Check If You Can Get Married or Form a Civil Partnership

You can get married or form a civil partnership in England or Wales if you’re:

• 18 or over
• not already married or in a civil partnership
• not closely related

There are different rules if you want to get married or form a civil partnership:

• in Scotland
• in Northern Ireland
• outside the UK

If you or your partner is from outside the UK or Ireland

You might need to apply for a visa to get married in the UK