Applying for a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate

You can apply to get a certified copy of a certificate if a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership occurred within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea:

Fees

Postage Option	Total Cost	Method of Posting	Estimated Arrival
Arrives in 3 days	£43.50	Royal Mail Special Delivery	Three working days after you order
Collection	£38.50	You collect in person	Available to collect the next working day after you order
Standard Post	£14.50	Royal Mail Signed For	Within 15 days of your order
International Orders	£41.50	Airmail	Despatched within one working day. Allow up to four weeks for delivery. Delivery times will vary and depend on the postal service of the delivery country.

If we cannot provide your certificate

If the event did not take place in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea or we have been unable to locate the entry then the Registrar General holds all of the records for England and Wales from 1 July 1837 onwards.

Verification of life

For people in receipt of a pension from a foreign country, we can offer the ‘verification of life’ service. This is when the foreign country needs evidence that the person in receipt of the pension is still alive.

Cost £10 (payable by card).
Required documentation: Current valid passport and recently dated proof of address.
You do not need to live in the borough to use this service.

To use this service please ask for the ‘Verification of life service’ at reception.

Kensington and Chelsea Register Office
Chelsea Old Town Hall
King's Road (entrance off Chelsea Manor Street)
London
SW3 5EE

Last updated: 21 May 2024