{"id":21982,"date":"2025-02-14T07:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T07:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wim.no\/services\/marriage-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T06:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:49:51","slug":"marriage-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wim.no\/en\/services\/marriage-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21982\" class=\"elementor elementor-21982 elementor-1656\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4872a10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4872a10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660d557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660d557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55eb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d55eb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clear and explicit guidelines from public authorities are in place for the solemnization of marriage:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">All individuals intending to marry must first contact the National Registry to register and obtain a certificate of no impediment.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The processing time for the certificate of no impediment is usually 1\u20135 weeks.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Once the certificate of no impediment has been received, an appointment for the marriage ceremony can be booked with the mosque.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">According to the law, all inquiries must be directed to the Imam of the mosque.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">No religious community is permitted to solemnize a marriage (Nikah) without a valid certificate of no impediment.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c40884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c40884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When booking an appointment for the marriage ceremony, the following documents must be presented:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9914e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d9914e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Certificate of no impediment from the National Registry<\/li><li>Valid identification for both the bridal couple and witnesses<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #253a6f; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold;\">Further Information<\/span><\/p><p>For further information on marriage law, registered religious communities, and examination of marriage conditions, please see:\u2028<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statsforvalteren.no\">https:\/\/www.statsforvalteren.no<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b690f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b690f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #253a6f; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold;\">If you are separated or divorced, the following applies before a new marriage:<\/span><\/p><ul><li>You must have applied for separation:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A720\">https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A720<\/a><\/li><li>After one year, you may apply for divorce:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A721\">https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A721<\/a><\/li><li>You must have applied for separation:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A720\">https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A720<\/a><\/li><li>Once the divorce is registered with the County Governor, you may apply for a new certificate of no impediment from the National Registry.<br>You will not receive a new certificate of no impediment until the divorce is legally registered.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A724\">https:\/\/lovdata.no\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\/%C2%A724<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ac0f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ac0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Should you have any questions regarding marriage or weddings, you may contact us in the following ways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88830a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a88830a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>In-person attendance: <\/b> The office is staffed on Fridays during Friday prayers and during Zuhr prayers on Sundays. Attendance at other times by appointment. <\/li><li><b>Location: <\/b>World Islamic Mission, \u00c5kebergveien 28B<\/li><li><b>Phone:<\/b> <a href=\"tel:+47226827%2008\">+47 22 68 27 08<\/a><\/li><li><b>Email:<\/b> post@wim.no<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f5d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f5d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Useful Links:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02d7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d02d7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Marriage Act (Ekteskapsloven) &#8211; <a style=\"color: #253a6f; font-weight: 500;\" href=\"https:\/\/lovdata.no\/dokument\/NL\/lov\/1991-07-04-47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/lovdata.no\/dokument\/NL\/lov\/1991-07-04-47<\/a><\/li><li>Declaration from the bridal couple before examination of marriage conditions &#8211; <a style=\"color: #253a6f; font-weight: 500;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skatteetaten.no\/skjema\/provingsattest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/www.skatteetaten.no\/skjema\/provingsattest\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guidelines Clear and explicit guidelines from public authorities are in place for the solemnization of marriage: All individuals intending to marry must first contact the National Registry to register and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":21985,"parent":21966,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21982","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nikah Services | WIM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Celebrate Nikah with WIM. 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