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Documents to be produced at the City of Leicester Register Office

The Register Officer will ask you to produce the following documents:

  • Your passport.

  • Your birth certificate if it was issued in the United Kingdom.

  • Evidence of the address at which you reside e.g. driving licence, a bill for
    council tax/gas/electricity/water/phone or property rental agreement.

 

If you are subject to Immigration Control:

 

  • Your passport.*

*(If you are  subject to immigration control but do not hold a valid passport, you will need to contact the office to discuss what types of alternative documentation would be acceptable.)


  • Evidence of the address at which you reside e.g. driving licence, a bill for
    council tax/gas/electricity/water/phone or property rental agreement.

 

  • If you have been married previously and are divorced:
  • Your divorce decree absolute bearing the court stamp issued in the United Kingdom.

Or
  • Your original divorce document(s) bearing the court stamp issued outside the United Kingdom, together with a translation if the document(s) is not in written in English.

If you have been married previously and are widowed:
  • A death certificate for your late wife/husband issued in the United Kingdom.

Or
  • A death certificate for your late wife/husband issued outside the United Kingdom, together with a translation of the certificate if it is not written in English.

If you have changed your name:
  • Your change of name deed (often known as the deed poll) or your statutory declaration of change of name.

If you have not yet had your 18th birthday:
  • The written consent of your parent(s) and/or guardian(s). We will supply a special form for this purpose when you attend the City of Leicester Register Office.

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