| If I want to get married in China, what should I do? | |
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| Sep 3, 2007 02:41 |   |
 | Nowadays, cross-nation marriages are usual in China. However, most new foreigners do not understand the procedures of getting married. Many of them will ask the same question: How can I get married in China? To answer this question, here are the procedures and steps for the cross-nation marriages( Sino-foreigner marriages). Source: www.china.org.cn. Note: The following only applies to Sino-foreign marriages. Local-level marriage registration offices are the governmental bodies responsible for legally uniting Chinese nationals under Chinese law. Step 1: Submit the required documents The Sino-foreign couple must go together, in person to the appropriate marriage registration office and submit a completed marriage registration application form (available at the marriage registration office). The appropriate marriage registration office will be the one in the jurisdiction in which the Chinese partner is registered (the location of the hukou). Together with the application form, the couple must submit a number of other documents: Chinese Partner (1) A certificate of marriageability (2) A certificate of birth (3) Household registration book (hukou) (4) A health certificate (obtainable from a regional-level local hospital) (5) A letter from the parents of the Chinese partner giving permission for their child to marry a foreigner (this letter should include the index fingerprint of both parents below their signatures and date) Foreign Partner (6) A current passport (7) Chinese residence permit (8) A health certificate from a local hospital designated by the marriage registration office (9) Three photos of the marrying couple, taken together (10) A registration fee (11) A certificate of marriageability. |
| Sep 3, 2007 02:42 | #1 |
| Item 11 requires further explanation. Basically, the marriage registration office needs a form from the foreign partner's home government stating he/she is not already married in his/her home country. Every foreign government has its own version of this type of form with its own requirements for obtaining one. Couples will need to check the embassy website of the foreign partner's home country in China for details on how to obtain this kind of certification. (Chinese translations must accompany foreign-language documents.) Note: Application requirements may vary from office to office. When an individual visits the appropriate marriage registration office to pick up an application form and find out which local hospital(s) the foreign partner must receive a check-up at, he/she should also check to see if the office's requirements differ from those listed here. Step 2: Wait for the good news After the establishment of the new marriage law, it takes the marriage registration office about an hour or so to review the submitted documents and approve the application. Step 3: Congratulations Once the marriage registration office approves the application and registers the marriage, it will issue a marriage certificate to be picked up by the couple. (Beijing.gov.cn October 17, 2006) |
| Sep 3, 2007 06:14 | #2 |
| Jimmyb, Foreign partner does not need a ( 7) Chinese residence permit. Nor do they need a (8) health certificate. The Chinese partner doe not need a (5) letter permission from hes/her Parents provided that he/she is above the age of consent. I just showed up with a single cert and my passport and it was all done in about 15 minutes. Dodger. |
| Sep 4, 2007 03:52 | #3 |
| Really? Where did you get married? Provisions here posted are made by Beijing govenment. All procedures were done in about 15 minutes? It seems that they were very efficient. |
| Sep 4, 2007 06:32 | #4 |
| Jimmy, was maried last month in Tianjing and took about 20 minutes including the picures. So just quoting on what I needed to do. Dodger. |
| Sep 15, 2007 07:24 | #5 |
| The way i did it (back in September 2005), from the UK: 1. I applied for a "Certificate of No Impediment" from my local Marriage Registry Office. This takes 40 days, as notices must be posted to allow anyone who would object (on grounds that I was already married, for example) to do so. 2. I then had to take this certificate to the The Foreign and Commonweath Office in London to attach a certificate stating that it was a correctly issued notice (this is to allow the Chinese authorities to agree that it was a valid certificate.) 3. These than had to be taken along with my passport and my visa application to the Chinese Consulate (in Manchester in my case) so that it could have another notice, this time in Chinese, attached to it, certifying as valid the previous two certificates, and also to let them note that I was going to get married in China if they wanted to in my visa. 4. No health checks were required. My fiance (now my wife) had to take along all the necessary Chinese certificates verifying that she could marry. She needed her hukou, but no signatures from her parents. We also needed a number of photos of us taken together. My passport was also needed, as well as the verious certificates I had prepared in the UK and taken along with me. 5. Because I was a foreigner, we had to travel to the provincial capital (in our case Changsha) to register the marriage. This meant us both reading out a standard statement (I was given an English version to read out) The certificates I had had prepared were examined in some detail. We had then to sign a few things and fill out a few more forms. 6. We were given two copies of the marriage certificate with joint photos attached, and both included Chinese and English translations. We were also given one small red booklet each, in Chinese, as part of the certificate, which detailed our names, date of birth and also had joint photos in them. I think the hukou was also amended. Because my wife had already been married, but had divorced and been awarded total custody of her son who also had his surname changed to hers by the court, a few other issues arose but they were concerned mainly with bringing them both back to the UK. My understanding is that by marrying her, I automatically became the father of her son, but this was at variance with UK interpretations a little, and so a bit a extra red-tape on top of the horrendous existing red-tape had to be engaged in to get them entry into the UK. |
| Nov 21, 2008 15:26 | #6 |
| Hello, can anyone tell me what the process in order for me to get married in Shanghai? I read alot about this issue on the net but still alittle lost. I know that it is very simple to obtain a marriage cert, but when ppl say that i need to get a cert from my Country saying that i am single and not married?? What other doc's do i need to bring over there and whats up with the medical exam etc... Plz help. |
| Dec 24, 2008 20:47 | #7 |
| GUESTAIEMMA | cert from saying that i am single and not married<--is this refer to Statutory Declaration? can be done in lawyer firm, right? How to get marry in Shanghai? I am curious and would like to know all the related info. Is there any official website? Many thnx. Merry Xmas! |
| Dec 30, 2008 05:33 | #8 |
| Yes, you go to a Solicitor and swear on oath that you are single/ divorced, this will cost about £50, then take it to The Commonwealth Office to get it legalised which costs about £25 and the take it the Chinese Consulate to get it notorised again this will cost about £25, you can use a courier firm who specialise in this to do the running around in London for you, I didn't because I left it too late and had to do it all myself. If you have been divorced then you will also need to take your decree absolute. Once you have these stamped by all three you will need to present this with your passport etc Good luck to all those planning to marry in China in 2009. Alan |
| Dec 31, 2008 22:32 | #9 |
| GUEST11434 | Hello everyone.. Happy 2009. May i know the requirement for two foreigners getting married in China? I have been in China for over a year, i'm a student in China, with a student residence permit. My wife to be will come over to China with a tourist visa. How feasible will it be for us getting married here? Thanks folks! |
| Jan 23, 2009 22:40 | #10 |
| why do i need a residence per mit in china to get married how hard is it to get i am marrying a woman from there and were do i get it |
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