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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 This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.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…
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.…
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true:…
You must decide whether you want to make a joint application with your…
To apply for a divorce you’ll need: yours and your husband or wife’s full…
What happens after you apply depends whether you applied for a divorce…
A conditional order and decree nisi are documents that say that the court…
To end your marriage you must apply for either: a final order a decree…
You can apply for a divorce if your husband or wife ‘lacks mental…
How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
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
Letters explaining how foreign marriages and civil partnerships are recognised in the UK. Sometimes called information notes.
Apply for a forced marriage protection order - documents, urgent orders, attend a hearing
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
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