A private service, straight with you
Apply-Assist is a private administrative assistance service for people who need a UK marriage, civil partnership or wedding anniversary certificate and would rather not work through the official application forms themselves. We prepare the application, submit it to the correct register office and keep you informed.
Why we built Apply-Assist
Ordering a certificate usually happens at an awkward moment: a house move, a passport deadline, a probate file, a funeral. The paperwork is not hard, but it is unforgiving. One wrong detail and the application comes back weeks later with nothing to show for it.
Our mission
To take a piece of admin that arrives at a bad moment and make it a five minute job. We ask only what the register office actually needs, check it properly, and handle the submission so you are not left guessing whether you filled it in right.
Our vision
A private assistance service nobody feels tricked by. Clear pricing before you pay, plain English instead of legal filler, and the free official route signposted on every page. If that costs us a customer who is better off going direct, so be it.
What that means in practice
We will always tell you that the official route exists and is usually cheaper. We never claim to be the government or to be connected to it. We never promise an outcome or a processing time we do not control. What you are paying us for is the work of getting your application right and handling it for you, and nothing else.
The team behind it
We are a small team that has spent more than seven years preparing and submitting online administrative applications on behalf of the public. Different countries, different forms, the same lesson every time: almost every rejection comes down to a detail nobody checked.
That is what we bring to UK certificates. We know which answers register offices are strict about, which ones trip people up, and when it is worth going back to you with a question before an application is sent rather than after it has failed.
We check before we submit
Every application is reviewed by a person, not just validated by a form.
We ask rather than guess
If something looks off, we email you first. A question now beats a failed application later.
We stay reachable
A real person replies to your email, from the first question to the day the certificate lands.
Principles we don’t bend on
You stay the applicant
We prepare and submit with your authorisation. You remain the applicant throughout.
Data protected
Processed under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Never sold or shared.
Honest pricing
One flat £60, all in. The official fee is passed on at cost, with no markup.
Real human support
Questions? Email us and a real person replies quickly, with no scripts.