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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
As a British national you may be asked to provide an affidavit or affirmation before local authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to prove you are allowed to get married
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing gifts to employees
This guidance from the Registrar General explains the process for approving premises as venues for civil marriages and partnerships.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Declaration confirming that there are no legal reasons why you should not be married in Italy.
Nulla Osta application forms for British nationals getting married in Italy.
Scheme rules for the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme have been published by DCMS.
Documents, certificates, services available at British Embassy in Manila.
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what...
Information about the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons, the clergy and secretaries of synagogues for marriage ceremonies.
Designated days when the Union Flag must be flown on UK government buildings. UK government buildings are also encouraged to fly the Union Flag all year round.
Guidance for couples and venues on outdoor civil marriage and civil partnership ceremonies.
Explanatory notice to British nationals contemplating marriage in the Philippines.
For customers who need to post notice so they can marry or form a civil partnership at an embassy/high commission or consulate.
Find out how to convert a same-sex civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad.
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Number of marriages that took place in England and Wales analysed by age, sex, previous partnership status and civil or religious ceremony.
Contact information for the General Register Office
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