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Giving notice to marry or form a civil partnership

You will need to book an appointment to declare that you intend to marry or form a civil partnership.

Fees

There is a non-refundable fee of £42 per person for giving notice. You may also have to pay additional fees, which can be found in the table below:

Circumstance

Price per person

Notes

Circumstance

Notice appointment

Circumstance

£42

Price per person

 

Circumstance

If either person falls under the Home Office referral scheme

Circumstance

£15

Price per person

If this is the case, you will both need to pay the additional fee when you attend the notice appointment.

Circumstance

Consideration of a foreign divorce by Westminster Register Office

Circumstance

£55

Price per person

A foreign divorce is classed as ‘Outside the British Isles’. We are able to clear some divorces, but this will depend on where the divorce took place. We will advise you during the appointment. 

Circumstance

Consideration of a foreign divorce by the General Register Office

Circumstance

£83

Price per person

If Westminster Register Office is unable to clear the divorce, it will be sent to the General Register Office. They may require further information before the divorce can be cleared.

Published: 3 December 2020

Last updated: 28 May 2024