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What identification is required for a marriage license in Fairfax County?

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Direct answer

For Fairfax County, the published answer is A valid photo ID for each applicant: driver's license, passport or military identification card, Social Security number for each applicant (the card itself does not need to be presented), The full names of each applicant's parents, including full middle names, as they appear on their birth certificates (a parent's full maiden name where it differs from their current name), and The Online Marriage License Pre-Application confirmation document, if the online pre-application was used. No blood test is required.

Published rule and conditions

Identification requirements
  • A valid photo ID for each applicant: driver's license, passport or military identification card
  • Social Security number for each applicant (the card itself does not need to be presented)
  • The full names of each applicant's parents, including full middle names, as they appear on their birth certificates (a parent's full maiden name where it differs from their current name)
  • The Online Marriage License Pre-Application confirmation document, if the online pre-application was used

No blood test is required.

Official requirement

(iii) a valid photo id (driver's license, passport or military identification card); (iv) social security number for each applicant (they do not need to bring their social security card); and (v) the full names of each applicant's parents (including full middle names) as they appear on their birth certificates.

Issuing office

Clerk of the Fairfax Circuit Court, Public Service Division

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Official sources for this answer

  • Marriage License InformationFairfax Circuit Court, Office of the Clerk - checked July 30, 2026

    Marriage licenses are issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. There are no residency requirements to obtain a marriage license in Virginia. Couples may obtain a marriage license from any circuit court in Virginia. Once the license is issued, there is no waiting period and no blood test is required. The marriage license is valid for 60 calendar days and the marriage must take place in Virginia.

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