Have any couples living in the UK ever gone to give notice of their marriage at a registry office? Me and my fiance live in the UK and have an appointment to give notice of marriage in a couple of weeks, but I have no idea whats going to happen.
Can anybody help? What do you need to bring with you? and what actually happens when you go? I heard that they seperate you and ask you questions about each other, is this true? Also my fiance isnt a british citizen, so are they going to interview us?
I dont remember the documents we took but it didnt take much time, they just checked ID's and the paperwork , we were made to sign on a book and handed a letter back ..
No interviews .. they arent responsible for that. They just have to ensure that the sham marriage isnt taking place through paperwork .. thats about it ..
this info is from a few years back , i dunno if any changes may have come now .. but thought i will let you know anyways ..
Well I tried googling it and found loads of people saying that they are going to have us in seperate rooms and then ask us questions about each other, then see if our stories matched! so I told all this to my fiance and completley freaked him out lol. So was wondering if anyone had gone through this, do u have any idea what kind of questions they might ask though??
When me and my hubby went in Nov I think we took proof of ID and address- two letters each should be enough. They just ask basic questions about you and what your occupation is. I've a feeling they asked parents/ at least fathers name and occupation. Then the registrar asked who wants to go first and sent the other one out and just asked how we met and if we're happy/able to marry. Was no more than a few mins. Then we both signed something, paid and chose a date for when we got married. They gave us the sheet to choose which vows we wanted too and it had few details on there :) I've just come across it recently so can take a look when I get home. There were no intrusive questions and can tell a genuine couple so no need to grill you.
That was very helpful! Did they ask you anything like 'is it an arranged marriage?' or 'are u related?' and 'how long have u been engaged' or was it just formality type questions like d.o.b. and address etc ??
I guess I want to know, how far do they go to see if its a genuine or fake marriage ??
From memory it was just questions for formalities sake. How u met. Are you two free to marry. What one another does for a living. Not much detail. I do remember the registrar laughing herself when asking and said it's just stuff they have to ask. Don't worry at all. I even said to the registrar that I have a rubbish memory so it's likely dates won't be specific. Hubby has the memory for detail in our relationship. Like now that was only a year ago and it seems like a distant memory so can't think of everything sorry. Honestly just be relaxed- they're not asking questions to catch you out or anything. I remember being really excited and happy esp when she got the book out to check dates and show the room you'll be married in :) Oh and good luck and wish you two all the best.
