Giving notice to marry or form a civil partnership

Valid passport proving your identity and nationality

Please bring one of the following for each person giving notice:

• utility bill for services received at the property, eg gas, electric, water, landline, cable or broadband (not mobile phone bills) - must be dated within three months of the date on which notice is given
• bank or building society statement or passbook - must be dated within one month of the date on which notice is given
• Council Tax bill - must be dated within one year of the date on which notice is given
• mortgage statement - must be dated within one year of the date on which notice is given
• current residential tenancy agreement
• valid UK, Community or British driving licence
• letter from the owner or proprietor (“X”) of the address where the applicant has been residing, confirming it has been the applicant’s place of residence for at least 7 full days directly before the date of the appointment (not including date of arrival or date of appointment, and including date of arrival in the letter), states that X is the owner or proprietor, states X's name and address, and is signed and dated by X on the day on which notice is given.
• letter from tenant (“Y”) at the address where the applicant has been residing, confirming it has been the applicant’s place of residence for at least 7 full days directly before the date of the appointment (not including date of arrival or date of appointment, and including date of arrival in the letter), states that Y is the tenant, states Y's name and address, is signed and dated by Y on the day on which notice is given, and is supported by proof of address for Y (from list above)

​If either party is referred to the Home Office and their usual place of residence is different to the address provided for the purpose of giving notice, then proof of their usual address (even if overseas) will be required. If this applies, please contact Westminster Register Office.

If either of you are non relevant nationals you will need to bring evidence of your immigration status with you to your appointment, for example, a visa stamp in your passport, a Biometric residence card, and so on.

If you have made an application through the EUSS settlement scheme and have either Settled Status, Pre-Settled Status, or are awaiting the outcome of a pending application, you will need to bring your sharecode with you to the appointment so that the registrar can verify your status. The code will need to be generated within 30 days of the appointment date.

If either of you are within the Home Office referral scheme (ie a non relevant national and possess a limited visa), you will both be required to bring one passport sized photo with you to the appointment.

Additionally, if either of you obtained a marriage or civil partnership entry clearance visa for the purposes of marrying or having a civil partnership in this country, you will both be required to bring one passport sized photo with you to the appointment.

A UK decree absolute with the original court stamp, a UK final order, or original final foreign divorce documents must be brought to the appointment, with a signed and dated third party translation provided if the document is not in English.

Please note: A foreign divorce may require clearance from the registrar general. If this is the case, the registrar general may request additional information or documentation once your notice has been taken. Please be advised your ceremony cannot go ahead without this clearance being granted.

A certificate of death relating to the deceased partner must be provided.

You must also provide the related marriage or civil partnership certificate.

If your name has been changed by deed poll or change of name deed, you must provide the relevant documents.

If your name has been changed but not by deed poll, you must provide evidence of your former or other names eg name change documents, prior divorce document or other evidence of a former name.