If you would like to marry in the UK, you must sign a legal statement at your local marriage register office to indicate that you intend to marry or form a civil partnership. This is known as \u2018giving notice\u2019.<\/p>\n
Please note that you have to give notice for at least 29 days before your ceremony, and you must hold your ceremony within 12 months of \u2018giving notice\u2019.<\/p>\n
Fees for giving notice<\/strong><\/p>\n You have to pay a fee to give notice office, and it is usually \u00a335 per person. However, if you are either from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland, or you need to apply for a visa to live in the UK, or you do not have a Marriage\/ Civil Partnership Visitor visa or a fianc\u00e9(e) visa, the fees for giving notice are \u00a347 per person.<\/p>\n Where to give notice?<\/strong><\/p>\n You will need to make an appointment at your local register office, and you must have lived in the registration council for the last 7 days. Please note that you and your partner will need to give notice separately if you lived in different areas. However, you do not have to do it on the same day.<\/p>\n If either you or your partner are from outside the EU, EEA or from Switzerland, you must give notice together at a designated register office, even if you live at a different address. Please note that the register officer might notify the Home Office, and you may need to wait up to 70 days following further checks.<\/p>\n Can you give notice outside the UK?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are from or live in a country that has signed up to the \u2018British Subjects Facilities Act\u2019 you may be able to give notice in that country. Please note that your partner must be a British citizen or ILR holder. For more information about the register office, please refer to GOV.UK website: https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-offices<\/a>.<\/p>\n Supporting documents for giving notice<\/strong><\/p>\n You must bring originals of the following documents to your appointment:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please note that if you have been married or in a civil partnership before, you have to provide:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In addition, you need to bring proof of your divorce, annulment or dissolution if it was granted outside of the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man. You will have to pay a fee of \u00a350 for the local register office to check your documents or \u00a375 if the General Register Office needs to check them.<\/p>\n If either you or your partner are a non-EEA national, you also need to provide:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to apply for a spouse visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n A spouse\/ partner visa, is a type of \u2018settlement\u2019 visa, as eventually it can lead to permanent residence in the UK, and it is a prerequisite to apply for a British passport under section 6 (1) or 6 (2). A partner includes \u201chusband, wife, civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner\u201d of a British citizen or ILR holder. This visa allows you to live in the UK for up to 33 months and can be extended for another 30 months.<\/p>\n The requirements of the spouse visa application<\/strong><\/p>\n The main requirements of the spouse\/ partner visa include proof that you are in a genuine relationship and that the UK sponsor earns at least \u00a318,600 per year.<\/p>\n Other requirements are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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