Giving notice to marry or form a civil partnership

UK/Irish nationals

• If you are a UK or Irish passport holder, you must give your notice in the district where you live.
• If you live in different districts, you will need to contact each district to make an appointment. You do not need to attend each other's appointments.

EEA nationals

• EEA nationals who made an application under the EU Settlement Scheme for settled, or pre-settled status, or who are awaiting a Home Office decision, must give notice in their district of residence. The notice period is 28 days and the fee is £42. 
• If an EEA national did not make an application under the EU Settlement Scheme on or before Wednesday 30 June 2021, or had their application rejected, they are treated the same as foreign nationals.

Non-EEA nationals

• If one or both of you are from outside the UK and are subject to immigration controls, you must both attend the notice appointment together at a register office in the district where you both live. The notice period may be extended from 28 days to 70 days if requested by the Home Office.
• You will be required to present evidence of settled status, permanent residence or a marriage/civil partnership visa and the fee will be £42 per person. If it is not possible to provide this evidence, the fee will be £57 per person.
• If one or both parties are EEA or non-EEA nationals, both must provide a passport-size photograph when attending the appointment.
• If one or both parties are travelling from overseas, we will not book the notice of marriage or marriage ceremony until they have arrived in this country.