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Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
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.
Marriage Allowance lets you transfer £1,260 of your Personal Allowance to…
You can apply for Marriage Allowance online. It’s free to apply. If both…
You must cancel Marriage Allowance if any of the following apply: your…
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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
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
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.
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
How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what...
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Documents, certificates, services available at British Embassy in Manila.
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