Your ceremony in Hertfordshire

Legal preliminaries to marriage or civil partnership A notice of marriage / notice of civil partnership is a legal declaration which must be given individually by each of you in person. married or form your civil partnership and have made a provisional booking with the venue and / or local registration service.

can be issued. However, if one or both parties to the marriage / civil partnership is subject to immigration control, this legal wait period may be extended, by the Home Office, to 70 days. Please do ensure that you plan ahead as your marriage or civil partnership cannot take place if the legal preliminaries are not carried out in sufficient time to allow for the marriage or civil partnership schedule to be issued ahead of the ceremony date.

If, after giving notice, you change the ceremony venue or the date is moved beyond 12 months from the date of your appointment, you must give a new notice and pay the fees again. Your notice will be displayed publicly for 28 clear days before your legal paperwork

A notice is venue specific and valid for 12 months from the date the notice is given, so before booking an appointment you need to have decided where and when you would like to get

When and where can you give notice? The requirements are different depending on your nationality • You must book a double notice appointment and

If you both live in Hertfordshire you can book a double appointment and attend together. If one or both of you are a non-EEA national or an EEA citizen without EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) status: • You must book a notice appointment in the district where one of you has lived for a minimum of seven clear days before giving notice.

attend together. To book a notice appointment at one of the Hertfordshire register offices book online at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ registrars or by telephoning 0300 123 4045.

If you are British, Irish or an EEA citizen with EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) status granted or applied for before 30 June 2021: • You must each give your notice of marriage or civil partnership at the register office in the district where you have lived for a minimum of seven clear days before giving notice.

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