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   You’ll be charged fees for translating your documents.
   
  -The British embassy will display your notice of marriage publicly for 7 full days. This means if the embassy gets your notice on Monday (in person or by post), it will be displayed until the following Tuesday. If nobody registers an objection, you can [book and appointment to collect your CNI from the embassy in Warsaw](https://www.consular-appointments.service.gov.uk/fco/#!/british-embassy-warsaw/certificate-of-no-impediment/slot_picker) or ask for it it to be posted to an address in Poland.
  +### Complete a notice of marriage and affirmation with a Polish notary
    
  -You don’t need to stay in the country while your notice is displayed.
  +If you cannot get to the embassy, download and fill in the [notice of marriage](/government/publications/notice-of-marriage-form-poland) and [affidavit or affirmation for marriage](/government/publications/affidavitaffirmation-form-poland) and sign them in front of a [Polish notary](http://www.notaries-directory.eu/). You’ll have to pay a fee. Send the signed documents and supporting documents to the embassy.
  + 
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  +Consular Section
  +British Embassy
  +ul. Kawalerii 12
  +00-468 Warsaw
  +Mazowieckie
  +Poland
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  -### If you’ve changed your name
  +You’ll need to bring:
   
  -If your name on any of your documents doesn’t appear exactly as it does on your birth certificate, you’ll need to provide evidence of your name change (for example, a marriage certificate or deed poll). If you don’t, the authorities may refuse to allow the marriage to go ahead.
  +- your passport
  +- proof that you live in or have been in Poland for at least 3 full days - for example a boarding pass or a utility bill with your Polish address
  + 
  +If you’ve been married or in a civil partnership before, you’ll also need:
  + 
  +- your [original decree absolute or final order](/copy-decree-absolute-final-order) (this could be a printed PDF and covering email from the court) - if you’re divorced
  +- your annulment certificate - if your marriage or civil partnership was annulled
  +- your civil partnership dissolution - if your civil partnership was dissolved
  +- your partner’s [death certificate](/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate/) and marriage certificate - if you’ve been widowed
  +
  +It costs <%= format_money calculator.consular_fee(:receiving_notice_of_marriage) %> to give notice and <%= format_money calculator.consular_fee(:issuing_cni_or_nulla_osta) %> for the CNI. You must complete a [payment form](/government/publications/credit-card-payment-authorisation-form-poland) and post it to the British Embassy in Warsaw.
  +
  +You need to stay in Poland while the notice of marriage is posted.
  +
  +The CNI will be in Polish and is valid for 6 months from the date of issue.
  + 
  +
  +
  +## If you’ve changed your name
  +
  +If your name on any of your documents does not appear exactly as it does on your birth certificate, you’ll need to provide evidence of your name change (for example, a marriage certificate or deed poll). If you do not, the authorities may refuse to allow the marriage to go ahead.
   
   ## Get married
   
  
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  ## Prove you’re free to get married
  
  You need to get a CNI to prove you’re legally allowed to get married.
   
  If your partner is British, they’ll need to follow the same process to get their own CNI. If they’re not, the documents they need might be different.
  
  ### Get a CNI
  
  To get a CNI, [make an appointment at the British Embassy in Warsaw](https://www.consular-appointments.service.gov.uk/fco/#!/british-embassy-warsaw/notice-of-marriage-or-civil-partnership/slot_picker) to give notice of your marriage. 
   
  If you can’t get to the embassy, download and fill in the [notice of marriage](/government/publications/notice-of-marriage-form-poland) and [affidavit or affirmation for marriage](/government/publications/affidavitaffirmation-form-poland) and sign them in front of a [Polish notary](http://www.notaries-directory.eu/). You’ll have to pay a fee. Send the signed documents and supporting documents to the embassy.
   
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  Consular Section
  British Embassy
  ul. Kawalerii 12
  00-468 Warsaw
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  You need to be in Poland for 3 full days before you can give notice. This means if you arrive on Monday you can’t give notice until Friday.
   
  It costs <%= format_money calculator.consular_fee(:receiving_notice_of_marriage) %> to give notice and <%= format_money calculator.consular_fee(:issuing_cni_or_nulla_osta) %> for the CNI. You must complete a [payment form](/government/publications/credit-card-payment-authorisation-form-poland) and [email it to the embassy](mailto:Warsaw_consularmail@fco.gov.uk).
  
  You’ll need to bring:
  
  - your passport
  - [notice of marriage](/government/publications/notice-of-marriage-form-poland) and [affidavit or affirmation for marriage](/government/publications/affidavitaffirmation-form-poland) - you can fill in (but not sign) these in advance
  - proof that you live in or have been in Poland for at least 3 full days - for example a boarding pass or a utility bill with your Polish address
   
  If you’ve been married or in a civil partnership before, you’ll also need:
   
  - your [original decree absolute or final order](/copy-decree-absolute-final-order) (this could be a printed PDF and covering email from the court) - if you’re divorced
  
negative.code: - you follow the correct process according to the law in Poland
  - it would be allowed under UK law
   
  You will not need to register your marriage in the UK.
   
  If your partner is not a British citizen, they can apply for [British citizenship](/becoming-a-british-citizen/if-your-spouse-is-a-british-citizen) once they’ve lived in the UK for 3 years.
  