Marriage registration is carried out by the Civil Registry Offices at the place of residence of one of the persons entering into a marriage on the basis of a declaration of marriage stating the desire to marry 1 (one) month before its registration.

Registration of marriage between a citizen of Uzbekistan and a foreign citizen or a stateless person is performed upon presentation of a valid visa to stay in Uzbekistan

•  copy of the document confirming identity;
• a document legalized or apostilled (together with a translation into the state language) stating that a foreign citizen or stateless person is not married.

After registration of marriage, a marriage certificate is issued.

At the same time, a note on registration of a marriage is affixed in identity documents.

In the event of a change in the name of one of the spouses in the identity document, a note is made about the need to exchange it.

Marriages between citizens of Uzbekistan and foreign citizens or stateless persons concluded outside of Uzbekistan in compliance with the laws of the state in whose territory they are concluded are recognized as valid in Uzbekistan.

Marriages between foreign nationals concluded outside the territory of Uzbekistan in compliance with the laws of the state in whose territory they are concluded are recognized as valid in Uzbekistan.

Marriage is invalid in the following cases:

• involuntary marriage
• violations of the marriage age established for men at 18 (eighteen), for women at 17 (seventeen).
• the presence of a registered marriage of one of the persons
• marriage between relatives in a direct ascending and descending line, between full and half siblings, as well as between adoptive parents and adopted children;
• marriage between persons, if at least one them  is recognized by a court as incapable due to a mental disorder (mental illness or dementia).
• entering into a fictitious marriage, that is, if the spouse or one of them registered the marriage without the intention to start a family;
• Concealment of presence of a sexually transmitted disease or a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

The marriage is declared invalid only in a judicial order by courts.

• statement of claim - on disputes arising from civil law relations;
• applications — for writ proceedings, special proceedings,
• complaints (protest) — when applying to the courts of appeal, cassation and Supervisory instance.

The appeal and attached documents can be sent to the court in the form of an electronic document.

Proceedings are conducted in Uzbek, Karakalpak or the language of the majority of the population of the area.

Persons who do not know the language in which the proceedings are conducted are guaranteed the right to full familiarity with the case file, the right to give evidence and explanations, to appear in court, to make statements and to make petitions in their native language or in another language that they know, as well as to use the services of an interpreter.

In the case of a written application for the issuance of judicial documents, the requested documents shall be handed over to the person in translation into his / her native language or into another language he / she speaks.

Foreign citizens may conduct their cases in court in person or through representatives.

Personal participation in the case of a foreign citizen does not deprive him of the right to have a representative in the case

• get acquainted with the case materials,
• make extracts from them,
• make copies,
• declare objections
• present evidence
• participate in the study of evidence
• ask questions to other persons involved in the case and persons
• promoting justice
• make statements
• make petitions,
• give oral and written explanations to the court
• state your arguments on all issues arising during the ,
• to object to statements, petitions, arguments of other persons,
• appeal against judicial acts,
• to demand the enforcement of judicial acts,
• be present and exercise their rights when actions are performed by a state executive.

The parties enjoy equal procedural rights and equal responsibilities.

The plaintiff is entitled to:

• change the basis or subject of the claims,
• submit additional requirements,
• increase or decrease the amount of claims
• fully or partially abandon them.

Defendant is entitled to:

• fully or partially recognize the plaintiff's claims,
•  make a counter-claim.

The parties to the claim proceedings have the right to end the case by concluding a settlement agreement at any stage of the judicial process.

The court shall terminate the proceedings if:

• 1) the case is beyond the jurisdiction of the court;
• 2) there is a decision or ruling of a civil court, economic court or administrative court or a competent foreign court on the acceptance of the plaintiff's refusal from the stated requirements or on the approval of the settlement agreement of the parties, which has entered into legal force on the dispute between the same parties, on the same subject matter and on the same grounds;
• 3) the plaintiff refused the claims and the refusal was accepted by the court;
• 4) the parties have entered into a settlement agreement and it is approved by the court;
• 5) there is a decision of the arbitration court adopted on the dispute between the same parties, on the same subject and on the same grounds, except for cases when the court refused to issue a writ of execution for the enforcement of the decision of the arbitration court;
• 6) after the death of a person who was one of the parties to the case, the disputed legal relationship does not allow succession;
• 7) the organization acting as the party in the case is liquidated

In case of termination of proceedings in the case of a secondary appeal to the court in a dispute between the same parties, on the same subject and on the same grounds is not allowed.

Court costs consist of the state fee and costs associated with the consideration of the case.