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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.
Civil Status questionnaire for UK nationals getting married in Finland.
How to arrange a consular marriage, including giving notice, what to bring to the ceremony and which countries offer the service.
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
Bilingual forms for British nationals getting married in Russia.
Civil partnership application forms for British nationals who are getting married in Austria.
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
Nulla Osta application forms for British nationals getting married in Italy.
Self-declaration form for British nationals who need a certificate of custom for PACS (civil partnership) or marriage in France.
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
As a British national, you may be asked to provide an affidavit or affirmation before local authorities as proof you are allowed to get married.
Informative note for British nationals who want to enter into a marriage or PACS (civil partnership) in France and have a different name to the one on their birth certificate.
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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
Explanatory notice to British nationals contemplating marriage in the Philippines.
Find out how to convert a same-sex civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad.
Application pack to get a certificate of custom and law for marriage in Belgium by post.
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
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
How to stop or start paying the reduced rate of National Insurance (NI) as a married woman or widow, how it affects your benefits.
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