Feeling disappointed

Hi everyone,

I’m an Indian citizen from Bengaluru and I’m trying to register my marriage with my fiancée, who is a Filipino citizen, under the Special Marriage Act.
We’ve run into a frustrating situation.
The Sub-Registrar Office in Jayanagar has insisted that my fiancée must submit an e-FRRO registration document and has told us that our marriage registration application will be rejected if we don’t provide it.

The problem is that the FRRO has clearly told us that e-FRRO registration is not required in her case. I’ve even received an official email from the Assistant Director of FRRO confirming this.
For the past several days, I’ve been going back and forth between the Sub-Registrar’s office and the FRRO trying to resolve the issue. I want to genuinely appreciate the FRRO officials, they have been prompt in responding to my emails, patient in answering my questions, and have tried their best to help.
Unfortunately, despite the clarification from FRRO, the Sub-Registrar’s office continues to insist on a document that the competent authority itself says is not required.

What makes this especially disheartening is that I’m an Indian citizen trying to get married in my own country while following every legal requirement. I pay my taxes, contribute to the country, and genuinely want to build my future here because I love India. It’s painful to be caught between two government offices giving contradictory directions.

Has anyone here faced a similar issue while registering a marriage with a foreign national under the Special Marriage Act?

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Edit:
Latest update:

Guys,

Thanks a lot for all the help and comments.

Just now visited the sub register office. I showed the email (assistant director of frro said just form c is enough) to the officer then he changed his words that this is enough and why I didn’t submit earlier (I have already submitted it earlier it’s already there with him- I didn’t argue I just left saying okay thank you)🤦‍♂️

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