The Application for Marriage License​ form is available to print and complete.  Both parties are encouraged to complete the form prior to arriving at the Clerk's Office. This will save considerable time in the processing of your application.

Certified copy of a marriage license

• The full name of both parties
• The date of the marriage
• The place of marriage
• A money order, certified check or in-state personal check, in the amount of $2.50 per EACH copy, made payable to the "Circuit Court Clerk" 
• A self-addressed stamped envelope.

• ​License is issued by the Circuit Court Clerk of any city o​r county in the State of Virginia.
• Out-of-state-residents may apply at any Clerk's Office throughout the State.
• The Virginia Beach Circuit Court Clerk's Office is located at the, Building 10B, 3rd Floor.  ( must enter through Building 10 )
• No blood tests or witnesses are required.
• The license must be used within 60 days of the date of issue or it will expire.
• Both parties must be present to obtain a marriage license.
• The Clerk's Office requires some form of identification from each person, such as a driver's license, military I.D., or a passport​.
• The fee for the license is $30.00.  We accept Cash or Credit Card for payment, however there is a fee of $2.00 when using a Credit Card.
• For divorced persons, there is no statutory waiting period before remarriage after the divorce is final unless remarriage is specifically prohibited by a Court. A copy of the divorce decree is not required when applying for a license.​​

• ​A marriage between an ancestor and descendant, or between a brother and a sister, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood or by adoption; (Virginia Code Section 20-38.1)
• A marriage between an uncle and a niece or between an aunt and a nephew, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood; (Virginia Code Section 20-38.1)
• When either of the parties lacks capacity to consent to the marriage because of mental incapacity or infirmity; (Virginia Code Section 20-43)
• Bigamous marriage; (Virginia Code Section 20-43)

Marriage Commissioner Calendar​​