Marriage registration must be handled at the place where the husband and the woman are registered. Article 4 of the Marriage Registration Regulations stipulates that when mainland residents marry, both men and women shall jointly go to the marriage registration office where the permanent residence of one party is located for marriage registration.
The conditions for marriage registration are:
(1) The parties must meet the legal age of marriage, male not earlier than 22 years old, female not earlier than 20 years old;
(3) The parties are not direct relatives or collateral relatives within three generations;
(4) the parties do not suffer from a medical condition that does not warrant marriage;
5. One or both of the parties is a permanent resident in the jurisdiction;
Procedure for marriage registration:
1. Both men and women are required to submit an application to the marriage registration office of the Civil affairs bureau (or town people's government) of the district or county-level city where one party has a permanent household registration together with the required documents.
(4) The marriage registration authority shall examine the documents and declarations submitted by both parties, and shall grant registration if they meet the conditions for marriage registration.
To sum up, as long as the husband and wife have one of the registered residence is the place where the certificate is obtained.