Marriage Registration (CN)

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Marriage registration authority

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Both the man and woman who are inland residents and planning to get married shall go and complete the formalities at the marriage registration authority that has jurisdiction over the place where the permanent household of one of them is registered.

As for Chinese citizens who are going to get married with foreigners in Chinese mainland and Chinese inland residents who are planning to get married with Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan residents or overseas Chinese in Chinese mainland, both the man and woman shall go and complete the formalities at the marriage registration authority that has jurisdiction over the place where the permanent household of the Chinese inland resident is registered.

Documents and certificates required for marriage registration

  1. Chinese inland resident applying for marriage registration shall produce the following certificates and documents:

(1) His/her household registration and ID card;

(2) Signed statement on his/her marriageability and proof that they are not directly or indirectly related to each other within the past three generations.

  1. Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan residents applying for marriage registration shall produce the following certificates and documents:

(1) His/her valid exit-entry permit and ID card;

(2) Statement on his/her marriageability and proof that they are not directly or indirectly related to each other within the past three generations provided by the notary public office located in where he/she is domiciled.

  1. Overseas Chinese applying for marriage registration shall produce the following certificates and documents:

(1) His/her valid passport;

(2) Certificate of his/her marriageability and proof that they are not directly or indirectly related to each other within the past three generations provided by the notary public office or competent authority located in the residence country and certified by the consulate of the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China in the residence country, or certificate of his/her marriageability and proof that they are not directly or indirectly related to each other within the past three generations provided by the consulate of the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China in the residence country.

  1. Foreigners applying for marriage registration shall produce the following certificates and documents:

(1) His/her valid passport or other valid international travel documents;

(2) Certificate of his/her marriageability issued by the notary public office or competent authority of his/her country and certified by the consulate of the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China in his/her country, or certified by the consulate of his/her country in China, or certificate of his/her marriageability issued by the consulate of his/her country in China.

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Marriage Certificate and Divorce Certificate samples: Interior

Size of certificate photowww.gov.cn

Interior

The latest Marriage Certificate and Divorce Certificate abandoned the emotional coloring previously adopted. Tree peony, the national flower of China, is used as the main element for both certificates with similar pattern and coloring.

Detailed explanations of design and printing are as followed:

1. Specifications: 195mm ร—135mm

(Note: The picture above shows the semi-manufactured sample of the certificate interior.)

2. Materials:

(1) The interior uses traceable anti-counterfeiting printing paper patterned with distinguishable watermark of โ€œdouble happinessโ€. It weighs 100g per square meter. The watermark is stereoscopic with distinct tactility. The flexibility, compressive strength, and folding strength are satisfactory. As the widely used anti-counterfeiting printing material, it is also moisture-proof and suitable for long-term storage;

(2) Numbers are printed with red fluorescent anti-counterfeiting printing ink;

(3) The shading pattern and images of tree peony are printed with strictly specified and colored printing ink.

3. Anti-counterfeiting designs:

Authenticity of the certificates is safeguarded by advanced anti-counterfeiting technology used on monetary notes.

(1) Hand-drawn anti-counterfeiting engraving; carved shading (all pages);

(2) Hand-drawn image of tree peony (front cover 2);

(3) Miniature anti-counterfeiting printing of โ€œJIEHUNZHENGโ€ (interior 3);

(4) Gradually-changing three-dimensional anti-counterfeiting patterns carved by machine (front cover 2);

(5) It has newly adopted a unique 10-digit serial number that reveals the region and date of issuance for each certificate, enabling the searching and calculating of microcomputers. Meanwhile, the red fluorescent printing ink becomes visible when irradiated by ultraviolet lights, enhancing the anti-counterfeiting effect (front cover 3).

(6) High-quality anti-counterfeiting printing paper manufactured by factories that print monetary notes (all pages);

(7) Shading printed with strictly specified colors;

4. Font:

All fonts selected from Hanyi Ziku, an authoritative font database, are accordingly anti-counterfeiting.

(1)โ€œPrinted and supervised by Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Peopleโ€™s Republic of Chinaโ€ on the second page of the front cover: Zhonghei 6.1;

(2)โ€œThe application conforms to the Marriage (Divorce) Law of the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China. We give them the permission to register and hereby issue this Marriage (Divorce) Certificateโ€ on the first page of the interior: STFangsong 4.6;

(3)Other words: STFangsong 4.6.

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Marriage Certificate and Divorce Certificate samples: Front cover

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Front cover

1.Paper size of finished certificate: 188mmร—128mm;

2.Explanation of font and national emblem:

(1)โ€œThe Peopleโ€™s Republic of Chinaโ€: SimSun; block letter; 42 pt; 45mmร—11.5mm;

(2)โ€œMarriage Certificateโ€: SimSun; enlarged size; block letter; 45mmร—11.5mm;

(3)โ€œDivorce Certificateโ€: SimSun; enlarged size; block letter; 45mmร—11.5mm;

(4)โ€œNational Emblemโ€: national standards in miniature; 40mmร—37mm.

3. Samples are shown above.

4. Explanation of imported ruby leatherette paper with anti-counterfeiting design

(1) The color of ruby leatherette paper is purplish red. Its shape is not subject to climate or temperature;

(2) Ruby leatherette paper is made of genuine leather with lustrous abstract patterns. Its interleaving paper is made of high-quality wood pulp. It weighs 210g per square meter. This kind of material is widely used in the production of top-grade autograph books, bankbooks, certificates and hard-back books. It contains no PVC;

(3) Its interlayer contains fluorescent watermark of โ€œMarriage Certificate issued by the Peopleโ€™s Republic of Chinaโ€, โ€œMPRCHINAโ€, and round-shaped โ€œdouble happinessโ€. The surface coating does not display anti-counterfeiting design. Forgery is impossible, guaranteeing the effective identification and regulation of law enforcement agencies.

5. Identification technology of leatherette paper and its anti-counterfeiting design:

(1)The surface coating does not display anti-counterfeiting design under any circumstance. The anti-counterfeiting fluorescent patterns can only be shown when irradiated by currency detector or ultraviolet rays. Those display patterns without irradiation of are forgery;

(2)The certificate is not covered by PVC;

(3)The leatherette paper is evenly red inside and outside.

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