Hi,
I'm a Muslim male married to a Christian lady. We got married around 6 years ago in a normal Christian ceremony, which included the wedding in the Church followed by a reception. We signed a register in the Church (along with the witnesses) and we were also given a marriage certificate by the Church. This is a big and renowned Church in Hyderabad hence we did not register our marriage in any other way. Now that we have to apply for renewal of passport and want to include our spouse names, is it possible to use the marriage certificate issued by the Church where we got married, as a supporting document to show our relationship as Husband and wife? We also have aadhar cards where we have our spouse names mentioned on both our cards.
To clarify, my spouse still retains her maiden name in all our accounts/offices/dealings, etc. and I don't want her to change her surname or anything like that.
Please let me know if the passport office will accept the marriage certificate issued by the Church or will I have to get it registered in any other way?