Article 7 Marriages

If you are a British citizen, and you were married in one of the following non-commonwealth countries (known as a marriage under article 7) you may arrange for your marriage certificate (with English translation where appropriate) to be deposited with the Registrar General, via the British Consul in the country concerned.

This is a way to enable British nationals to readily obtain further copies of their documents once they have returned to the UK. The records are also indexed in the normal Marriages Abroad Indexes and certified copies of certificates can be ordered from the General Registry Office.

For further information, see our Useful Resources guide.

A

Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan

B

Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Borneo, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi

C

Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Celebes, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Conakry, Congo, Corsica, Costa Rica, Crete, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao, Czech Republic

D

Denmark, Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia

F

Fernando Poo, Finland, France

G

Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea & Bissau

H

Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary

I

Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast

J

Japan, Jerusalem, Jordan

K

Kalimantan, Kampuchea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Kuwait

L

Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg

M

Macao, Macedonia, Malagasy Republic, Maldives, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mozambique, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco

N

Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway

O

Oman

P

Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Portuguese Timor, Puerto Rico

Q

Qatar

R

Reunion (Paris), Rhodes, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda

S

St.Pierre & Miquelon, San Marino, Sardinia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somali, S.W.Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sumatra, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria