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Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
You may be eligible to apply for settlement (indefinite leave to remain in…
Your permission to be in the UK must be based on your relationship. Before…
You must provide: a current passport or other valid travel identification…
Your children may be eligible to get settlement (indefinite leave to…
You must apply online. You need to be in the UK when you apply. Once…
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from…
If your visa is based on a relationship that’s ended you must apply if you…
How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
How you can have a marriage annulled, the reasons you can give for annulling a marriage and the forms you will need to apply for an annulment. This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
Apply for British citizenship if you're married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you get and how to apply for free.
Find out about travelling and subsistence expenses for an employee's spouse when they accompany them on business trips.
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order
Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you need, how to apply for free online.
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
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen or person of Northern Ireland.
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
Find out the rules for transferring unused tax-free residence allowance to a surviving spouse or civil partner.
Find out the rules for transferring the basic tax-free allowance (nil rate band) to a surviving spouse or civil partner.
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