Are you subject to immigration control?

If you are planning to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK and are subject to immigration control* while in the UK the following conditions apply:

• If you are coming to the UK from overseas to get married or form a civil partnership, you must obtain appropriate permission before you arrive.

• If you are already in the UK, you will need to either have settled status in the UK, or apply to the Home Office for a certificate of approval before giving notice to marry or form a civil partnership.

You will need to give Notice to a Registrar at a Designated Register Office having completed the required 7 days residence. Winchester is the Designated Register Office for Hampshire although you may attend any other Designated Register Office to give Notice. Details of all Designated Register Offices in England and Wales are on the General Register web site.

For further information regarding immigration status please telephone the Home Office on 0870 606 7766 or visit the Home Office website: www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk

* If you are a British Citizen, a national of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or you have a certificate of entitlement giving you right of abode in the UK in your passport you are not subject to immigration control.