Marriage License Application (Spanish Version) – Vermont

The Vermont marriage license application, printed as "Solicitud de Licencia de Matrimonio Civil de Vermont," is the Vermont Department of Health form on which two applicants provide the information needed for a civil marriage license in Vermont and certify that they are free to marry under Vermont law.

The form is divided into blocks. Applicant A and Applicant B each give a legal name, name at birth, sex, date and place of birth, residence, and the names and birthplaces of their parents. Each applicant also marks whether they are a bride, a groom or a spouse. A confidential section asks for the total number of marriages and civil unions, including this one, how the last marriage or civil union ended and when. The form states that this section will not appear on certified copies of the record.

The form also asks whether either applicant has a legal guardian, collects both signatures with phone numbers and email addresses, and records the planned date and city or town of the marriage, the officiant's name and mailing address, and the couple's mailing address after the wedding. It asks whether you want a certified copy of the civil marriage record. A block for the license issue date and the issuing official closes the form. The form prints a license fee and a fee for the certified copy; ask the Department of Health for current amounts.

The text of the form says that the worksheet may be destroyed after the civil marriage is recorded.

Two people who want a Vermont civil marriage license complete this application together. Each one is listed as Applicant A or Applicant B and marks one option: bride, groom or spouse.

• Both applicants sign, certifying that the information is correct to the best of their knowledge and that they are free to marry under Vermont law.
• Applicants who have been married or in a civil union before must answer the confidential questions about the number of marriages and how the last one ended.
• Parties to a civil union certified in Vermont may choose to dissolve it by marrying each other, but are not required to do so. The form cites 18 V.S.A. § 5131 (4)(A) and says the choice is made in the confidential section and takes effect when the marriage is solemnized.
• The form asks whether either applicant has a legal guardian.

This form is an application for a license. It is not used to order copies of marriage certificates; the Department of Health describes that process on its page about ordering Vermont vital records.

Complete the application before the marriage takes place: it asks for the planned date of the marriage, the city or town where it will happen and the officiant's name and mailing address. The form prints no filing window or deadline of its own, and it does not say how far in advance to apply. For timing questions, contact Vermont Vital Records at the Department of Health. The last block of the form, with the license issue date and the issuing official, is completed when the license is issued.

The form itself prints no mailing address, portal or appointment rule for returning the application. It does include a block for the license issue date and the name of the official who issues the license, so the application ends with the issuing official rather than with a mailing step. Ask the Vermont Department of Health – Vital Records, or the clerk's office you plan to use, where and how to present it.

The Department of Health's page on ordering vital records covers copies of records that already exist, not this application. It says certified and noncertified copies of marriage records can be ordered from a Town or City Clerk, online, by mail, or by email for certain noncertified copies. The form's own question about a certified copy of your civil marriage record is answered Sí (yes) or No on the form.

A fee applies to the license, as the form prints a license fee; the amount is not written here, so check it with the agency. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the agency's channels.