STATE
REQUIREMENTS
1. From 1
January 2004, new legislation
on marriage has been in
force. The Church has no
involvement in this process;
it is strictly between the
persons getting married
and the registrar for the
District.
2. The
couple must notify the Registrar
of their intention to marry
by completing a Marriage
Notice Form (available from
the Registrar's Office,
The Guildhall) or download
a form at :
http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/solicitors/marriages.htm
At some
time prior to the date of
the marriage the parties
may be requested to attend
at the Registrar's Office
to finalise the arrangements
and collect the marriage
schedule. After
the wedding the marriage
schedule has to be returned
to the Registrar's Office
within 3 days.
3 The completed
Marriage Notice Form must
be returned to the Registrar
for the district in which
you are getting married
at least fifteen days prior
to the date of marriage.
Parties can notify the Registrar
up to one year prior to
the date of marriage.
4 Once
the Registrar has received
the Marriage Notice and
there is no impediment to
the marriage and the person
to perform the Ceremony
is an approved Officiant
or Celebrant (i.e. a priest
of the diocese of Derry)
a Marriage Schedule is prepared
for collection by the parties
at the registrar's office.
5. Just
to emphasise, it is
your responsibility to produce
your Marriage Schedule to
the Celebrant at least three
days before the wedding.
6. A marriage
cannot take place without
a Marriage Schedule
7. It is
your responsibility to return
the signed Marriage Schedule
to the Registrar’s
office within three days
of the wedding.
If you
are visiting Northern Ireland
to be married and you are
a citizen of a country that
is not a member of the European
Economic Area, you will
need to apply for a visa
before you travel. If you
do not get a visa the registrar
will not be able to take
your notice of marriage
and you will NOT be able
to marry in Northern Ireland.
If you
are already in the UK, and
you are a citizen of a country
that is not a member of
the European Economic Area,
you will need the approval
of the Home Secretary to
be married here. For further
information visit the Home
Office website at :
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/news/press_releases/
getting_married_in.html
