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Marriage Act 1949

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27E Additional information if party not relevant national

(1) This section applies to notice of marriage given to a superintendent registrar in accordance with section 27 if one, or each, of the parties to the proposed marriage is not a relevant national. (2) But this section does not apply if section 39A applies to the proposed marriage. (3) For each party to the proposed marriage who is not a relevant national, the notice must include whichever of statements A, B or C is applicable to that person. (4) Statement A is a statement that the person has the appropriate immigration status. (5) Statement B is a statement that the person holds a relevant visa in respect of the proposed marriage. (6) Statement C is a statement that the person neither— (a) has the appropriate immigration status, nor (b) holds a relevant visa in respect of the proposed marriage. (7) If the notice contains the statement referred to in the first column of an entry in this table, the notice must be accompanied by the information and photographs referred to in the second column of that entry (insofar as that entry is applicable to the parties to the proposed marriage)— If the notice includes this statement... | ...the notice must be accompanied by... Statement A (in respect of one or both of the parties to the proposed marriage) | For each party in respect of whom statement A is made, details of the particular immigration status which that party has Statement B (in respect of one or both of the parties to the proposed marriage) | 1 For each party, a specified photograph of that party 2 For each party in respect of whom statement B is made, details of the relevant visa which that party has Statement C (in respect of one or both of the parties to the proposed marriage) | 1 For each party, a specified photograph of that party 2 For each party, the usual address of that party 3 For each party whose usual address is outside the United Kingdom, an address in the United Kingdom at which that party can be contacted by post 4 For each party who has previously used any name or names other than the person's name stated in the notice in accordance with section 27(3), a statement of the other name or names 5 For each party who currently uses, or has previously used, an alias or aliases, a statement of the alias or aliases (8) If the notice contains more than one of statements A, B and C, subsection (7) must be complied with in relation to each of those statements; but where the notice contains statements B and C, subsection (7) does not require the notice to be accompanied by more than one specified photograph of each party. (9) If the notice includes statement C for a party to the proposed marriage— (a) the notice may be accompanied by a statement (“statement D”) of that person's immigration position in the United Kingdom; (b) if the notice is accompanied by statement D for a party to the proposed marriage, the person may provide the superintendent registrar with details of his or her immigration position in the United Kingdom; and (c) if any such details are provided, the superintendent registrar must record them in the marriage register. (10) In this section— (a) a reference— (i) to a person having the appropriate immigration status, or (ii) to a person holding a relevant visa, has the same meaning as in section 49 of the Immigration Act 2014; (b) a reference to the particular immigration status which a person has is a reference to the immigration status set out in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 49(2) of that Act which the person has; (c) a reference to a person's immigration position in the United Kingdom includes a reference to the person's not being entitled to be in the United Kingdom. (11) In this section “specified photograph” means a photograph that is in accordance with regulations made under section 28G (and for this purpose “photograph” includes other kinds of images).

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27E Additional information if party not relevant national

(1) This section applies to notice of marriage given to a superintendent registrar in accordance with section 27 if one, or each, of the parties to the proposed marriage is not a relevant national. (2) But this section does not apply if section 39A applies to the proposed marriage. (3) For each party to the proposed marriage who is not a relevant national, the notice must include whichever of statements A, B or C is applicable to that person. (4) Statement A is a statement that the person has the appropriate immigration status. (5) Statement B is a statement that the person holds a relevant visa in respect of the proposed marriage. (6) Statement C is a statement that the person neither— (a) has the appropriate immigration status, nor (b) holds a relevant visa in respect of the proposed marriage. (7) If the notice contains the statement referred to in the first column of an entry in this table, the notice must be accompanied by the information and photographs referred to in the second column of that entry (insofar as that entry is applicable to the parties to the proposed marriage)— If the notice includes this statement... | ...the notice must be accompanied by... Statement A (in respect of one or both of the parties to the proposed marriage) | For each party in respect of whom statement A is made, details of the particular immigration status which that party has Statement B (in respect of one or both of the parties to the proposed marriage) | 1 For each party, a specified photograph of that party 2 For each party in respect of whom statement B is made, details of the relevant visa which that party has Statement C (in respect of one or both of the parties to the proposed marriage) | 1 For each party, a specified photograph of that party 2 For each party, the usual address of that party 3 For each party whose usual address is outside the United Kingdom, an address in the United Kingdom at which that party can be contacted by post 4 For each party who has previously used any name or names other than the person's name stated in the notice in accordance with section 27(3), a statement of the other name or names 5 For each party who currently uses, or has previously used, an alias or aliases, a statement of the alias or aliases (8) If the notice contains more than one of statements A, B and C, subsection (7) must be complied with in relation to each of those statements; but where the notice contains statements B and C, subsection (7) does not require the notice to be accompanied by more than one specified photograph of each party. (9) If the notice includes statement C for a party to the proposed marriage— (a) the notice may be accompanied by a statement (“statement D”) of that person's immigration position in the United Kingdom; (b) if the notice is accompanied by statement D for a party to the proposed marriage, the person may provide the superintendent registrar with details of his or her immigration position in the United Kingdom; and (c) if any such details are provided, the superintendent registrar must record them in the marriage register. (10) In this section— (a) a reference— (i) to a person having the appropriate immigration status, or (ii) to a person holding a relevant visa, has the same meaning as in section 49 of the Immigration Act 2014; (b) a reference to the particular immigration status which a person has is a reference to the immigration status set out in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 49(2) of that Act which the person has; (c) a reference to a person's immigration position in the United Kingdom includes a reference to the person's not being entitled to be in the United Kingdom. (11) In this section “specified photograph” means a photograph that is in accordance with regulations made under section 28G (and for this purpose “photograph” includes other kinds of images).

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