anchor.diff:  Once you’ve made your appointment, the British embassy or consulate will give you:
   
   - a notice of registration
  -- a declaration that you and your partner will need to swear, stating that you’re legally entitled to enter into a civil partnership
  +- a declaration that you and your partner will need to swear, stating that you’re legally entitled to enter into a civil partnership or marriage
   
  -Once you’ve submitted these and paid the registration fee (see below), the British embassy or consulate will display your notice publicly for 14 days.
  +Once you’ve submitted these and paid the registration fee, the British embassy or consulate will display your notice publicly for 14 days.
   
  -As long as nobody has registered an objection after this time, the registration officer can then register your partnership any time until 3 months after the date you gave notice.
  +As long as nobody has registered an objection after this time, the registration officer can then register your partnership or marriage any time until 3 months after the date you gave notice.
   
  -You’ll need to provide two witnesses and pay a fee to register your civil partnership. You’ll need to pay an additional fee for your civil partnership certificate (see below).
  +You’ll need to provide two witnesses and pay a fee to register your civil partnership or marriage. You’ll need to pay an additional fee for your civil partnership certificate or marriage certificate.
   
   ##Naturalisation of your partner if they move to the UK
   
   Your partner can apply to [become a British citizen](/becoming-a-british-citizen/if-your-spouse-is-a-british-citizen) once they’ve lived in the UK for 3 years.
   
  +##Fees
  + 
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  +
  +You normally have to pay fees for consular services in the local currency - these are shown in the list of [consular fees for Panama](/government/publications/panama-consular-fees).
  +You can pay by cash or credit card, but not by personal cheque.
  +  
   *[CNI]:certificate of no impediment
   
   
  
positive.code: 
  $C
  Switchboard: (507) 297 6550
  Facsmile: (507) 297 6588
  
  Email: <panama.consulate@fco.gov.uk>
  
  
negative.code: 
  Your partner will also need either:
  
  - a ‘certificate of no impediment’ (CNI) or similar document to prove they’re allowed to enter into a civil partnership or marriage from their national authorities
  - an official letter from the local authorities in the country where they’re resident confirming that they’re single
  
  ^Any foreign documents may need to be ’[legalised](/get-document-legalised)’ (certified as genuine) in the country they were issued (or that country’s embassy in Panama), and [translated into English](/government/collections/list-of-lawyers).^
  