https://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/content/marriage-records

All fees listed are by credit card or money order payable to the City Clerk. (personal checks are not accepted)

• The fee for a Marriage Record for domestic use (short certificate) is $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy.
  • Even if you searched yourself and discovered the original Marriage License number, you must still pay a minimum fee of $15.
• The fee for a Marriage Record for foreign use (extended certificate) is $35 for the first copy and $30 for each additional copy.
  • This fee includes the search, Certification, and Hand Signature with Raised Seal.
  • For the certificate to be valid outside the United States, you must complete two additional steps:
    • Step one: take the document to the nearest County Clerk’s Office to authenticate the City Clerk’s hand signature, for a fee of $3.
      Find the locations of the Offices of the County Clerks
    • Step two: take the document to the New York State Department of State for the authentication of the County Clerk’s signature and the attachment of an “Apostille,” for a fee of $10.

Note: Apostille Office is still closed due to Covid-19. You must request your Apostille by mail after getting your authentication from the County Clerk Office. The County Clerk’s Office is open.

 For Manhattan 60 Center Street Room 141 B (basement), cost $3.