According to Article 8 of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, both the man and the woman must personally go to the marriage registration office to register their marriage. Those who comply with the provisions of this law shall be registered and issued a marriage certificate. Obtaining a marriage certificate establishes the marital relationship. So our country does not recognize factual marriages. Only marriages recognized at the legal level, that is, marriages that have obtained a marriage certificate, are protected by law.
The process of obtaining a marriage certificate
1. Choose the place of marriage registration
Only one of the parties can choose the civil affairs bureau where the registered residence is located to register the marriage.
2. Register Appointment
If the civil affairs bureau for marriage registration has opened the online reservation function, you can enter the reservation registration page in advance before obtaining the certificate, select the civil affairs bureau where one party's registered residence is located, and make an appointment for the appropriate registration time. If the local civil affairs bureau has not opened appointment services, you can directly handle it on-site.
3. Go to register
If the appointment is successful, bring the materials to the registration office according to the appointment time. For those who cannot make an appointment, please bring the relevant materials directly to the registration office. After arriving at the Civil Affairs Bureau, each person needs to fill out a "Declaration of Application for Marriage Registration", confirm that the information is correct, and sign it under the witness of the marriage registration officer.
4. Staff review
The staff reviews whether the documents carried by the newlyweds are complete, whether there are any errors in the information filled out in the form, and asks whether there are any situations where the newlyweds are not suitable for marriage in terms of marriage intention, mental state, and blood relationship status.
5. Provide registration results
After passing the review, the registration procedures will be quickly completed and the marriage certificate will be issued. If it is found after examination that there are circumstances that are not suitable for marriage, the staff will explain to the newlyweds and they will choose a new date to handle it again.