The original marriage certificate is in duplicate, one for men and one for women. The style shall be uniformly formulated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and printed by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Sealed by the people's governments of counties, municipal districts and cities not divided into districts. Marriage certificate must be affixed with photos of both men and women, and stamped with the special seal for marriage registration. If the marriage certificate is lost, you can apply to the Civil Affairs Bureau for a replacement.
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.
Marriage registration procedures:
1. Both men and women who require marriage registration should apply to the marriage registration authority of the district or county civil affairs bureau (or the town people's government) with the required documents. The application for marriage registration or remarriage registration shall be handled in accordance with the marriage registration procedures.
2. Both parties apply to the marriage registration office in person, and each party fills in a declaration of application for marriage registration.
3. Both parties must personally sign or press their fingerprints in the column of "Declarer" in the application for marriage registration in front of the marriage registrar.
4. The marriage registration authority shall examine the documents and statements submitted by both parties, and register those that meet the requirements for marriage registration.