Changing a civil partnership to a marriage

The way you change your civil partnership to marriage depends on where you had your ceremony.

If you had your civil partnership in Scotland, you can change it by either:

• an administrative process
• a marriage ceremony

If you had your civil partnershi outside of Scotland, you'll need to have a marriage ceremony.

Administrative process

You do not need to have a wedding ceremony if your civil partnership took place in Scotland.

Instead you can arrange an appointment with your local registrar.

Before you go to the appointment, fill in sections 1 to 12 on the application form.

You can get the form:

• on the National Records of Scotland website
• from your local registrar

When you go the registration office, you'll need to take:

• your form
• you civil partnership certificate - the registrar can help you get this
• photo ID for both of you (for example your passport or driving licence)

You will then sign section 13 of the application form with the registrar.

You will then be married and can order a marriage certificate.

Fees

You need to pay £45 if you do the administrative process. You can get a marriage certificate for an extra £10, if you request it within one month of registration.

Changing a civil partnership registered outside of Scotland

For civil partnerships registered outside of Scotland, you must be able to prove:

• your civil partnership was registered with the responsible authority in that country – the registrar can help if you're not sure
• your civil partnership was legal in the country you had it

Further information

You can find out more about changing a civil partnership to marriage on the National Records of Scotland website.