Marriage registration where one party is a resident from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan, an overseas Chinese or a foreigner

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Marriage registration where one party is a resident from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan, an overseas Chinese or a foreigner

02-23-2020

Basic Information

Business type	Public service	Certificate type	Immediate
Business category	Marriage registration	Implementing entity	Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau
Code of implementing entity	113100000024204128	Service subject	Natural persons
Service Scope	Across this Municipality	Exercising level	Municipal level
Source of power	Legal exercise at this level	Handling mode	Process at the business window
Is the reservation available?	Yes	Is the online payment available?	No
Is the courier service available?	No	Is the self-service terminal service available?	No
Associated body	No	Intermediary service	No
Service quantity	No limit in number.	Enter the administrative service lobby or not	Yes
Number of arrivals at the site	1	Depth of online handling	Online consultation
Handling period specified by law	Complete on the spot (working day)	Committed time limit for closing	Complete on the spot (working day)
Business status	In use	Business revision	3

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Conditions for Acceptance
The application materials are complete and prepared in a legal form. See details in the List of Application Materials.

Application Materials

Instructions for Filling

1. The application materials shall be sequenced in the order as set out in the List of Application Materials in this Guide;

2. The documents prepared by the Applicant are printed with A4 papers, and those issued by the government and other authorities shall be provided in the size(s) as the original(s);

3. Copies of the application materials shall be clear and legible.

Formal Standards

The applicants of this administrative confirmation matter should provide applications materials required. The application materials should contain all necessary contents and be in valid form.
1.The applicant should, as required by the Marriage Registration Regulations, receive the marriage registration statement at the reception hall of the Shanghai Marriage (Adoption) Registration Center. They should complete the statement on-site. The template of the statement could be downloaded from the Form Downloading column of http://mzj.sh.gov.cn/, for reference.
2.Submit application materials in accordance with the instructions The information in the statement should be exactly the same as the information in the identity document.
3. Valid documents are documents issued by the competent departments with the true contents within the validity period.

List of Application Materials

Name of material	Source	Type of material	Number of hardcopy materials	Form of material	Remarks	Mandatory or not	Template	Blank form
For residents of Shanghai, valid resident ID card (or a temporary resident ID card within the validity period) and valid the permanent residence booklet (or valid domicile certificate) of the applicant	Issued by the public security departments	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
For residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, their own valid travel permit to and from Chinese Mainland and valid identity document	Issued by the competent department	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
For people going abroad and overseas Chinese, their own valid passport	Issued by the competent exit-entry administration department	Original	1	Hardcopy		Mandatory
For foreigners, their own valid passport or other valid international travel certificates	Issued by relevant foreign departments	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Statement of residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for having no spouse and having no lineal relative relation and collateral relative relation within three generations with the counterpart as notarized by the notary organ in the place of residence	As notarized by the notary organ in the place of residence	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
For people going abroad and overseas Chinese, the certificate issued by the notary organ or the competent authority of the country of residence, as identified by Chinese embassy (consulate) in that country, for such people and overseas Chinese having no spouse and no lineal relative relation and collateral relative relation within three generations with the counterpart, or certificate issued by the Chinese embassy (consulate) in that country for such people and overseas Chinese having no spouse and no lineal relative relation and collateral relative relation within three generations with the counterpart	Issued by the notary organ or the competent authority of the country of residence of people going abroad and overseas Chinese, as identified by Chinese embassy (consulate) in that country; or issued by the Chinese embassy (consulate) in that country.	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
For foreigners, the certificate issued by notary organ or the competent authority of the country of residence, as identified by Chinese embassy (consulate) in that country or by embassy (consulate) of that country in China for such foreigner having o spouse; or the certificate issued by embassy (consulate) of the country of residence in China for the foreigner having no spouse.	Issued by notary organ or the competent authority of the country of residence of the foreigner, as identified by Chinese embassy (consulate) in that country or by embassy (consulate) of that country in China; or issued by embassy (consulate) of the country of residence in China.	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Chinese translation of supporting materials in foreign language	Prepared by the Applicant	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Marriage license photo	Prepared by the Applicant	Original	3	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Marriage registration application statement of the applicant	Fill in the form at the marriage registration organ	Original	1	Hardcopy		Mandatory	Download to view	Form download

