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Non-EEA or Swiss citizens marrying or forming a civil partnership in England or Wales

If you are a non-EEA citizen and you hold settled or pre-settled status and you are marrying or forming a civil partnership with a British or EEA or Swiss citizen with settled or pre-settled status, then you must give notice at the register office in which you reside. Notice must be given no later than 29 days before your marriage.

If you are a non-EEA citizen and you hold settled or pre-settled status and you are marrying or forming a civil partnership with either an EEA or Swiss citizen without settled or pre-settled status, or a non-EEA citizen, that person is subject to immigration control, would require the relevant visa for marriage and you would be in scope of the Home Office referral scheme. You would be required to give notice together at a designated Register Office in the district where one or both parties reside.  You may be subject to an extended notice period of 71 days if the Home Office wishes to investigate your relationship.

A person with settled or pre-settled status is required to share their status through the online EUSS status checker tool. You must request a six-digit code before your appointment from the view and prove your immigration status GOV.UK page. This code will expire after one month.