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Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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 you're a UK resident and have been injured because of a violent crime abroad, you can usually apply for compensation
Adoption contact register form - part 1
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.
For customers who need to post notice so they can marry or form a civil partnership at an embassy/high commission or consulate.
Use this form to tell us that you have found someone else's British passport.
Adoption contact register form - part 2
Marital status certificate for marriage in Spain.
Affidavit (religious) and Affirmation (non-religious) of Marital forms for marriage under local law in South Korea
Declaration confirming that there are no legal reasons why you should not be married in Italy.
Apply for the return of a child taken abroad against your wishes, to make contact with them or to enforce a court order overseas.
Compensation for terrorist attacks abroad - eligibility, acts of terrorism covered, application form, helpline
Application for a Certificate of No Impediment and publishing Notice of Marriage in the British Consulate General in Madrid.
Application form to order a death certificate for a death that was registered overseas.
Complete the application form to order a copy of a civil partnership certificate recorded in England and Wales.
This is an example of the certificate you will be issued in Spanish.
Example certificate for Marital Status for marriage in Spain.
Get help and support if you or someone you know is a victim or in danger of female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as 'female circumcision' or 'female genital cutting')
As a British national you may be asked to provide an affidavit or affirmation before local authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to prove you are allowed to get married
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