Marraige certificate question

Captain Slow IRL

Hi all,
I got married in september in New York and recieved the marraige cert last week. What do I do with it now to register our marriage here?
Thanks

emanresu

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/birth-family-relationships/getting-married/getting_married_abroad

"... Marriages of Irish citizen(s) abroad are registered in the country where they occur. The General Register Office (central civil repository for records relating to births, deaths and marriages in the Republic of Ireland) has no function in advising on, or the registration of marriages of Irish citizen(s) that take place abroad. Marriages that take place outside the state are not normally registered in Ireland, except in very specific circumstances laid down in Section 2 of the Marriages Act, 1972. This meant only marriages consisting solely of a religious ceremony, conducted in the département of Hautes Pyrénées, France" {Lourdes} "before 1973 between couples where both or either partner was an Irish citizen on the day of the marriage had to be registered in Ireland. All other marriages that take place abroad do not need to be registered in Ireland.

Your foreign marriage certificate will usually be accepted for official purposes in Ireland where you need to show evidence that you are married. If the certificate is in a foreign language, you must provide an official translation or a translation from a recognised translation agency. ..."

Captain Slow IRL

Do we have to show it to the revenue for taxation purposes - does our tax change because we're married?

emanresu

Yes, you need to inform the Tax Office of the change in your marital status. You could probably post them a photocopy of your Marriage Certificate and quote your PPS number, and if your spouse has a PPS number, quote that also. Otherwise you could call into a Tax Office if there is one close to you.

As far as I know, you will still both be taxed as single people for the rest of this year. Next year, you can choose joint assessment or separate assessment, whichever suits you best. The tax office staff or Citizen's Information office could give you advice about that.

But in any case you must inform Revenue that you are now married.
I can't think of any other authorities you should inform, except maybe the HR or salaries department of your employer if applicable, and your solicitor if you have a will.

emanresu

I just thought of something else: If you have health insurance and/or life assurance, consider also if you want to inform the companies concerned.
I don't know whether or not you must inform them. You would have to find that out from the companies themselves, unless someone else can provide the answer here.

. . . . and I was also going to suggest your motor insurance company,
but then I found this: Case Study 1 of 2002 from the Data Protection Commissioner. So it seems you are not obliged to inform them unless you want to include your spouse as a named driver on your policy.

tatli_lokma

emanresu wrote: »

Yes, you need to inform the Tax Office of the change in your marital status. You could probably post them a photocopy of your Marriage Certificate and quote your PPS number, and if your spouse has a PPS number, quote that also. Otherwise you could call into a Tax Office if there is one close to you.

As far as I know, you will still both be taxed as single people for the rest of this year. Next year, you can choose joint assessment or separate assessment, whichever suits you best. The tax office staff or Citizen's Information office could give you advice about that.

But in any case you must inform Revenue that you are now married.
I can't think of any other authorities you should inform, except maybe the HR or salaries department of your employer if applicable, and your solicitor if you have a will.

I just phoned them and told them my PPS and my hubbys PPS no. they didn't ask to see a copy of the marriage cert, just took my word for it!

Captain Slow IRL

Was it your local tax office you rang?