Accepting authority：

local civil affairs bureaus of district/county governments

Office hours

Working days (Monday–Friday)

Address

local civil affairs bureaus of district/county governments

Contact information

local civil affairs bureaus of district/county governments

Service content

Marriage registration of a Nanyang resident to a foreigner

Policies and

regulations

Marriage Law of the People’s Republic of China

Application conditions:

a) No marriage may be contracted before both parties reach the marriageable age, i.e., the 

man has reached 22 years of age and the woman 20 years of age;

b) Marriage must be based upon the complete willingness of both parties, and both shall 

have no spouse;

c) The parties shall not be the lineal relatives by blood, or collateral relatives by blood up 

to the third degree of kinship;

d) The parties shall not be suffering from any disease which is regarded by medical science 

as rending a person unit for marriage; 

e) One party shall be a permanent resident in the administrative region；

f) Both parties shall go to the marriage registration institution at the place of one party's 

permanent residence together, and they shall not entrust others to do it for them.

g) Both parties shall provide lawful, complete, true, trustworthy, standard and effective 

certificates and originals.

Application materials

Nanyang residents

a) A household registration book (or a household registration certificate);

b) ID card;

c) A signed statement which declares that both parties have no spouse and are not lineal 

relatives by blood, or collateral relatives by blood up to the third degree of kinship. 

The above mentioned regulations apply to remarriage;

Foreigners:

a) A valid passport or other valid international travel certificates (including copies);

b) A foreigners' residence certificate issued by the public security bureau or an identity 

certificate issued by the foreign affairs section, or a temporary entry and residence 

certificate;

c) A certificate which declares that the applicant has no spouse shall be provided by the 

notary office in his or her country or issued by the authoritative agency, and be 

authenticated by the Chinese embassy (consulate) in this country or the country's 

embassy (consulate) in China; or issued directly by the country's embassy 

(consulate) in China (with valid term being 6 months).

Notes:

a) If the evidentiary materials are in foreign languages, Chinese translation versions 

translated by a unit with translation qualification shall also be provided;

b) Three large 2-inch recent bust bareheaded photos of both parties shall also be provided. 

The specification for the photos is: 6×4 cm; they shall be identification photos and 

clear. 

The above mentioned regulations also apply to remarriage.

Process

Procedure: both parties provide certificates and proofs (certificates in foreign languages shall be translated into Chinese)→fill in the Declaration for Marriage Registration Application →the marriage registration office reviews materials and issues marriage certificates.

Time limits

If the certificates are complete and the parties conform to the marriage registration conditions, marriage certificates shall be issued immediately. For those who fail to satisfy the legal requirements, relevant certificates shall be returned and reasons shall be notified in writing.

Charging standard

9 yuan ($1.5)/pair of marriage registration certificates.