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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…
Contact details for the General Register Office for Northern Ireland
Order a commemorative marriage certificate for a gift or keepsake to mark a silver, ruby, golden or diamond wedding anniversary
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption, if you live in the UK.
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
Forms and guidance for making statutory declarations when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption. Use this form if you do not live in the UK.
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