GETTING MARRIED IN CHINA

1. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT GETTING MARRIED IN CHINA
2. Marriage Registration in China
3. Registration of marriage between foreigners and Shanghai residents
4. How to get married in China?

Marriage Registration in China

The applicant who will go to China for marriage registration shall apply for a single/ non-marital status certificate. Legal marriage age in China is 22 or older for male and 20 or older for female.

Procedure for obtaining a single/non-marital status certificate

1. Affidavit of Single Status , signed before a notary public.
2. Certified by the Secretary of the State Office of the state where the document is executed.
*Some states require the notarized document to be sent to the notary public's county clerk for verification before presenting to the Office of Secretary of State. Please contact apostille.us (1-212-233-7061) for details.

3. Certified by the relevant Consulate of Chinal.
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• Documents to be included with applications:

1. One Authentication Application Form, completed and signed by the applicant himself.
2. Photocopy of applicant's passport.
3. The original and photocopy of the notarized and Secretar of State certified Affidavit of Single Status .

Additional information

• The divorced or the widowed shall have the divorce certificate or death certificate of the ex-spouse be certified/authenticated together with the Affidavit of Single Status .
• The divorced whose ex-spouse is a Chinese citizen, and who hold the divorce decree executed by the US court, shall apply to the Chinese court for the acknowledgement of the divorce decree.
• According to the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, the minimum marriageability age is 22 for men and 20 for women.

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  	Prepare or Retrieval the necessary Documentsfor Marriages Abroad
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  	Have the Marriages Abroad authenticated by the Consulate or Embassy of the target country

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