NRI Marriage Rule May Change! 7-Day Passport Linking Proposal | UCC Update

26 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Pratibha Sharma. This content was uploaded by Pratibha Sharma. This is a YouTube video titled "NRI Marriage Rule May Change! 7-Day Passport Linking Proposal | UCC Update" published June 26, 2026. The clip summarizes a proposal submitted by the BJP in Madhya Pradesh to the state's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) committee recommending that NRI marriages be registered and the NRI spouse's passport be linked within seven days of marriage to curb cases of NRIs leaving after marriage and abandoning parents. The proposal also urges compulsory marriage registration, stronger action against child marriage, and financial protections in divorce. The video notes these are committee recommendations only (no law yet) and asks viewers for their opinions, positioning the content as an NRI/OCI/immigration update/news brief.

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Getting married in India as an NRI? A major new proposal could require you to link your passport within 7 days of your wedding. The BJP party in Madhya Pradesh has submitted a proposal to the state's Uniform Civil Code UCC committee suggesting that all NRI marriages in India should be registered and link the NRI spouse passport within 1 week. This aims to reduce cases where NRI spouse leave India after marriage and abandon their parents. The proposal also recommends making marriage registration compulsory. Taking strict action against child marriage and introducing strong financial protections in the cases of divorce. Remember, there are only recommendations submitted to the UCC committee yet. Now there's no law made. The committee is expected to finalize its draft soon. So do you think this mandatory passport linking for NRI marriages would help prevent any sort of marriage fraud? Share your opinion in the comments and follow us for more latest NRI, OCI, and immigration updates like this.