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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
For customers who need to post notice so they can marry or form a civil partnership at an embassy/high commission or consulate.
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
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.
Limousines must be run by a licensed operator unless they're being hired out without a driver - licensing, private hire vehicle, public service vehicle
Declaration confirming that there are no legal reasons why you should not be married in Italy.
Places of worship, including those registered for marriages under the Marriage Act, both for the marriage of opposite sex and same sex couples.
Nulla Osta application forms for British nationals getting married in Italy.
Find out when you need to pay VAT if you provide holiday accommodation, caravans and camping facilities.
You have a right to choose who you marry, when you marry or if you marry at all.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
Apply to end your marriage or civil partnership because it is not valid (‘void’) or because it is otherwise defective (‘voidable’).
Contact information for the General Register Office
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Use this form to apply in advance for a passport using your new name.
Married Couple's Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year you're married or in a civil partnership if one of you was born before before 6 April 1935
A notice of marriage form for British nationals seeking to marry in Poland.
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