Documents Required

By law, the bride and groom must each complete a Form MN10 (Marriage Notice)| and these must be submitted to the registrar of the district in which the marriage is to take place. From 01 January 2004 the six Registration Offices within Falkirk Council amalgamated to form one single district. This means that you may now submit your Marriage Notice Forms to any of the Registration Offices|.

 

Notice must be submitted no more than three months and no less than 15 days before the date of the marriage. Ideally, you should return your notices about 6 weeks prior to the ceremony, if you leave it until the last 15 days you could be faced with the need to postpone your wedding.

 

There is a fee| charged per notice which you must include when submitting the notices and you should also provide the names and addresses of two witnesses who must be 16 years or over.

 

Full details can be found in the leaflet RM1 leaflet| (Marriage in Scotland).

 

In addition, the registrar will require to see the following documents:

• The birth certificate of both the bride and groom.
  If either party is divorced - the decree proving that it is final and absolute.
  
• The death certificate of a former spouse, if applicable.
  
• If you and the person you are marrying are related in any of the ways mentioned in paragraph 2(b) of the RM1 leaflet, death certificates are required.
  
• If you are a national of a country outside the UK you may also have to obtain a Certificate of No Impediment, issued by a competent authority stating that the party is free to marry.
  
• If you were born in the UK after the 1st January 1983 you must also produce evidence that you are a British Citizen. The easiest way to do this is to produce a full British passport. If you do not have a passport, evidence of the nationality of one of your parents will be required.
  
• If you were born outside the UK but have acquired British Citizenship, you must produce your naturalisation/registration certificate or a full British passport.
  
• If any of these documents are in a language other than English, a certified translation in English must also be provided.

The original certified certificates must be produced, photocopies are not acceptable.

 

 

Persons subject to Immigration Controls

 

Any person subject to immigration control will have to satisfy one of the three following immigration eligibility requirements:

1. They must hold a valid visa or entry clearance as a fiancé(e) or marriage visitor
2. They have a Home Office Certificate of Approval
3. They have settled status in the UK                       

Proof that these requirements have been met must be submitted to the Registrar when you lodge your marriage notice forms.