The Marriage License Application is the form couples use to apply for a civil marriage license from the Vermont Department of Health, and this edition of the PDF is printed in Vietnamese. Both parties give their legal names, birth details, residence and parents' names, answer confidential questions about earlier marriages or civil unions, and sign. On this page you can fill out the marriage license application online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the form itself is published by the Department at healthvermont.gov.
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What is DH-PHS-MARAPP-2023?
The Marriage License Application (form code DH-PHS-MARAPP-2023) is the Vermont Department of Health form on which two people provide the information needed for a civil marriage license in Vermont: their legal names, birth details, residence, parents' names, marital history and signatures. This edition of the PDF is printed in Vietnamese.
The form is built in blocks:
- Party A (lines 1a to 7b) and Party B (lines 8a to 14b). Each party chooses one label: bride, groom or spouse.
- A confidential block, which the form says must be completed in full and will not be entered on certified copies. It records the total number of marriages and civil unions, how the most recent one ended and when (lines 22 to 23b for Party A, lines 25 to 26b for Party B), plus a question on whether either party has a legal guardian.
- A certification and signatures (lines 15a to 16d), with phone numbers and email addresses.
- Ceremony details: expected date of marriage, place (city or town), the officiant's name and mailing address, and your mailing address after the ceremony.
- A question on whether you want a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate.
- A block labeled Date license issued and Clerk issuing license.
The form quotes 18 V.S.A. § 5131 (4)(A): parties to a civil union recognized in Vermont may end the civil union when they marry each other but are not required to do so to register a civil marriage. The form adds that the option to dissolve the civil union appears in the confidential section and takes effect when the ceremony takes place. A line at the bottom says the worksheet may be destroyed after the civil marriage is registered.
Who needs to file DH-PHS-MARAPP-2023?
Two people who intend to enter a civil marriage in Vermont complete this application together, as Party A and Party B. Each party fills in a personal block and both sign the certification that the information is true and that they marry willingly under Vermont law.
Other situations the form addresses:
- Parties in a civil union recognized in Vermont. They may choose to end the civil union when they marry each other, but they are not required to in order to register a civil marriage. The form has an option for a civil union that has not ended and a marriage to the person the party is in the civil union with.
- Parties who were married or in a civil union before. They enter the total number of marriages and civil unions, how the most recent one ended and the month and year it ended in the confidential block.
- Parties with a legal guardian. The form asks whether either party has one, with a Yes or No box. It prints no separate signature rule for guardians.
The form does not name any person who may sign on behalf of a party; each party signs for themselves.
When to file DH-PHS-MARAPP-2023
Complete the application when you are preparing for a civil marriage in Vermont. It asks for the expected date of marriage and the place (city or town), so you need those details before you start. The form prints no due date, no validity period and no waiting period.
If either party is in a civil union and chooses to end it, the form says that choice, made in the confidential section, takes effect at the time of the ceremony. The form is a worksheet that may be destroyed once the civil marriage has been registered.
How to fill out DH-PHS-MARAPP-2023
Choose your label for each party
Under the Party A and Party B headings, choose one label: bride, groom or spouse (printed in Vietnamese on the form). Each party picks only one.
Enter Party A's names
Line 1a: legal name (first, middle, last). Line 1b: surname at birth (maiden name).
Enter Party A's personal details
Line 2: gender. Line 3: date of birth (month, day, year). Line 4: place of birth, the state or another country.
Enter Party A's residence
Line 5a: street name and number. Lines 5b to 5d: city or town, state and country of residence.
Enter Party A's parents
Lines 6a and 7a: name of each parent (first, middle, last name at birth). Lines 6b and 7b: each parent's place of birth, state or other country.
Complete the Party B block
Repeat the same entries for Party B: names on lines 8a and 8b, gender, date and place of birth on lines 9 to 11, residence on lines 12a to 12d, and parents on lines 13a to 14b.
Complete Party A's confidential entries
Line 22: total number of marriages and civil unions, including the current one. Line 23a: choose one way the most recent marriage or civil union ended. Line 23b: month and year it ended.
