- I Paid A Bribe
- 12 years ago
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Bribe for obtaining a marriage certificate
I work in the USA and had been to India for vacation with the intention of getting married. My marriage got finalised just before a few days before I was scheduled to go back to USA. My marriage date was 11th July 2013. My wife had to apply for a dependent visa for USA and we needed to get a marriage certificate before I left for USA i.e., on 17th July 2013. Unfortunately 13th and 14th was a weekend when the (local) Municipal Office is closed and therefore we had to visit them on Monday 15th July. We made sure we have all the documents required to apply for a marriage certificate. The process to get a marriage certificate is to fill up the form, attach documents and then get the documents checked by the officer. He then gives a date to submit the form and the documents. After submitting, he gives another date to collect the marriage certificate which ranges anywhere from 15 days to 3 months. For someone like me, who works in the USA does not have so many spare days, it becomes very difficult to comply with such a long process. The main issue is, the process of getting a marriage certificate is unnecessarily long and MANUAL. Solution: Make the process computerized.