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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

• Overview

  Married Couple’s Allowance could reduce your tax bill by between £427 and…

• What you'll get

  Married Couple’s Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year if you’re…

• Eligibility

  You can claim Married Couple’s Allowance if all the following apply:…

• How to claim

  If you fill in a Self Assessment tax return each year Claim by completing…

• Further information

  Transfer unused Married Couple’s Allowance after the tax year ends If your…

How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.

• Check if you can get married or form a civil partnership

  You can get married or form a civil partnership in England or Wales if…

• If you or your partner are from outside the UK or Ireland

  You must apply for a visa to come to the UK to give notice, get married or…

• Plan your ceremony

  You must decide where to have your marriage or civil partnership ceremony…

• Give notice

  You must sign a legal statement at your local register office to say you…

• Documents you'll need to give notice

  You must bring originals of the following documents to your appointment:…

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.

• How it works

  Marriage Allowance lets you transfer £1,260 of your Personal Allowance to…

• How to apply

  You can apply for Marriage Allowance online. It’s free to apply. If both…

• If your circumstances change

  You must cancel Marriage Allowance if any of the following apply: your…

Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill

Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees

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.

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.

Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children

• Updated: 17 April 2024

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 stop or start paying the reduced rate of National Insurance (NI) as a married woman or widow, how it affects your benefits.

Civil partnership application forms for British nationals who are getting married in Austria.

Civil Status questionnaire for UK nationals getting married in Finland.

Nulla Osta application forms for British nationals getting married in Italy.

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.

Self-declaration form for British nationals who need a certificate of custom for PACS (civil partnership) or marriage in France.

Declaration for confirming that there are no legal reasons why you should not be married in Malaysia.

A notice of marriage form for British nationals seeking to marry in Poland.

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

Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees

Bilingual forms for British nationals getting married in Russia.