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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.…

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• Updated: 24 September 2024

This report presents evidence from a comparative study of marriage, cohabitation, parenthood and divorce among adolescents and young people

• Updated: 22 February 2021

A blog from National Data Guardian, Dr Nicola Byrne, covering her first few weeks in post and the General Practice Data for Planning and Research programme.

• Updated: 9 June 2021

Understand domestic intent to take short breaks and holidays both within the U.K. and abroad, with particular focus around the current barriers and concerns around travel and how these will evolve over time.

• Updated: 29 April 2022

Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel

• Updated: 19 April 2013

Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.

• Updated: 7 October 2013

NIO: Secretary of State and Junior Ministers' hospitality, meetings and travel: January to March 2021

• Updated: 15 July 2021

Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel

• Updated: 19 April 2013