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This collection brings together all documents relating to sham marriages, sham civil partnerships, and marriages or civil partnerships of convenience.
Use form MATCF to apply for Marriage Allowance to transfer 10% of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner.
This report presents evidence from a comparative study of marriage, cohabitation, parenthood and divorce among adolescents and young people
What to do if you or someone you know is being forced into getting married, how you can try to stop the marriage from taking place, and what to do if you want to leave a forced marriage
Marriage Visitor visa - prepare supporting documents, apply, book and attend an appointment, what happens at the UK border
Find out what you need to do if you're coming to the UK to get married. Find out what visa to apply for, and what you need to do before you visit.
Explains the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons at marriage ceremonies.
A forced marriage is where one or both people do not or cannot consent to the marriage, and pressure or abuse is used to force them into marriage.
How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.
This paper examines the individual, household and community factors that explain the pathways to marriage among Young Lives children
Information note on the recognition or validity of marriage
What British nationals need to do to get married in China, including what documents you need.
Complete this application form to apply to register a place of religious worship for the solemnisation of marriages.
Application form and guidance on how to correct details on a marriage or civil partnership registration.
Order a commemorative marriage certificate for a gift or keepsake to mark a silver, ruby, golden or diamond wedding anniversary
Application form to order a copy of a marriage certificate registered in England and Wales.
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
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