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Paragraph 3 Evidence of name, surname, date of birth and nationalityI1

England and Wales

For the purposes of section 28B(1)(a), (b) and (d) of the Actf1, one of the following original documents (or groups of documents) must be provided to the superintendent registrar by a person (“P”) giving a notice of marriage under section 27 of the Act, as evidence of the name, surname, date of birth and nationality of that person—

(a)

P’s valid passport;

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(c)

one of the groups of documents referred to in paragraph 2(c) to (e) of this Schedule (and for these purposes, “P” in paragraph 2(c) to (e) means a person giving a notice of marriage under section 27 of the Act);

(d)

P’s valid biometric immigration document within the meaning of section 5(1)(a) of the UK Borders Act 2007f2;

(e)

P’s valid travel document issued in the United Kingdom at the discretion of the Secretary of State to persons who have been formally and, in the view of the Secretary of State, unreasonably, refused a passport by the authorities in their own countries and who have—

(i)

been granted limited leave to enter or remain or humanitarian protection on rejection of a claim for asylum or for recognition as a stateless person; or

(ii)

been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain;

(f)

valid travel document issued to P pursuant to Article 28 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951f3;

(g)

valid travel document issued to P pursuant to Article 28 of the Stateless Convention;

(h)

if none of the documents (or groups of documents) listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) are available to confirm the person’s name, surname, date of birth and nationality, such other document or combination of documents as the Registrar General determines it is reasonable to accept in the particular circumstances of the case.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 3 para. 3(b) omitted (1.7.2021) by virtue of The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2)(c), 42(2)(c)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 2.3.2015, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

Section 28B was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22).

f2

2007 c. 30.

f3

United Nations, Treaty Series, volume 189 at page 137.