Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

Registration Office opening hours

The Registration Office is operating an appointment only service (link opens in new window).

You can contact us at these times:

Days	Times
Monday to Thursday	9.30am to 4.15pm
Friday	9.30am to 3.45pm
Saturday and Sunday	Closed
Public and bank holidays	View holiday arrangements

Make an appointment

Please make an appointment with us to:

register your baby’s birth
give notice for your marriage
give notice for your civil partnership.

Short appointments are also available for birth re-registration, civil ceremony final appointments, to collect your marriage schedule and your certificate of legal capacity to marry.

Appointments take place at the Registration Office in Belfast City Hall.

Make an appointment

Register a birth

Birth registration appointments
Opening hours
How to register a birth
Who can register a birth
What you will receive
More information

Marriages

Arranging your day
Civil marriages
Religious marriages
Humanist marriages
Marriage notice
Marriage fees
Convert marriage to civil partnership
Getting married outside of Northern Ireland
More information

Civil partnerships

Planning your day
Notice period
Documents needed to form a civil partnership
Fees
Convert civil partnership to marriage
More information

Convert civil partnership to marriage and marriage to civil partnership

Converting your relationship
Book an appointment
Ordering copies of civil partnership or marriage certificates
More information

Approved venues

Arranging your ceremony at an approved venue
Approved venues in Belfast
Fees for venues
Details of your ceremony
Three-year marriage and civil partnership licences for venues

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

Registration Office opening hours

Make an appointment

Register a birth

Marriages

Civil partnerships

Convert civil partnership to marriage and marriage to civil partnership

Approved venues

Register a death

Stillbirth

Certificate copies