Registration rules eased to encourage marriages

The new regulations, the first since the marriage registration ordinance was enacted in 2003, will take effect on May 10.

April 10, 2025

Interprovincial marriage registration streamlined

Couples in China no longer need to return to their hometowns or places of household registration to marry, after a revision of the country's marriage registration policy.

March 28, 2025

Basic procedures for foreign-related marriage registration

To apply for marriage registration, partners of the contemplated marriage shall appear together at the marriage registration office.

April 7, 2024

Couples marry first a bit later in Hangzhou

The ages of couples marrying for the first time in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, edged upward last year, the city's civil affairs bureau said.

December 28, 2022

Application for foreign-related divorce

September 2, 2021

Couples seeking divorce given some breathing space

A new policy that took effect on Jan 1 as part of China's Civil Code, means couples must wait 30 days after submitting a divorce application.

June 18, 2021

Regulations on marriage and divorce

January 5, 2021