may not. 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, unless one party's registered residence is in a different place, it is not allowed to apply for a marriage certificate in a different place.
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).