Both British, Irish or EEA citizens with EUSS status

This information is what is required if you are both British, Irish or EEA citizens with EU Settlement Scheme status granted or Settlement Scheme status was applied for before 30 June 2021.

 You will need to bring some original documents with you to your appointment.

What you need to bring

Evidence of nationality

You must bring ONE of the following:

  • Valid passport
  • Citizenship certificate confirming British Citizenship
  • British birth certificates
    • If you were born on or after 1 January 1983 and do not have a passport you will also need to bring a parent’s current passport or birth certificate. If your parents were married at the time of your birth, you can bring either your mother or father’s. If your parents were unmarried at the time of your birth you will need to bring your mother’s passport or birth certificate
    • If your mother has changed her name between her birth and your birth apart from through marriage to your father, we would also need to see proof of any change of name such as deed poll or statutory declaration. Their marriage certificate may also help in this case.

Evidence of EUSS scheme status

If one or both of you are EEA nationals with EUSS status granted or applied for before 30 June 2021, you should bring a unique share code to your appointment which will allow the registrar to check and verify your immigration status.

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The code is valid for a period of 30 days so please make sure that it is valid on the day of your appointment.

If one or both you are EEA nationals without EUSS status then you should look at the information on Non-EEA nationals or EU citizens without EUSS status

Evidence of your address

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

  • Utility bill dated no more than three months prior to the date of the appointment
  • Bank or building society statement or passbook dated no more than one month prior to the date of the appointment
  • Council tax bill dated no more than one year prior to the date of the appointment
  • Mortgage statement from the last 12 months
  • Current residential tenancy agreement
  • Valid driving licence

Proof of divorce or dissolution

If you have been married or in a civil partnership before, we will need to see:

  • Decree absolute or final order

There is an additional fee for consideration of a foreign divorce or dissolution by the Superintendent Registrar or the General Register Office.

If you’ve been widowed or are a surviving civil partner

You will need to bring

  • The death certificate of the spouse or civil partner

If you do not bring all the required, original, valid, documentation we will not be able to complete your notice and a further appointment will have to be booked and paid for.

If none of the above are available, please contact the General Register Office on 0300 123 1837 for guidance.

Evidence of any name changes

You will need to provide marriage certificate or deed poll document.

 

If any of your documents are in any language other than English, you will need to bring the original document plus a full translation, into English, certified at the bottom of the document by the translator stating “I certify this to be a true translation of the document”. The name, address, telephone number and signature of the person who translated the document(s) must be included.

At the appointment

The registrar will need to see each of you individually and will ask prescribed questions in English.  If one, or both, of you does not have, or only has limited, English language skills then they will need to bring a translator along with them.  A translator can be a family member, friend or community leader but cannot be the partner in the marriage or civil partnership.