▁may ▁obtain ▁residence ▁perm its . ▁Sp ouses ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁care ▁towards ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁certain ▁social ▁security ▁benefits ▁are ▁calculated ▁differently ▁from ▁those ▁for ▁single ▁people . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁citizens ▁wish ing ▁to ▁marry ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁From ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁visitors ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁that ▁are ▁citizens ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Econom ic ▁Area ▁( EE A ), ▁must ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁vis a ▁before ▁they ▁travel . ▁Without ▁the ▁vis a , ▁the ▁registr ar ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁notice ▁of ▁marriage ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁marriage ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Vis itors ▁who ▁are ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁are ▁citizens ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁E E A , ▁would ▁need ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁to ▁be ▁married . ▁This ▁will ▁be ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁appro val . ▁ ▁From ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Appro val ▁was ▁abol ished ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Parliament ▁through ▁a ▁Rem ed ial ▁Order ▁under ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Div or ce ▁Div or ce ▁is ▁allowed ▁under ▁certain ▁circumstances ▁as ▁is ▁civil ▁rem ar riage , ▁though ▁different ▁relig ions ▁and ▁denomin ations ▁differ ▁on ▁whether ▁they ▁permit ▁religious ▁rem