anchor.diff: -You may be able to register a civil partnership at the British embassy or consulate in Panama.
  +You may be able to register a civil partnership or same sex marriage at the British embassy or consulate in Panama.
   
   Contact them to make an appointment:
   
  
positive.code: 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
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  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).
  
  ##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.
  
  *[CNI]:certificate of no impediment
  
  
  
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).^
  