Re: legal civil registeration in UK
hey people Islamic Marriage is recognised by UK Law and one doesnt have to get registered with local registrar. Nikah nama is accepted it doesnt matter where you got married.
people just get register to make it more formal according to UK for visa purposes.
I got married in Pakistan, has never done any registration here, and our nikkah nama from Pakistan is accepted as valid marriage certificate by the authorities.
there is catch only if you got married anywhere if decided to divorse that has to be according to UK law.
some over practising muslims here what they do, they register only one marriage and have 3 islamic nikkah for other 3 wives in different towns.
there is also no compulsion of having same surnames or to change it.
What Shak says....a nikkah nama is totally accepted as a valid marriage certificate by all UK authorities and you can get all the same tax,health and other benefits just the same as you would had you married in a civil ceromony in the UK. You can still have a civil ceromony if you want but it won't make any difference to your existing marital, immigration, or financial status.
Just ensure that you get your nikkah nama translated and certified.