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Can one get a marriage certificate at the age of 21
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1831
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Girls can get a marriage certificate at the age of 21, while boys cannot. The legal age for marriage in China stipulates that men must not marry earlier than 22 years old and women must not marry earlier than 20 years old. To register for marriage and obtain a marriage certificate, one must reach the legal age for marriage, that is, men must be at least 22 years old and women at least 20 years old. The legal age for marriage refers to the minimum age for marriage stipulated by law. As for the maximum age for marriage, there is no limit.
Legal basis
Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
Article 1047 The age of marriage shall not be earlier than 22 years old for men and 20 years old for women.
Article 1048: Direct blood relatives or collateral blood relatives within three generations are prohibited from marrying.
Article 1050 After marriage registration, in accordance with the agreement of both the man and the woman, the woman may become a member of the man's family, and the man may become a member of the woman's family.
Article 1051 A marriage shall be invalid under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Bigamy;
(2) Having a prohibited consanguineous relationship;
(3) Not having reached the legal age for marriage.
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A marriage certificate can be reissued if it is lost. If a marriage certificate is lost or damaged, the parties may, with their household registration books and other materials, apply to the original marriage registration authority or the marriage registration authority at the place where one of the parties has a permanent residence for a replacement. If the marriage registration authority verifies the marriage registration files of the parties and confirms them to be true, it shall issue a new marriage certificate to the parties.
Article 1049 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
Both the man and the woman who wish to get married shall personally apply for marriage registration at the marriage registration authority. Those who meet the provisions of this Law shall be registered and issued a marriage certificate. Upon completing the marriage registration, the marital relationship is established. Those who have not completed marriage registration shall make up for it.
Article 1046
Marriage should be based on the complete willingness of both the man and the woman. It is prohibited for either party to force the other or for any organization or individual to interfere.
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Fan Neng Law Firm reminds you that it only takes one day to obtain a marriage certificate. If it is processed on the same day and complies with the law, it will be registered and the marriage certificate will be issued on the same day. The law stipulates that both the man and the woman who are required to get married must personally go to the marriage registration authority to register their marriage. The materials required for marriage registration include household register, ID card, proof of no spouse for both parties, a signed statement that there is no direct blood relationship or collateral blood relationship within three generations between the individual and the other party, and three two-inch photos of the two of them together. Because getting a marriage certificate is not very complicated. As long as all the procedures are complete, the handler will at most ask if both parties are willing. Then you can fill out the required forms. After filling them out, if there are no mistakes, you can get the certificate. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.