If you are an EEA citizen, you do not need a visa. The rules may change after Brexit, you can check if you need a visa on GOV.UK. You must bring the originals of the following documents to your appointment: If you are forced to marry or are already in a forced marriage, you can apply to the District Court for a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect you. You need a marriage certificate to get married in Bay State. You can apply for a license from any city in the state – it doesn`t have to be from the city you live in or where your ceremony will take place. If you were already married or lived in a registered partnership, you must prove that the marriage or partnership ended. Please note the table below: If your usual address is outside the UK, you will need to provide details of a UK contact address. For example, it could be the address of your partner, friend or family member. If you bring all the required documents (see «Documents You Need» above) to your marriage notification appointment with the registrar, the registrar may be able to issue the MRF immediately.

You must each provide a stand-alone document as proof of address. We do not accept documents with a common name. These documents must be originals and may include: If you have married in a way that is not recognised as valid in the UK, the marriage can be contracted again under UK law, provided you and your partner meet the conditions described above. One of the parties may decide to end an engagement because a marriage agreement cannot be legally enforced. If an engagement is broken, a woman can keep the engagement ring unless at the time she received it, the man specifically said that it should be returned if the engagement was broken. Any other property belonging to the couple should be divided in the same way as the property would be divided if the couple divorced. If the couple cannot agree on the title claim, anyone can go to court to decide the matter, provided it is done within three years of the end of the engagement. In these circumstances, legal advice is required.

The dissolution of all marriages must be granted within 12 months of the date of marriage. You must send your notice early enough for the registrar to ensure that both parties are free to marry. Generally, you and your future spouse must each bring the original (or a certified copy) and a color photocopy of yourself: it is your responsibility to check the documents you need, and if you do not bring them to your appointment, you cannot terminate your marriage or civil partnership. Anyone who resigns must bring them with them. Adopted children, their parents and genetic grandparents are not allowed to marry. If they do, the marriage will automatically become invalid (see under Invalid marriages), even if they don`t know they are related. Adopted children cannot marry their adoptive parents, but they can marry the rest of their adoptive family, including their adoptive sibling. Both parties to the marriage must send their completed marriage forms, relevant documents, declarations and fees to the registrar of the municipality where the marriage is to take place. Your marriage announcement will be publicly displayed at the registrar. In England and Wales, you can get copies of a marriage certificate from the General Register Office.

Contact information can be found on GOV.UK`s website under www.gov.uk. If you are planning your dream wedding in the Bay State, congratulations! Whatever your theme or guest list, should you invite Aunt Edna or your cousin Joe? There are a few things you need to do before the big day to make sure your ceremony is official. If you have already started your 3-month notice period but had to postpone your marriage, your MRF is valid for 6 months after your original wedding date. Normally, notices must reach the registrar about eight weeks before the marriage. But if one of you was already married or in a registered partnership, notifications must be sent to the registrar 10 weeks in advance. If any of the documents are written in a language other than English, a certified translation into English must also be provided. It must include your current address where you lived for seven full days, immediately before making your cancellation date. In England and Wales, the registry office must be terminated 28 days in advance before the marriage can be contracted. You must get married within 12 months of termination. Both partners must reside in England or Wales for seven days before terminating.

A notification must indicate where the marriage is to take place. A cancellation fee will be charged. You should give the MRF to whoever will celebrate your wedding before the wedding. There are strict rules about what can and cannot be accepted upon dissolution of marriage/termination of civil partnership. If you do not bring the correct documents to your appointment, we will not be able to see you and you will have to book and pay for another appointment. Prior to your wedding date, you may be asked to go to the vital statistics office to make final arrangements and/or pick up the marriage plan. If you are concerned that you or someone else will be forced to marry in the UK or abroad, you should contact the Forced Marriage Unit for advice. In case of emergency, you should call the police at 999.

Your appointment fees are exchangeable on the day of the appointment for legal cancellation fees. If your cancellation is subject to the recommendation of the Home Office, a surcharge of £24 per pair will be payable on that day. Karma Nirvana is a charity that supports victims of abuse and forced marriage. You can call their helpline on 0800 5999 247 or get help on the Karma Nirvana website. You must follow social distancing rules when getting married. Under the Civil Registration Act 2004 (as amended by the Registration of Facts (Amendment) Act 2014), the registrar has the right to investigate and decide whether a proposed marriage would be a marriage of convenience for immigration purposes. A registrar who believes that a proposed marriage would constitute a marriage of convenience will refer the matter to a registrar of the superintendent. If you are getting married in the UK and you are already legally married, the marriage is bigamous and therefore void. Although marrying someone if you are already married is a criminal offence, prosecution is not automatic. In the period between the announcement of the intention to marry and the ceremony, anyone who has strong reasons for refusing the marriage may do so.

A false statement is a criminal offence. You must download the data collection form (pdf), fill it out and bring it with you. If you were already married or in a registered partnership, you must also provide: If you are sending your notices by mail, a cheque for the correct amount must be attached to your application form. You must write the cheque to the county council. Even if you are not allowed to marry in a religious ceremony, for example, because you belong to a religion that does not allow divorced people to marry, it is possible that your relationship will be blessed in a religious ceremony. This is at the discretion of the relevant religious leader. You can submit your cancellation forms, documents and fees in person or by mail to the registrar in the area where you want to get married. The contact details of civil registrars can be found at the following link: Same-sex couples can only marry in a religious ceremony if the religious organization has agreed to hold same-sex marriages and the premises have been registered for same-sex marriage.