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Check the laws in Spain to make sure you can get married. For example, you or your partner must live in Spain or be a Spanish national to get married in Spain.听

The documents you鈥檒l need depend on where you鈥檙e getting married in Spain. Contact the where you鈥檙e planning to get married to find out about local marriage laws and which documents you鈥檒l need from the British embassy. You can then apply online for either:听

• a marital status certificate (MSC)

• a certificate of no impediment (CNI) 鈥� or local CNI if you have a UK CNI

• an MSC and CNI

To get these documents you need to fill in one or more of the following forms:

• MSC affirmation
• CNI affirmation
• notice of marriage

Click on the relevant 鈥楢pply鈥� link below to find out which of these forms you need and how to get them. Once you have filled in the forms you need, take them to听 to get them notarised (certified). Each form must be notarised separately.

Apply for a marital status certificate

If you鈥檙e getting married in Barcelona city and applying to the Central Civil Registry, you鈥檒l need an MSC.

You might need an MSC to register a cohabitation arrangement (pareja/uni贸n de hecho) or for another reason, like late registration of a birth. Find out more about this in our Living in Spain guide.

Apply for a certificate of no impediment

If you live in the UK, you鈥檒l need to apply for a CNI from a UK register office. You鈥檒l then need to apply online to exchange your UK CNI for a local CNI, as the authorities in Spain will only accept a CNI issued there.听

If you live abroad, or you鈥檝e travelled to Spain without a UK CNI, you鈥檒l need to apply for a CNI by post from an embassy in Spain.听

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Apply for a marital status certificate and a certificate of no impediment

If you鈥檝e been told you need an MSC and a CNI you can apply for both in a single application. When applying for both an MSC and CNI you do not need to get a UK CNI from a UK register office.