Complete Party B's confidential entries
Line 25: total number of marriages and civil unions, including the current one. Line 26a: choose one way the most recent one ended. Line 26b: month and year it ended.
Answer the legal guardian question
Check Yes or No for whether either party has a legal guardian.
Sign, date and add contact details
Party A signs and dates lines 15a and 15b; Party B signs and dates lines 16a and 16b. Add phone numbers (15c, 16c) and email addresses (15d, 16d).
Add ceremony and mailing details
Enter the expected date of marriage, the place (city or town), the officiant's name and mailing address, and your mailing address after the ceremony. Check Yes or No on the certified copy question.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check that every entry matches your identity records and leave the Date license issued and Clerk issuing license block empty. Download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and follow the agency's channels described under How to submit.
How to submit DH-PHS-MARAPP-2023
The form names no mailing address, portal or appointment process of its own. It does show that a clerk issues the license: the bottom of the page has a block for Date license issued and Clerk issuing license, which is left for the clerk.
- Signatures: both parties sign and date the certification (lines 15a and 15b for Party A, lines 16a and 16b for Party B) and may add a phone number and email address.
- Fee: a fee for the civil marriage license is printed at the top of the form. The amount is on the PDF; the form does not say how it is paid, so confirm that with the Vermont Department of Health.
- Certified copy: the form asks whether you want a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate, and a fee for it is printed on the form. The Department's page on ordering Vermont vital records describes ordering copies from a Town or City Clerk, online or by mail.
FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the agency's channels.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Leaving the confidential block incomplete; the form says that information must be filled in fully, even though it is not entered on certified copies.
- Submitting the application with only one party's signature; the certification has a signature and date line for Party A (15a, 15b) and for Party B (16a, 16b).
- Checking more than one label under Party A or Party B; the form says to choose one of bride, groom or spouse.
- Checking more than one option on line 23a or 26a; the form says to choose one for how the most recent marriage or civil union ended.
- Assuming a civil union must be ended in order to marry; the form quotes 18 V.S.A. § 5131 (4)(A), which says it is permitted but not required.
- Entering a current surname on line 1b or 8b instead of the surname at birth, or giving parents' names other than as at their birth.
- Filling in the Date license issued and Clerk issuing license block, which is for the clerk issuing the license.
- Leaving out the officiant's name and mailing address, or your mailing address after the ceremony, which the form asks for.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Vermont marriage license application?
It is the Vermont Department of Health form (code DH-PHS-MARAPP-2023) on which two people give the information needed for a civil marriage license in Vermont: names, birth details, residence, parents, marital history and signatures. This edition is printed in Vietnamese.
Can I fill out the marriage license application online?
You can complete the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service and does not file the application; the form goes through the Vermont Department of Health's channels and the clerk who issues the license.
Is there a fee for the Vermont marriage license application?
Yes. The form prints a fee for the civil marriage license at the top, and a separate fee for an optional certified copy of the Marriage Certificate. The amounts are on the PDF. The form does not say how they are paid, so confirm with the Department.
Who has to sign the marriage license application?
Both parties. The certification says the information is true and that the parties marry willingly under Vermont law, and it has a signature and date line for Party A (15a, 15b) and for Party B (16a, 16b). The form names no one who can sign for either party.
What is the confidential section of the marriage license application?
It is the block recording the total number of marriages and civil unions, how the most recent one ended and when. The form says it must be completed in full and will not be entered on certified copies of the marriage record.
Do we have to end our civil union to get married in Vermont?
No. The form quotes 18 V.S.A. § 5131 (4)(A): parties to a Vermont-recognized civil union may end it when they marry each other but are not required to in order to register a civil marriage. Choosing to end it takes effect at the ceremony.
What do I write in the clerk block at the bottom?
Nothing. The block labeled Date license issued and Clerk issuing license is for the clerk who issues the license. Complete the rest of the form, including the signatures, and leave that block empty.
How do I get a certified copy of the Vermont marriage certificate?
The form asks whether you want one, and the Department's vital records page says certified copies can be ordered from a Town or City Clerk, online or by mail. A fee applies; amounts are on the form and on that page.
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