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Starting from July, free marriage registration will be available in Jiangsu
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1679
Guide: Jiangsu Province is about to introduce a welfare policy benefiting the people - starting from July, free marriage registration will be provided in Jiangsu. That is to say, starting from July 1st this year, new couples applying for marriage registration no longer need to pay the 9-yuan processing fee.
On January 4th, we registered our marriage in Lianyungang and spent over seventy yuan. Wasn't it said that our province would offer free marriage registration this year? Yesterday, a citizen surnamed Ge expressed his doubts on the program. He said that he not only paid 9 yuan for the production cost but also over 60 yuan for photos and other expenses.
In response, Director Wang from the Social Affairs Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Civil Affairs provided an explanation: "It is reasonable to charge a 9-yuan processing fee for marriage registration at present. Free marriage registration has not yet been implemented, but we have the plan to reduce the 9-yuan processing fee after June 30th. However, service-oriented charges will not be reduced for the time being." "
The 9 yuan waived not only covers the cost of the marriage certificate but also that of the divorce certificate. Director Wang told the Yangtze Evening News reporter in an interview that currently, a couple needs to pay 9 yuan for the production fee of the marriage certificate when registering for marriage, as well as some service items such as taking photos and the certificate processing ceremony. The couple can choose these items freely. "If you take photos at the marriage registration institution, you may have to pay more than 20 yuan. But if you bring your own photos, you don't have to pay any money." However, all these service charges are not mandatory. We will require marriage registration institutions at all levels to prominently display these charging standards.
"We require a reduction of 9 yuan in the processing fee after July 1st, but it is still subject to the documents issued by the local civil affairs bureaus." " Director Wang told the Yangtze Evening News reporter that the 9-yuan cost reduction was all funded by local finances. Due to the varying financial strengths of different regions, there would be some difficulties in implementing it simultaneously.
The reporter from Yangtze Evening News learned that at the provincial civil affairs work conference held in September last year, our province clearly proposed to innovatively implement welfare policies covering all residents, one of which is to promote the processing of marriage registration. Kunshan City was the first to offer free marriage registration in 2010. Nanjing piloted it in five districts last year. Next, this benefit will be expanded to the entire province. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.