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Proof of your name, age and nationality,
for example:
• Valid passport
• National identity card (ID) from the European
Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland
• Certificate of naturalisation
• Biometric residence card or permit
• UK travel document
• If you have completed a legal change of your
name we will need to see the legal name change
document i.e. your last marriage certificate,
deed poll.
Proof of your place of residence/address,
for example:
• Valid UK or EEA driving licence
• Gas, water or electricity bill from the last three
months
• Bank or building society statement from the last
month
• Council tax bill from the last 12 months
• Mortgage statement from the last 12 months
• Current residential tenancy agreement
• Letter from the owner or landlord of the
address which is your place of residence.
The letter must confirm the following:
• That the person giving Notice has resided
at the address for at least 7 clear days
immediately prior to the date on which Notice
of marriage is given
• States that the person providing the letter is
the owner or landlord
• States the name, address and is signed by the
person providing the letter (i.e. home owner/
landlord).
Currently the law regarding the necessary
legal preliminaries for a UK marriage or civil
partnership ceremony states that both parties
must have been resident in one place in England
or Wales for seven clear days before they can give
their Notice(s) to the Superintendent Registrar
in whose district they reside. This excludes the
day they arrive in the district and the day they
give Notice(s). If a temporary UK address is given,
you will need a dated and signed letter from the
landlord or homeowner, confirming that you are
resident at the address.
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PREVIOUS MARRIAGE
If you have been married or in a civil partnership
before, the Registration Officer will also need to
see:
• The original legal document that ended the
marriage e.g. decree absolute
• The death certificate of your former partner.
LEGAL REQUIREMENT
If your divorce/decree absolute was granted
outside of the UK there will be a fee for the legal
consideration of the divorce. You must provide
the original document issued and if this is not in
English an English translation will be required.
The translation need not be completed by a
professional company, but the translator must
provide their full name and address with the
translation. Please note the translation must
include any legal stamps on the document as well
as the text itself.
“We never felt rushed at any point
of the ceremony and were made to
feel very relaxed throughout”