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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

• 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.…

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees

• Overview

  As an employer providing social functions and parties for your employees,…

• What's exempt

  You might not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or…

• What to report and pay

  If any of the events you provide are not exempt, you’ll have to report the…

• Technical guidance

  The following guide contains more detailed information: particular…

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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.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…

Find out how to convert a same-sex civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad.

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

Order a commemorative marriage certificate for a gift or keepsake to mark a silver, ruby, golden or diamond wedding anniversary

• Updated: 7 September 2020

Marriage Visitor visa - prepare supporting documents, apply, book and attend an appointment, what happens at the UK border

In the biggest overhaul to marriage law since the 19th century, reforms are set to give marrying couples greater freedom and boost the economy by £535 million.

• Updated: 2 October 2025

Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.