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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
Self declaration form and accompanying notes for British nationals to get married or register a civil partnership (PACS) in France. For use in place of certificates of celibacy and custom.
This publication is intended for Valuation Officers. It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version.
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
Immigration staff guidance on sham marriages and the offences involved.
Partner, spouse, dependant and family member visas and permits
In light of the pandemic's impact on wedding services, and following complaints made to our COVID-19 Taskforce, we've published an open letter to businesses in the weddings sector.
Contact information for the General Register Office
The CMA is investigating suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the weddings sector.
Apply for British citizenship if you're married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Annual UK figures for births, deaths, marriages, divorces, civil partnerships and civil partnership dissolutions
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Tunisia.
Application form to order a marriage certificate for a marriage that was registered overseas.
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
For customers who need to post notice so they can marry or form a civil partnership at an embassy/high commission or consulate.
Birth certificates, registering a death, marriage, family history and correcting certificates
Table setting out the similarities and differences between civil partnership and marriage as it applies to same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
Application form and guidance on how to correct details on a marriage or civil partnership registration.
Apply to end your marriage or civil partnership because it is not valid (‘void’) or because it is otherwise defective (‘voidable’).
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