Marriage and civil partnership referral and investigation scheme.
Home office number marriage. The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The uk home office has refused at least 3 100 asylum claims from lesbian gay bisexual and transgender lgbt nationals from countries where consensual same sex acts are criminalised. This immigration document serves as permission to get married or form a civil partnership in the uk and is used in lieu of traditional fiancee or visit for marriage entry clearance issued by british consulates abroad. The certificate of approval coa was introduced by the home office on 1 february 2005.
Statutory guidance for home office staff pdf 350kb 25 pages this file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Home office reference number you ll find it on letters sent from the home office if you or your ex partner have children in the uk you must also include. The home office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. Their names and dates of birth.
As such the home office plays a. For birth marriage and death certificates you may call the home office contact number 0300 123 1837. Page 1 of 30 published for home office staff on 13 february 2019 marriage investigations version 3 0 this guidance is aimed primarily at immigration enforcement staff involved in investigating allegations of sham marriage civil partnerships and marriages of convenience. The forced marriage unit fmu is a joint foreign and commonwealth office and home office unit which leads on the government s forced marriage policy outreach and casework it operates both.
Non eea and swiss nationals are unable to apply for a certificate of approval from outside.