Philadelphia marriage license processing time?

Submitted by Leucadie t3_z86hu8 in philadelphia

Anyone have recent experience getting their marriage license processed and returned to them by city of Philadelphia? We got married 10/8, submitted the completed license by mail on 10/11, have heard nothing back. It's been 7 weeks. Phone call to the marriage license office produced no info.

I'm just curious if we're looking at 8 weeks, 12 weeks, or what? I'm waiting on the license to start the bureaucratic thrill ride of changing my name, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to get everything done, including my passport, before overseas travel in May 2023.

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lapeirousia t1_iya9v4w wrote

I got married in April and got my license back after maybe 2-3 weeks?

That doesn't seem normal...

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Leucadie OP t1_iyabgv6 wrote

Ugh. Maybe they've lost staff since then? Or mine never got there . . .

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Odysseus_the_Boss t1_iyb862z wrote

I got married on 9/03, dropped off our license a couple days later and had the certified copy in like 2-3 weeks. Seems like an abnormal wait time

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Ok-Opportunity-873 t1_iyale2i wrote

Do you have the tear off portion of your marriage license? That has your license number. Call marriage records and ask them to send you a notorized license. You can also pick them up in person. Important note: records is a different office than licenses.

Also, just because I went through this a few months ago, get more than one copy. That way of any of your changes need you to mail a physical copy, you have backups.

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aintjoan t1_iya38x5 wrote

Reach out to your city councilperson and see if they can help you get in touch with the right folks.

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porkchameleon t1_iybm2bt wrote

Side note: given the delay with the paperwork, I’d suggest changing the name after the trip. You should have enough time, if you start the process even early next year, but why add stress to the timeline?

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sangieanna t1_iycpqcs wrote

I got married on 10/22 and I got it back I think like 2 weeks later. I feel like yours probably got lost in the mail somewhere.

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thesehalcyondays t1_iyd2oeh wrote

Probably 2 weeks or under for me but I don't exactly remember.

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AwkwardHam t1_iyd5utv wrote

I had to go pick mine up. It wasn’t mailed to me.

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