HOMELas Vegas Marriage License
The Las Vegas Marriage License Bureau Office is located at:
201 Clark Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89155-1603
The Phone Number is (702) 671-0600
8AM to 12 (Midnight)
Seven Days a Week
Including Holidays
Go After 10pm, You will have Your Las Vegas Marriage License in hand in about 20 minutes.
Just show a passport or driver license, fill out a single page application, pay the clerk $60 and you will be handed a Las Vegas marriage license.
Bring it with you, the minister will sign it and hand your copy to you after your Las Vegas wedding ceremony.
You are then legally married world wide.
You can print the Las Vegas Marriage License Form and fill it out before coming to Las Vegas.
This will help Expedite Your Wedding.
Click Here - Las Vegas Marriage License Form
Click Here - Instructions for the Las Vegas Marriage License Form
Las Vegas Marriage License Fees: The fee for a Las Vegas marriage license is $60 cash. Correct change is appreciated.
Las Vegas Marriage License: Requirements for U.S. citizens and Non U.S. citizens are the same.
Applicants must be a Male and a Female, at least 18 years of age, and not nearer of kin than second cousins or cousins of half blood, and not having a husband or wife living.
The following may be used for identification when obtaining a Las Vegas Marriage License:
Driver License
State-issued ID card
Passport
Military Identification
Your marriage license and certificate will be prepared with your legal name exactly as it appears on the identification presented. Spelling or typographical errors discovered after the ceremony may be corrected upon written request to this office. Marriage records WILL NOT be changed after the ceremony to reflect names that are different from the names on the identification presented at the time the license was issued. It is your responsibility to present the proper identification to have your name reflected as you desire.
For example, if you want your marriage license and certificate to reflect your full middle name, the identification you present must contain your full middle name - not an initial.
Las Vegas Weddings Apostille
When a citizen of a foreign country that abides by the Hague authentication treaty is married in Las Vegas, proof of the marriage consists of a certified copy of the marriage certificate (proof that the marriage ceremony was performed) and an Apostille. Some countries may also require a certified copy of the marriage application (license) as well. Please check with the appropriate agency in your country.
The marriage official who performs the ceremony has ten days to submit the marriage certificate to this office for recording. Normally a certified copy of the certificate would be available the following business day the certificate has been received from the official.
The cost for a certified copy of a marriage certificate is $10.00 per copy. An International Money Order ( in U.S. Dollars payable through a U.S. bank )should be made payable to the Clark County Recorder.
The cost for an Apostille is $20.00 each. The money order for the Apostille (in U.S. Dollars payable through a U.S. bank )should however, be made payable to the Secretary of State. This Office will mail the certified copy of the marriage certificate and the money order for the Apostille to the Secretary of State.
Please note:
The (SOS) Secretary of State also offers the following expedited service options:
A 24-hour Apostille turn around time for a total cost to the Secretary of State of $70.00 ($50 to SOS + original $20 fee).
A 4 hour turn around time (if received by 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time) for a total cost to the Secretary of State of $120.00.
The Secretary of State's Office will forward the Apostille and certified copy of the marriage certificate to the couple or foreign consulate.
Please mail your requests and fees to:
Clark County Recorder
P.O. Box 551510
Las Vegas, NV 89155-1510
Some countries require a certified copy of your marriage certificate AND an Apostille from the Nevada Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State can send the Apostille directly to you or your government.
An Apostille costs $20.00.
You can also order an Apostille with your request for a certified marriage certificate. Please include the cost of both items and we will send the money to the Secretary of State.
For Express Service Fees call the Secretary of State at the number below.
Secretary of State
Notary Division
101 North Carson Street, #3
Carson City, Nevada 89701
(775) 684-5708 or
(800) 992-0900 Ext. 5708