Notes - ^abPerformed in the Netherlands proper (including theCaribbean Netherlands), as well as inAruba and Curaçao. May be registered inSint Maarten in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
- ^Neither performed nor recognized inTokelau or the associated states of theCook Islands andNiue.
- ^Same-sex marriage is also legal in theCrown Dependencies ofGuernsey, theIsle of Man andJersey, and theBritish Overseas Territories ofAkrotiri and Dhekelia, theBritish Antarctic Territory, theBritish Indian Ocean Territory, theFalkland Islands,Gibraltar, thePitcairn Islands,Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, andSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Same-sex marriage is not performed in six British Overseas Territories:Anguilla,Bermuda, theBritish Virgin Islands, theCayman Islands,Montserrat, and theTurks and Caicos Islands.
- ^abNeither performed nor recognized insome tribal nations of the US. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations andAmerican Samoa.
- ^Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights in Israel. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
- ^abcdTheComan v. Romania ruling of theEuropean Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses ofEU citizens. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
- ^A "declaration of family relationship" is available in several of Cambodia's communes which may be useful in matters such as housing, but is not legally binding.
- ^Guardianship agreements confer some limited legal benefits in China, including decisions about medical and personal care.
- ^Hong Kong provides inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
- ^Indian courts have recognizedguru–shishya,nata pratha ormaitri karar–type contractual relationships, but they are not legally binding.
- ^Most Japanese cities and prefectures issuepartnership certificates, but they are not legally binding.
- ^Marriages conducted abroad between a Namibian national and a foreign spouse provide residency rights in Namibia.
- ^Romania provides hospital visitation rights through a "legal representative" status.
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