Marriage registration process: 1. Both men and women who require marriage registration shall present the required documents to the marriage registration authority of the district or county-level city civil affairs bureau (or town people) where one party has permanent residence. 2. Both parties shall apply to the marriage registration authority in person and fill out a Declaration of Application for Marriage Registration. 3. Both parties must sign in person in the "declarant" column of the Declaration of Marriage Registration Application in front of the marriage registrar. 4. The marriage registration authority shall examine the certificates and statements submitted by both parties and grant registration if they meet the conditions for marriage registration.
 Legal basis
 Article 5 of the Marriage Registration Regulations, mainland residents who apply for marriage registration shall present the following certificates and supporting materials:
 （1） My household register and ID card;
 （2） A signed statement that I have no spouse and no direct blood relationship or collateral blood relationship within three generations with the other party.
 Hong Kong residents, Macao residents and Taiwan residents who have gone through marriage registration shall present the following certificates and supporting materials:
 （1） My valid pass and ID card;
 （2） The statement that I have no spouse and no direct blood relationship with the other party or collateral blood relationship within three generations notarized by the notary office of my residence.