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At what age can one get a marriage certificate in 2022？
Time:2025-08-28 Views:685
At the beginning, the legal age for marriage stipulated in our country was 20 for men and 18 for women. However, later on, on the one hand, it was considered that appropriately raising the legal age of marriage would be beneficial to the physical and mental health, work and study of the majority of young people, as well as family planning work. It is also noted that the legal age of marriage is too high, which does not conform to the requirements of natural laws and is out of touch with the masses and the reality of rural areas. Therefore, the provisions of the Civil Code of our country regarding the age at which one can obtain a marriage certificate are that men must not be earlier than 22 years old and women must not be earlier than 20 years old.
There has been much controversy over at what age one can obtain a marriage certificate. Some people suggest unifying the age of marriage for both men and women, either at 22 years old or 20 years old. Some people also suggest lowering the legal age of marriage. Given that the implementation of the marriage age determined in 1980 was basically feasible, no modifications were made.
So currently, the minimum age for obtaining a marriage certificate is 22 years old for men and 20 years old for women.
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What documents are needed to get a marriage certificate?
1. Chinese citizens applying for marriage within the territory of China
Both parties must personally apply for marriage registration at the marriage registration authority of one party's place of household registration. When applying, they should present the following certificates and proofs:
Household registration certificate;
(2) Resident identity card;
(3) A certificate of marital status issued by the employer, the villagers' committee or the residents' committee.
Ii. Chinese citizens and foreigners applying for marriage within the territory of China
Both the man and the woman must jointly apply for registration at the marriage registration authority designated by the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the Chinese citizen's household registration is located. Chinese citizens and foreigners applying for registration must hold the following documents respectively:
1. Chinese citizens must hold:
(1) My household registration certificate;
(2) A certificate issued by the county-level people's government of the applicant's household registration place or the county-level or above organ, school, institution or enterprise where the applicant works, stating the applicant's name, gender, date of birth, ethnicity, marital status (unmarried, divorced, widowed), occupation, nature of work and the person with whom the applicant is applying to marry.
2. Foreign residents must hold:
(1) My passport or an identity or nationality document in liability-based (stateless persons are exempted from submission);
(2) The "Foreigner's Residence Permit" issued by the public security organ;
(3) A certificate issued by the county-level people's government of the applicant's household registration place or the county-level or above organ, school, institution or enterprise where the applicant works, stating the applicant's name, gender, date of birth, ethnicity, marital status (unmarried, divorced, widowed), occupation, nature of work and the person with whom the applicant is applying to marry.
3. Foreigners must hold:
(1) My passport or other identity and nationality documents;
(2) The "Foreigner's Residence Permit" issued by the public security organ, or the identity document issued by the foreign affairs department, or the entry and residence permit for temporary visits to China;
(3) A certificate of marital status issued by a notary public in the country and authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country (or an authorized agency by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country, or a certificate of marital status issued by the embassy or consulate of that country in China. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.