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How are the marriage procedures handled in Shanghai in 2022
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1462
1. It must be completely voluntary for both the man and the woman.
2. One must reach the legal age for marriage;
3. It must comply with the monogamous system;
4. There is no situation where marriage is prohibited by law between one or both parties.
1. Documents and materials to be submitted:
(1) My permanent household register and resident identity card.
(2) A signed statement by the applicant stating that he/she is unmarried and has no direct blood relationship or collateral blood relationship within three generations with the other party.
(3) The parties concerned shall submit three recent 2-inch half-length color group photos without a cap.
2. Specific process:
Both the man and the woman who wish to register their marriage shall, with the required documents, jointly go to the marriage registration authority of the district or county-level civil affairs bureau (or the town government) where one of them has a permanent residence to apply. Applications for supplementary marriage registration or remarriage registration shall be processed in accordance with the procedures for marriage registration.
(2) Both parties shall personally go to the marriage registration authority to submit an application and each fill out one "Declaration of Application for Marriage Registration".
(3) Both parties must personally sign or affix their fingerprints in the "Declarant" column of the "Application for Marriage Registration Declaration" in the presence of the marriage registrar.
(4) The marriage registration authority shall review the certificates and statements submitted by both parties. If they meet the conditions for marriage registration, the registration shall be granted.
Article 4 of the "Regulations on Marriage Registration" stipulates: "When mainland residents get married, both the man and the woman shall jointly go to the marriage registration authority at the place where one of the parties has a permanent residence to handle the marriage registration." For instance, the woman's household registration is in Area A, the man's is in Area B. Currently, both of them are working in Area C. Then the two cannot get married in Area C. They can only register their marriage in Area A or Area B.
2. Household register
The marital status column in the household register should be consistent with the individual's current situation, namely: unmarried, divorced, or widowed. If the status has not been changed, it should be updated at the local police station of the household registration. For non-local residents, if there is no special household registration seal on the personal page of the household registration book, they need to bring the entire household registration book. For those with a collective household registration, they need to lend out the original page of their household registration and bring along a copy of the first page of the collective household registration, which should be stamped with the seal of the management department.
3. Id Card
Both temporary and formal are acceptable, but they must be within the validity period.
4. For applications to reapply for marriage registration or remarriage registration, the procedures for marriage registration shall be followed.
Regarding marriage registration, the "Regulations on Marriage Registration" of China specifically stipulates that when registering, both the man and the woman must present their resident identity cards or household registration certificates, as well as certificates issued by their respective units or villagers' committees (residents' committees) regarding their dates of birth and marital status. Both parties should go to the marriage registration authority at the place where one party's household registration is located to submit an application. We believe that through the above article, everyone has gained a certain understanding of how to handle marriage procedures in Shanghai in 2022. If you have any other legal questions, you are welcome to consult Faneng Law Firm. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.