Where to give notice
British and Irish Nationals and those with Settled or Pre-Settled Status
You and your partner must both give separate notices in person to the superintendent registrar for the district where you live.
You need to give at least 29 days’ notice of your marriage or civil partnership and must prove you have lived in the district for a minimum of seven full days before attending your appointment.
You must also know the name of the ceremony venue when you give your notice.
Anyone wishing to give notice must be 18 years of age by the time the schedule is issued.
Non-UK nationals giving notice
If one or both of you is from outside the UK You and your partner must give notice together, unless you both have one of the following:
- British or Irish citizenship
- Settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
- An application to the EU Settlement Scheme that you made before 30 June 2021, which you are waiting for a decision on
You must give your notice together at a register office in the district where at least one of you lives.
Where one or both partners are subject to immigration control, Register Offices are required by law to inform the Home Office of the couple's intention to marry or form a civil partnership.
The Home Office will review each couple's case and will have new powers to extend the Notice period from 29 days to 71 days.
It will be the Home Office who decide whether or not the wedding or civil partnership can proceed.
Couples who have a valid Marriage/Civil Partnership Visa, Indefinite Leave to Remain or Right of Abode in the UK will not be referred to the Home Office.