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[quote=TOMSPENCER,270010]I'm from the UK, have been living and working in China for the last 3 years, and just recently got married. My wife is Chinese and has no particular interest in living in the UK, so it seems probable that I'm going to be settling down here in China. I understand that I need to have been resident in China for 5 years before I can apply for a permanent (D) visa, but beyond that I don't know much about how to get permanent residency. I suppose it would help my application if I submit my marriage certificate, but we were planning on sending this back to the GRO in the UK. The GRO will issue only a photocopy of the marriage certificate, and will not return the original. So before I go and send off my marriage certificate I have a question - will the Chinese authorities require my ORIGINAL marriage certificate, or will a photocopy suffice?[/quote]
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