Marriage certificate needs to provide the original ID cards of both parties. If the original household registration book is handled by the marriage registration department where one party's household registration is located, the relevant household registration certificate can be issued if the household registration book cannot be provided, but the copy of the household registration book is not a valid household registration certificate and cannot be used for marriage certificate.

marriage registration regulations

Article 5

Mainland residents applying for marriage registration shall produce the following documents and supporting materials:

(1) My household registration book and ID card

(2) A signed statement that I have no spouse and no direct blood relationship with the other party and collateral blood relationship within three generations.

Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Regulations on Marriage Registration

Second, about the household registration book.

If the party concerned is unable to issue a household registration book, the marriage registration authority may handle the marriage registration with the stamped household registration certificate issued by the public security department or the relevant household registration management institution; If the parties belong to the collective household registration, the marriage registration authority may handle the marriage registration with my household registration card in the collective household registration book or a copy of the household registration book stamped with the seal of the unit.

If the party concerned fails to go through the formalities of settling down, the marriage registration office in the place where the household registration is moved out or where the other party's household registration is located may handle the marriage registration with the supporting materials issued by the public security department or the relevant household registration management institution.