PART 5MARRIAGE OVERSEAS

CHAPTER 3Consular marriage between civil partners

Consular change procedure22

1

The parties to a civil partnership must, in order to change their civil partnership into a marriage in accordance with this Chapter—

a

attend in person before the registration officer in consular premises;

b

provide evidence of the formation of their civil partnership with each other; and

c

provide such evidence as may be required by the registration officer to satisfy the registration officer of the details provided in the declaration.

2

Once the parties to the civil partnership have signed the declaration referred to in article 20, the registration officer must, in the presence of the parties, also sign the declaration.