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Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
Apply for a forced marriage protection order - documents, urgent orders, attend a hearing
How to access the essential information you need when living in Taiwan as a British national.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Explanatory notice to British nationals contemplating marriage in the Philippines.
Documents, certificates, letters, and notes available at the British Embassy Hanoi and the British Consulate-General Ho Chi Minh City.
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
Consultation on proposed changes to the Marriage and Registration Ordinances.
When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to respond, agree or disagree, start your own proceedings, court hearing, apply for a decree absolute.
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.
Legislation Alone Will Not be Enough to Improve the Lives of Young Women and Their Children
Complete affidavit or affirmation (written statement of facts) stating that you’re free to marry in Luxembourg.
Form for affirmation/affidavit of marital status and guidance on how to fill for British nationals in Morocco.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
This is an example of the certificate you will be issued in Spanish.
As a British citizen, you may be asked to provide this affidavit before local authorities in Peru to prove you are allowed to get married.
Find out about clearance applications and how to apply to HMRC for advance confirmation of an exempt distribution when a company purchases its own shares.
As a British national you may be asked to provide this affidavit before local authorities in Vietnam to prove you are allowed to get married.
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
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