Foreign Relationship Recognition Timeline.
Every recorded change in the law, destination by destination.
- 904 Events
- 733 Destinations
- Since 1872
How to read this timeline
Each history starts with the first law that applied to the place, so it includes earlier states and colonial, imperial and religious law, not only today's government. A state or territory's events sit under that place.
History shows how the law got here. Today's scores follow the scoring matrix.
Every recorded event
904 events · 733 destinations
2020s100 of 367 events shown
2026
Bagmati, Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited. (law applying here)
2026
Gandaki, Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited. (law applying here)
2026
Karnali, Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited. (law applying here)
2026
Koshi, Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited. (law applying here)
2026
Lumbini, Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited. (law applying here)
2026
Madhesh, Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited. (law applying here)
2026
Mauritius
Other legal eventAll identities
The Commission found the refusal to recognise same-sex unions discriminatory and urged recognition. (law applying here)
2026
Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited.
2026
Poland
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Administrative Court ordered a Warsaw registry office to transcribe a German same-sex marriage.
2026
Poland
Policy changedAll identities
Civil-status templates were changed so that a marriage between two women or two men can be recorded, effective 23 August 2026.
2026
Sudurpashchim, Nepal
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court directed equal marriage rights; implementing measures are awaited. (law applying here)
2025
Botswana
Other legal eventAll identities
Officials refused to register a same-sex couple's marriage, leading to a High Court challenge.
2025
Burkina Faso
IntroducedAll identities
The 2025 Code limits marriage to a man and a woman and prohibits homosexuality.
2025
Czechia
Policy changedAll identities
From 2025 foreign same-sex partnerships are entered in the special register as partnerships.
2025
2025
Grenada
AmendedAll identities
The 2025 amendment to the Marriage Act did not open marriage to same-sex couples or create a partnership.
2025
Hungary
Court judgmentAll identities
The Constitutional Court found that the lack of any route to recognise a foreign same-sex marriage as a registered partnership was an unconstitutional omission.
2025
Japan
Policy changedAll identities
Same-sex partners became de facto partners under more laws in 2025, regardless of any foreign marriage.
2025
Liechtenstein
IntroducedAll identities
Liechtenstein opened marriage to same-sex couples on 1 January 2025; registered partnership (since 2011) remains.
2025
Lithuania
Court judgmentAll identities
The ruling opened domestic partnership through the courts but did not address foreign unions.
2025
Poland
Court judgmentAll identities
On a Polish reference, the Court held that refusing to transcribe a same-sex marriage concluded in Germany breached EU law.
2025
2025
2024
Aruba
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld the Joint Court's opening of marriage to same-sex couples in Aruba.
2024
Curaçao
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld the Joint Court's opening of marriage to same-sex couples in Curaçao.
2024
2024
Gabon
IntroducedAll identities
The 2024 Constitution defines marriage as a union between two persons of opposite sex.
2024
Georgia
IntroducedAll identities
The 2024 law denied legal force to same-sex marriages registered abroad.
2024
Ghana
Other legal eventAll identities
Parliament passed the bill but it did not receive presidential assent and lapsed.
2024
2024
Hong Kong
Court judgmentAll identities
The Court of Final Appeal held that excluding same-sex spouses married abroad from intestacy and family provision was unlawful discrimination. (law applying here)
2024
Latvia
IntroducedAll identities
The partnership law did not provide for recognition of foreign same-sex marriages.
2024
Lesotho
IntroducedAll identities
The 2024 inheritance law kept marriage-based intestacy rules that exclude same-sex couples.
2024
Monaco
Court judgmentAll identities
Monaco's highest court refused transcription of a same-sex marriage concluded in the United States as contrary to Monegasque international public policy.
2024
Montserrat
AmendedAll identities
The 2024 amendment to the Marriage Act did not open marriage to same-sex couples or create a partnership.
2024
South Korea
Court judgmentAll identities
The ruling recognised a cohabiting same-sex partner for health insurance, not a foreign marriage.
2024
Taiwan
Policy changedAll identities
From 19 September 2024 cross-strait same-sex couples married in a third country could register their marriage in Taiwan.
2024
Uganda
Court judgmentAll identities
The Constitutional Court upheld the Act except for four provisions; section 10 was not among them.
2024
Vanuatu
AmendedAll identities
Vanuatu amended its Marriage Act to define marriage as the union of a male and female.
2023
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
IntroducedAll identities
The Executive Regulation requires a civil marriage to be between a male and a female. (law applying here)
2023
Ajman, United Arab Emirates
IntroducedAll identities
The Executive Regulation requires a civil marriage to be between a male and a female. (law applying here)
2023
2023
2023
2023
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Andhra Pradesh, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Andorra
IntroducedAll identities
Andorra opened civil marriage to same-sex couples in February 2023 and converted civil unions into marriages.
2023
Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Assam, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
2023
2023
Bihar, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
2023
Central African Republic
IntroducedAll identities
The 2023 Constitution limits the right to marry to a person of the opposite sex.
2023
Chad
Other legal eventAll identities
The 2023 Constitution was adopted without defining marriage; the draft family code remains pending.
2023
Chandigarh, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
2023
Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
Chhattisgarh, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
2023
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Delhi, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
IntroducedAll identities
The Executive Regulation requires a civil marriage to be between a male and a female. (law applying here)
2023
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
IntroducedAll identities
The Executive Regulation requires a civil marriage to be between a male and a female. (law applying here)
2023
Goa, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Guatemala
Other legal eventAll identities
A US government legal opinion (revised 2023) describes Guatemala's de facto union as limited to a man and a woman.
2023
Gujarat, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Haryana, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Himachal Pradesh, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Hong Kong
Court judgmentAll identities
The Court of Final Appeal ordered a framework for same-sex relationships within two years; none has been created. (law applying here)
2023
2023
Israel
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court required the registrar to record Utah marriages conducted by video while the couple was in Israel.
2023
2023
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
Jharkhand, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
2023
2023
Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
Karnataka, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
2023
Kerala, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
2023
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Amended
A change of sex record ends a marriage. (national law applying here)
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
Ladakh, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
Lakshadweep, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
2023
2023
2023
Madhya Pradesh, India
Court judgmentAll identities
The Supreme Court declined to read marriage statutes as gender-neutral. (law applying here)
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