People's Republic of China Marriage Certificate

Among them, Article 6 stipulates: "Both parties to the marriage should go to the local (district, township) people's government to register in person.

"[4] After the promulgation of the "Marriage Registration Measures" in 1955, marriage certificates were printed by county and municipal governments independently, their forms and specifications varied greatly, lacking a unified standard, and most adopted the style of a certificate of merit.

[5][6] On November 11, 1980, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China officially issued a new, implemented "Marriage Registration Measures".

[7] With the reform and opening up, marriage certificates have taken on a more formal legal character, resembling passports in their appearance.

On March 15, 1986, a new "Marriage Registration Measures" issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs replaced the last one.

[8] Therefore, since 1986, the Ministry of Civil Affairs standardized the format of marriage certificates, while the printing was decentralized to provincial and municipal authorities.

[11] Starting in 1994, China implemented a standardized marriage certificate design under the supervision of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The certificate incorporates a peony flower pattern and utilizes advanced banknote printing technology to significantly enhance its security features and prevent counterfeiting.

[15][16] After 2004, the Ministry of Civil Affairs undertook a project to connect all marriage registration systems across the country.

[19] Statutory conditions for obtaining a marriage certificate: Both parties are voluntary, have no spouse, the male is over 22 years old and the female is over 20 years old, both parties are not lineal blood relatives, not collateral blood relatives within the third generation, and there is no disease that medically believes should not be married.

If you conceal this situation and marry the other party, which leads to a breakdown of the relationship between the husband and wife, one party requests a divorce, and the divorce shall be granted.Both men and women comply with the provisions of the Marriage Law, and the procedures for obtaining a marriage certificate can be divided into three steps: application, review and registration:[22] (1) Application.