Guidance
Certifying a building for worship and marriage
Guidance on how to certify a building for religious worship and register it for the solemnisation of marriages.
- From:
- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 18 October 2011
- Last updated
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Applies to England and Wales
Documents
How to certify a building for religious worship and register for the solemnisation of marriages (form 78L) (accessible)
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How to certify a building for religious worship and register for the solemnisation of marriages (form 78L)
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How to certify a building for religious worship and register for the solemnisation of marriages (bilingual form 78LW) (accessible)
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How to certify a building for religious worship and register for the solemnisation of marriages (bilingual form 78LW)
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Details
The 3 different options available are to:
- certify the building as a place for religious worship only
- certify the building as a place of religious worship and apply for it to be registered for the solemnisation of marriages at the same time – you will need to complete 2 separate applications
- apply for a building that is already recorded as a place of religious worship to be registered as a place for the solemnisation of marriages
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Details
The 3 different options available are to:
- certify the building as a place for religious worship only
- certify the building as a place of religious worship and apply for it to be registered for the solemnisation of marriages at the same time – you will need to complete 2 separate applications
- apply for a building that is already recorded as a place of religious worship to be registered as a place for the solemnisation of marriages
We are aware this publication may have accessibility issues. We are reviewing it so that we can fix these. Read more about our accessible documents policy
Updates to this page
Published 18 October 2011
Last updated