Overview You can get married or type a civil partnership in the Uk if you're: 16 or more than free to marry or form a civil partnership (single, divorced or widowed) not closely associated You want permission from your moms and dads or guardians if you're below 18 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Only same sex couples can kind a civil partnership. There will be no change to the rights and standing of EU citizens living in the United kingdom until eventually 2021. You and your household can apply for settled status ' to continue living in the Uk after June 2021. The scheme will open totally by March 2019. Same intercourse couples You can: form a civil partnership in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland get married in England, Scotland and Wales convert your civil partnership into a marriage in England, Scotland and Wales Marriages and civil partnerships in Scotland and Northern Ireland You can study more about the rules: in Scotland for marriages and civil...