
In azad kashmir the the union conucil is no longer in charge of registering marriage and nikah namah has been replaced with nikah khuwani that must be registered with the mufti office
ONLY. (the person carrying the nikah will do this on your behalf)
Therefore if your marriage occured last year in azad kashmir you should have been issued a nikah khuwanni and
not nikah namah. However the nikah khuwanni must clearly show the mufti stamp (this is only required)
There was an issue previously regarding this - people visas were being refused for submitting nikah khuwani which wasnt registered with the union council. This however has now been clarified and nikah khuwani with the mufti stamp is now an acceptable proof of marriage.
So if your marriage was in azad kashmir and you have a nikah khuwani not nikah namah. Nikah khuwani
does not have to be registered with the union council
The nikah khuwani/nikah nama must be translated and attested by the courts in pakistan. will charge 400 rupees. (if you can read urdu then you can translate the nikah namah/ khuwanni your self and then get it attested to state " that it is a true translated copy of the original". Template can be obtained from the internet.
No requirment to get mufti/union council stamp on the translated copy.
I hope this clarifies the situation concerning nikha namah and nikah khuwanni.
thanks
Usman