Get a marriage certificate

To draw up your marriage certificate and "reconstitute" your situation (name of the husband or wife, your dates and place of birth, the date of the marriage), OFPRA uses the administrative documents from your country of origin (if you have any) and the statements made during your asylum application interview.

If there is any doubt about the authenticity of certain documents, or if there is any inaccuracy or absence of documents, OFPRA may ask the French embassy or consulate in the country of origin to carry out an investigation.

Good to know: Reconstituting a marriage certificate can take time. There is no need to go to OFPRA or follow up to obtain the document more quickly.

Once your marriage certificate has been reconstituted, you can request it on the OFPRA website.

There are three different documents:

- a full copy: i.e. the entire marriage certificate

- an extract with filiation: information on the person concerned (surname, first name(s), date and place of birth) and information on his parents

- an extract without filiation: only the information on the person concerned by the marriage certificate.

Good to know: First you need your OFPRA file number . It is a 9-digit number of the XX-XX-XXXXX type written at the top left of each letter sent by OFPRA.

Then, you can apply on this link: https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/demander-un-acte

• Click on "Marriage certificate", then on "Next".
• Then on "Me" or "Someone in my family".
• Complete the forms.

Good to know: After registering the request, you will receive a tracking number : you must keep it to be able to follow the progress of the request.