PERSONS desirous of getting married in Guyana are now required to pay a fee of $6,000 in order to obtain a marriage licence at the General Registrar’s Office (GRO). Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, made this disclosure at a press briefing he hosted last Friday when he noted that this new arrangement, which was approved by Cabinet, came based on recommendations by his ministry.

The three categories under which marriage licences are granted: local to local (two persons who live in Guyana), local to non-resident and non-resident to non-resident.
In the past, there were no fees charged for persons who are desirous of getting married.