" Original certificates only "

[Grueler]

Hi just filling out application form for Contributributory pension and English equivalent. I am required to enclose my marriage certificate
but I can't find it anywhere. I got a copy through a company online and it looks exactly like the original, but I am now wondering if this will be acceptable.
Should I go ahead and try it?

 

[ClubMan]

What company online?
Surely you need to get an official copy from an official source?

Order an Irish marriage certificate

Need a marriage certificate? Order an official Irish marriage certificate for €20 from the HSE.

www2.hse.ie

 

[Grueler]

What company online?
Surely you need to get an official copy from an official source?

Order an Irish marriage certificate

Need a marriage certificate? Order an official Irish marriage certificate for €20 from the HSE.

www2.hse.ie

It's an English cert I need unfortunately.

 

[Grueler]

It's an English cert I need unfortunately.

UK Offical records .co.uk was their address

 

[ClubMan]

Do you mean that you got it here?

Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate

Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.

www.gov.uk

If so, then that should suffice as it's an official duplicate copy.
If not, then I'm not sure that it would be an official cert.

 

[Grueler]

Do you mean that you got it here?

Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate

Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.

www.gov.uk

If so, then that should suffice as it's an official duplicate copy.
If not, then I'm not sure that it would be an official cert.

Yes, it does have the General Register Office stamp so I think it is probably ok.
Thanks for your help.

 

[ClubMan]

But you said that you got it from a .co.uk site and not from a .gov.uk site, in particular gro.gov.uk. I don't know if any .co.uk sites are entitled to issue official marriage certificates.

 

[Adelie]

But you said that you got it from a .co.uk site and not from a .gov.uk site, in particular gro.gov.uk. I don't know if any .co.uk sites are entitled to issue official marriage certificates.

There are 3rd party agents that will order a legitimate certificate for you and send it on and add their own charge on top of the official government office CV charge, it sounds like one of those