Schedule 20 countries

Overseas relationships automatically recognised as civil partnerships

                                    
COUNTRY OR TERRITORY DESCRIPTION
 Andorra           uniό estable de parella
 Australia: Tasmania   significant relationship
 Belgium cohabitation légale (statutory cohabitation)
 Belgium marriage
 Canada  marriage
 Canada: Nova Scotia domestic partnership
 Canada: Quebec  civil union
 Denmark registreret partnerskab (registered partnership)
 Finland rekisteröity parisuhde (registered partnership)
 France pacte civile de solidarité (civil solidarity pact)
 Germany Lebenspartnerschaft (life partnership)
 Iceland  staðfesta samvist (confirmed cohabitation)
 Luxembourg  the relationship referred to as partenariat enregistré or eingetragene partnerschaft
 Netherlands   geregistreerde partnerschap (registered partnership)
 Netherlands marriage
 New Zealand   civil union
 Norway  registrert partnerskap (registered partnership)
 Spain  marriage
 Sweden  registrerat partnerskap (registered partnership)
 USA: California domestic partnership
 USA: Connecticut civil union
 USA: Maine domestic partnership
USA: Massachusetts  marriage 
USA: New Jersey      domestic partnership
USA: Vermont   civil union