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How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
The differences of marriage validity rules in the UK for Brazilian nationals.
Information note on the recognition or validity of marriage
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
In the biggest overhaul to marriage law since the 19th century, reforms are set to give marrying couples greater freedom and boost the economy by £535 million.
You have a right to choose who you marry, when you marry or if you marry at all.
Informative note about validity of foreign marriages in the UK.
Marriages by single year of age and year of marriage, 1974 to 2023
Annual UK figures for births, deaths, marriages, divorces, civil partnerships and civil partnership dissolutions.
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