Shanghai Municipal Marriage (Adoption) Registration Center

3rd Floor, Block E, Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, 82 Caobao Road

From Monday to Saturday (Except Tuesday, Thursday afternoon) 9:00 a.m. ------ 4:00 p.m.

64325087, Shanghai Civil Administration Bureau

Upon verification, the applicants present required, valid certificates and credentials, the Agreement is in line with relevant requirements, then register on the scene and issue certificate of marriage; if the applicants do not meet the marriage requirements, it will not get handled and inform the applicants of the reasons in written form.

Eligible applicants shall:
(1) Both reach the legal marital age, i.e. no earlier than 22 for male, no earlier than 20 for female
(2) Both are voluntary and single

(3) Either of them shall have the permanent residence of Shanghai
(4) Without the relationship of linear consanguinity or of collateral consanguinity within the third generation each other
(5) Both have no diseases leading to prohibition or postponement of marriage by law
(6) Either of them shall be a Shanghai resident with permanent residence

(7) Both apply for the marriage registration and obtain the certificate of marriage at Shanghai Municipal Marriage (Adoption) Registration Center;

(I) For Shanghai Residents:
(1) Permanent residence books and resident ID cards;

(2) Signed testimonial of marital status (unmarried, divorce or bereft) and of no relationship of linear consanguinity or of collateral consanguinity within the third generation with the other party ( fill out the unified declaration at the Registration Center)

(II) For resident in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan:

(1) Taiwan resident ID card, pass for transit from Taiwan to the Mainland and travel pass issued by embassy or consulate of China.

(2) Certificate of unmarried status of the applicant notarized by notary office and the declaration of no relationship of linear consanguinity or of collateral consanguinity within the third generation with the other party (valid for 6 months).

(III) For overseas Chinese

(1) Valid passport;

(2)The testimonial of marital status and of no relationship of linear consanguinity or of collateral consanguinity within the third generation with the other party, issued by the notary office or authorities of one’s home country and confirmed by the embassy or consulate of China in such country, or the testimonial of marital status and of no relationship of linear consanguinity or of collateral consanguinity within the third generation with the other party issued by embassy or consulate of China in such country (valid for 6 months).

(IV) For foreigner

(1)Passport or other valid certificates for international traveling;

(2)The testimonial of marital status issued by the notary office or authorities of one’s home country and confirmed by the embassy or consulate of China in such country, or embassy or consulate of such country to China, or the testimonial of marital status issued by embassy or consulate of China in such country (valid for 6 months).

Note:

1. If the certificate is in foreign languages, then the Chinese translated version produced by qualified translation institutions shall be provided.

2. The applicants shall submit 3 big-2 inch recent double photos (half figure without hat). Plural marriage shall be handled according to the above regulations.

Show credentials and certificates (foreign language certificate should be translated into Chinese version)→fill out Marriage Registry Application→verification and check by the marriage registration authority, issue the certificate of marriage.

The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, Regulations on Marriage Registration

According to the mentioned regulation (No. 249 by the National Price Bureau and the Ministry of Finance in 1992), service charge for marriage registry is RMB 9 /case.