After the founding of China, the marriage certificate became a contractual marriage certificate. 1950' s marriage certificate has only two palm-sized pieces of paper, on which there are no gorgeous patterns except the name, native place, signature, age and witness's signature of the married person.

On August 6th, 20 19, Alipay announced the launch of electronic marriage certificates in Fujian, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Chongqing.

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Both men and women comply with the provisions of the marriage law, and the procedures for handling marriage certificates can be divided into three steps: application, examination and registration:

1, application. To get married, both men and women must hold their household registration certificate, resident identity card, and a signed statement that they have no spouse and no direct blood relationship with each other and collateral blood relationship within three generations.

* * * Register the marriage at the marriage registration office where one party's account is located. Both men and women must be present at the same time when registering. If you divorce, you should also hold a divorce certificate. Anyone who has a premarital examination should also hold a premarital examination certificate issued by the hospital.

2. review. When examining the marriage application of both parties, the registration authority may, when necessary, require the parties to provide relevant certification materials, conduct necessary investigations, or designate items for medical appraisal.

3. register. After examination, the marriage registration authority considers that it meets the conditions for marriage, it shall grant registration and issue a marriage certificate. If the marriage registration authority refuses to register, it shall issue a written statement explaining the reasons for not registering.

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