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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.
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
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
Civil Status questionnaire for UK nationals getting married in Finland.
Bilingual forms for British nationals getting married in Russia.
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
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.
Nulla Osta application forms for British nationals getting married in Italy.
How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
Self-declaration form for British nationals who need a certificate of custom for PACS (civil partnership) or marriage in France.
Woman married to a British Citizen before 01 Jan 1949
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.
This article explores diversity in child marriage experiences in contexts affected by forced displacement
Woman married to a British Citizen before 01 January 1983 and registered as a British Citizen before 01 Jan 1988
This is a policy brief from the Young Marriage and Parenthood Study, qualitative research study carried out between 2017 and 2020
Country report and policy brief presenting findings from this research
Affirmation of marital status templates in English and Slovak.
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
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