If you are planning to get married or enter into a civil partnership outside of England and Wales, you should contact the local authorities in the country where you want the ceremony to take place to find out what you need to do.

You should first check that you need a certificate of no impediment via the government's getting married abroad guidance. If you do need a certificate of no impediment, you can obtain one from the register office in the district where you live.

A certificate of no impediment costs £42 per person (£84 per couple).

• Book an appointment for a certificate of no impediment

Request a certificate is legalised or apostilled

Apply for legal confirmation of a copy certificate.

The legalising of documents, including copy certificates, may be requested by an official in another country.

This process is handled by the Legalisation Office and you access this service using the link below.

Apply to get your document legalised

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