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This booklet provides guidance to members of the clergy on their role and responsibilities during burials, baptisms and marriages.
Information about the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons, the clergy and secretaries of synagogues for marriage ceremonies.
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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.
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
How to arrange a consular marriage, including giving notice, what to bring to the ceremony and which countries offer the service.
Civil Status questionnaire for UK nationals getting married in Finland.
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying 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
Find out how to convert a same-sex civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad.
Self-declaration form for British nationals who need a certificate of custom for PACS (civil partnership) or marriage in France.
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
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what...
A notice of marriage form for British nationals seeking to marry in Poland.
Civil partnership application forms for British nationals who are getting married in Austria.
Places of worship, including those registered for marriages under the Marriage Act, both for the marriage of opposite sex and same sex couples.
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