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How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.

• Check if you can get married or form a civil partnership

  You can get married or form a civil partnership in England or Wales if…

• If you or your partner are from outside the UK or Ireland

  You must apply for a visa to come to the UK to give notice, get married or…

• Plan your ceremony

  You must decide where to have your marriage or civil partnership ceremony…

• Give notice

  You must sign a legal statement at your local register office to say you…

• Documents you'll need to give notice

  You must bring originals of the following documents to your appointment:…

• Your legal rights and responsibilities

  When you get married or form a civil partnership, you get certain legal…

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

• Overview

  You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if: you want to get married or…

• Eligibility

  You must prove that: you’re 18 or over you’re free to give notice of…

• Documents you'll need

  You must provide a passport or travel document. Your passport should be…

• Apply from outside the UK

  If you need a visa, you must apply online before you travel to the UK.…

Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children

• Updated: 17 April 2024

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

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.

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.

Find out how to get the documents you’ll need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they’ll cost.

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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.

How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.

• Updated: 7 March 2023

What British nationals need to do to get married in Morocco, including what documents you need.

• Updated: 10 June 2024