Name of the Application Document

Marriage registration application statement

Place of Business Handling

Submitting at the window Name of the receiving body: Shanghai Marriage (Adoption) Registration Center Address of receiving: Marriage Registration Accepting Hall, F/3, Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, No.80, Caobao Road, Shanghai

Business Hours

Registration of marriage (restoration of marriage): 9:00-16:00 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 9:00-11:30 on Tuesday; working overtime on Jan. 1, May 1 and Oct. 1 (except for other national holidays)

Legal Basis
Article 8 of Marriage Law of the Peoples Republic of China: Both the man and the woman who want to get married must register their marriage with the marriage registration office in person. If the proposed marriage is found to conform with the provisions of this Law, the couple shall be allowed to register and issued marriage certificates. The husband and wife relationship shall be established as soon as they acquire the marriage certificates. Those who live as husband and wife without registration shall go through remedial registration procedures.

Article 35: After divorce, if both the man and the woman wish to resume their husband-wife relationship, they must go to the marriage registration office for registration.
The Regulation on Marriage Registration
Article 2.2: The registration office involving of Chinese citizens marriage with foreigners, and mainland residents marriage with the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as Hong Kong residents), residents of the Macao Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as Macao residents), Taiwan regional residents (hereinafter referred to as Taiwan residents), and overseas Chinese is an office that is established and managed by the provincial, autonomous regional and municipal peoples government or by the civil affairs departments of the provincial, autonomous regional and municipal peoples government.
Article 4.2: Where Chinese citizens marrying foreigners in Chinese Mainland, Chinese Mainland residents marrying Hong Kong residents, Macao residents, Taiwan residents, and overseas Chinese in Chinese Mainland, both the men and women should go to the marriage registration organ in permanent registered residences location of the Chinese Mainland residents for registration.
Procedures of Business Handling

View the flow chart.

Service Mode
Service Mode

(I) Registration of marriage (restoration of marriage)
Service description:
(1) Procedures: Shanghai Marriage (Adoption) Registration Center conducts the administrative confirmation of the application of marriage (restoration of marriage) by the applicants. Based on the on-site processing procedures, the staff ask both applicant about their willingness, check their certificate and supporting materials, and determine immediately if to permit their application. If permit, the staff enter the basic information of the applicant in the national marriage registration system, produce the marriage license and grant on-site.
(2) Review method: Written review
Application
Apply to application and processing of marriage (restoration of marriage)

Special Procedures

Service Charge

Charged or not

Consultation Method

Consultation Phone

1. Hot line: 021-64325088 (staff service) , 021-64325087 (all-weather voice service) , 021-962200 (all-weather); 2. Time: Staff service, 9:00-16:00 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 9:00-11:30 on Tuesday (except for national holidays), (021) 12345

Consultation Approach

Website of Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau: http://mzj.sh.gov.cn/) I Want to Consult column

Supervision and Complaint Method

Complaint Phone

02112345

Complaint Channel
Website of Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau: http://mzj.sh.gov.cn/ Online Petition column
FAQs

Question: Do the marriage registration applicants need to go to the registration office in person for such registration?
Answer: Yes.

Common Unacceptable Sample

1.Common mistake: Marital status is not clearly stated in the certificate of no spouse.
Correct action: According to Document MH (2008) No.49, the no spouse certificate should specify unmarried, divorced, widowed, single and other words indicating the status of no spouse.
2Common mistake: The no spouse certificate is not translated into Chinese.
Correct action: According to Document MBH (2008) No.276, if being in foreign languages, the no spouse certificate should be attached with Chinese translation by qualified translation institutions and the duplicate of business license of such institution affixed with its official seal.