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Certificate of Approval for Marriage

FOI 3798 We have a received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: Concerning Certificate of Approval for…

• From: Home Office
• Published: 19 October 2006

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FOI 3798

We have a received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following:

Concerning Certificate of Approval for Marriage:-

• What are the criteria which are taken into account in deciding whether or not to award a certificate of approval?
• Since the legislation was introduced, what is the maximum time which it has taken for a decision to be made?
• Is four weeks the minimum time required to make a decision?
• Why does it take this long to arrive at a decision - is it due to limited resources or is it deliberate policy
• Are there any arrangements in place for applicants who need to be out of the country regularly as part of their employment conditions?
• If there are no such arrangements, is it intentional that UK citizens are not allowed to marry an overseas worker who has to go abroad regularly for his/her work?
• Is it correct that the UK fiance/e may request their passport to be returned within ten days of receipt of the application?

Published 19 October 2006