NRI marriages to be registered within 48 hrs; else no passport, visa

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday stated that all NRI marriages solemnised in India would have to be registered within 48 hours.
 

Though there is no time frame to register marriages in India so far, a Law Commission report has recommended that the time limit to register marriages should be restricted to 30 days post which a penalty of Rs 5 per day could be imposed.
 

"NRI marriages have to be registered within 48 hours, else the passport and visas would not be issued," Gandhi was quoted as saying.

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