According to Article 4 of Chapter 2 of China's Marriage Registration Regulations, when mainland residents get married, both the man and the woman should jointly go to the marriage registration authority in the place where one party's permanent household registration is located to handle the marriage registration. Therefore, the marriage certificate can only be handled in the registered residence of one of the men and women, not in other places.
1、 Materials for Marriage Registration
1. Resident ID cards of both parties.
2. Household register of both parties (registered residence certificate is required for collective household registration).
3. Proof of current marital status.
4. I hereby declare that I have no spouse and no direct blood relationship or collateral blood relationship within three generations with the other party.
5. Three recent two inch half length bareheaded couple photos (can also be taken on-site at the Civil Affairs Bureau).
2、 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, take the household register of both parties according to the appointment time (registered residence registration certificate is required for collective household registration), ID card, three two inch recent half length bareheaded group photos (can be taken on your own or on the spot), three two inch recent half length bareheaded group photos (divorce certificate or other divorce proof materials are required for divorce), and three signed statements that I have no spouse or direct blood relationship with the other party or collateral blood relationship within three generations to the registration office. For those who cannot make an appointment, please bring the above 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.