Required documents
You may be asked to provide a Certificate of No Impediment (CNI). To obtain one, you must give notice at your local registration office and wait 28 clear days for it to be issued. Although a CNI has no official expiry date, some countries only accept it if it was issued within three months of giving notice. Many countries also require additional documents, so please contact the relevant embassy for detailed requirements.
For more information on Certificates of No Impediment for specific countries, as well as any additional requirements you may need to meet, please visit Getting married or registering a civil partnership abroad.
Registering your marriage or civil partnership in England or Wales
Marriages and civil partnerships of British subjects conducted abroad are legally recognised but cannot be registered in the UK unless one of the partners was serving in, or attached to, the British Armed Forces at the time of the ceremony. Where this is not the case, you may lodge a record of the marriage or civil partnership with the General Register Office. There is no time limit for doing so, but only original documents can be submitted, and they must be forwarded by the British Consul responsible for the district where the ceremony took place. This service is only available in certain countries and a fee is charged.
Changes to passport and travelling abroad
If you are travelling abroad following your marriage in Wolverhampton, you may update your passport to reflect your married name up to three months before the date of your ceremony. To do this, you must obtain a PD2 form and complete your section before bringing it to the register office for signing along with proof of IDs (for example passport or driving licence). There is currently no fee for this service. Please ensure that any travel bookings are made in the same name that appears on the passport that you will use for travelling.
- For more information and to download PD2 form please visit: Passports for newlyweds and civil partners - GOV.UK