How to inform the Home Office about a relationship breakdown
In order to inform the Home Office about a relationship breakdown, you need to send an email to the Home Office to tell them that the relationship has ended.
Step 1
The email must include both you and your ex-partner’s:
Name
Date of birth
Address
Passport number
Home Office reference number (you’ll find it on letters sent from the Home Office)
If you or your ex-partner have children in the UK, you must also include:
Their names and dates of birth
Names of their parents or guardians, and who they live with
How much time they spend with you or your ex-partner
How much child maintenance or financial help you give each other
Details of any family court cases you’re involved in
Step 2
Forms you must attach to your email
Print and sign one of these forms:
Public statement if you do not want the Home Office to tell your ex-partner any details from your email
Consent form if you’re happy for the Home Office to tell your ex-partner details from your email
Attach a scan of the signed form to your email.
Both forms give the Home Office permission to contact your ex-partner at the address you give.
Step 3
Where to send your email
RelationshipBreakdown@homeoffice.gov.uk
Include ‘MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN’ in the subject line.
If you cannot send an email
If you do not have access to email, you can post a letter with your signed form.
UK Visas and Immigration
MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN
Status Review Unit
7th Floor
The Capital
New Hall Place
Liverpool
L3 9PP
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