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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:…

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.

• How it works

  Marriage Allowance lets you transfer £1,260 of your Personal Allowance to…

• How to apply

  You can apply for Marriage Allowance online. It’s free to apply. If both…

• If your circumstances change

  You must cancel Marriage Allowance if any of the following apply: your…

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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.

• When you can annul a marriage

  Annulment (sometimes known as ‘nullity’) is a different way of ending a…

• Before you apply

  You and your husband or wife can choose to work out: arrangements for…

• Apply for an annulment

  You can apply to have your marriage annulled as soon as you get married.…

• Apply for a conditional order or decree nisi

  The other person must respond to your nullity application within 14 days,…

• Apply for a final order or decree absolute

  6 weeks after you get the conditional order or decree nisi you can apply…

Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children

• Updated: 17 April 2024

How to arrange a consular marriage, including giving notice, what to bring to the ceremony and which countries offer the service.

• Updated: 10 September 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

You have a right to choose who you marry, when you marry or if you marry at all.

• Updated: 25 February 2013

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

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.

A forced marriage is where one or both people do not or cannot consent to the marriage, and pressure or abuse is used to force them into marriage.

• Updated: 27 March 2023