Chapter II Marriage Registration
Article 4 When a China citizen marries a foreigner in the mainland of China, both men and women shall go through the formalities at the marriage registration office where the permanent residence of the mainland resident is located.
Article 5 Mainland residents who apply for marriage registration shall submit 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.
(3) The parties concerned submit three 2-inch recent half-length bareheaded color photos.
Foreigners who register for marriage shall present the following documents and supporting materials:
(a) my valid passport or other valid international travel documents;
(2) A certificate issued by the notary office or competent authority of the host country and certified by the people of China and the embassy (consulate) of China in that country or the embassy (consulate) of China in that country that I have no spouse, or a certificate issued by the embassy (consulate) of China in that country that I have no spouse.
Article 6 In any of the following circumstances, the marriage registration authority shall not grant marriage registration:
Below the legal age for marriage;
(2) Involuntary;
(3) One or both parties have spouses;
(4) Belonging to lineal blood relatives or collateral blood relatives within three generations;
(five) suffering from diseases that are medically considered unsuitable for marriage.
Article 7 The marriage registration authority shall examine the certificates and certification materials issued by the parties to the marriage registration, and ask about the relevant information. If the parties meet the conditions for marriage, they shall register on the spot and issue a marriage certificate; If the parties do not meet the conditions for marriage and refuse to register, they shall explain the reasons to the parties.