Are you legally married in the UK if you marry abroad?
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Are you legally married in the UK if you marry abroad?
Generally speaking, if you follow the legal requirements for a valid marriage in the country in which you marry your marriage contract will be considered valid in the UK. A foreign marriage does not need to be, nor can it be, registered in the UK.
Are religious marriages Recognised in UK?
To be legally valid, a religious marriage (other than marriage according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England and the Church in Wales, and Jewish and Quaker marriage) must generally take place in a registered building.
Is a marriage in Vegas legal everywhere?
Oh yes they are. Whether you are a US citizen, or a citizen of any other country of the world, your Las Vegas wedding is legal and binding from the moment the wedding happens – and that includes when you get home.
Is a Vegas wedding legally binding?
Within one year of receipt of the marriage license a wedding ceremony must be performed in order to have a legal union, and marriages are legal and binding throughout the United States under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, as well as most other countries.