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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
You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if: you want to get married or…
You must prove that: you’re 18 or over you’re free to give notice of…
You must provide a passport or travel document. Your passport should be…
If you need a visa, you must apply online before you travel to the UK.…
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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
Annulment (sometimes known as ‘nullity’) is a different way of ending a…
You and your husband or wife can choose to work out: arrangements for…
You can apply to have your marriage annulled as soon as you get married.…
The other person must respond to your nullity application within 14 days,…
6 weeks after you get the conditional order or decree nisi you can apply…
Letters explaining how foreign marriages and civil partnerships are recognised in the UK. Sometimes called information notes.
How to apply for a marital status certificate (MSC) or a certificate of no impediment (CNI) if you’re getting married in Spain.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.
Country report and policy brief presenting findings from this research
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
Affirmation/Affidavit of marital status for British nationals
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