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Is the marriage policy at the age of 18 true
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1395
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The policy of getting married at 18 is not true. According to Article 1047 of the newly effective Civil Code, the minimum age for marriage for men shall not be earlier than 22 years old and for women shall not be earlier than 20 years old. Article 1051 stipulates that a marriage is invalid if it is contracted before reaching the legal age of marriage. However, Fan Neng Law Firm reminds you to note that if a man and a woman reach the legal age for marriage after getting married and then request the people's court to confirm the marriage as invalid at this time, the people's court will not support it.
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The documents required to register for marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau vary depending on the household registration or nationality of both parties:
The evidence required for residents of the Chinese mainland within the territory of the People's Republic of China includes their household registration books and ID cards. A signed statement by myself stating that I am unmarried and have no direct blood relationship or collateral blood relationship within three generations with the other party.
2. Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan shall present their valid travel permits and identity cards. A statement notarized by a notary office in the place of residence, stating that the individual is unmarried and has no direct blood relationship or collateral blood relationship within three generations with the other party.
3. Overseas Chinese should present their valid passports. A certificate issued by a notary office or competent authority of the country of residence and authenticated by the embassy (consulate) of the People's Republic of China in that country, certifying that the individual is unmarried and has no direct blood relationship or collateral blood relationship within three generations with the other party.
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Getting a marriage certificate doesn't mean you can go to any civil affairs bureau. 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. Where a Chinese citizen marries a foreigner in the Chinese mainland, or a mainland resident marries a resident of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan or overseas Chinese in the Chinese mainland, both the man and the woman shall jointly go to the marriage registration authority at the place where the mainland resident has a permanent residence to handle the marriage registration. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.