Starting this year, Shanghai has made it easier for expats to tie the knot with locals. Three additional districts — Hongkou, Yangpu and Putuo — now permit foreign residents and their local partners to register their marriage within these districts, eliminating the need to travel elsewhere.

Previously, couples residing in these districts were required to visit the city-level marriage registration center to complete their registration.

Under the new policy, expats can now register their marriage at district-level marriage registration centers in nine districts — Hongkou, Yangpu, Putuo, Pudong, Huangpu, Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an and Minhang. This development aims to streamline the marriage registration process for foreign residents in Shanghai.

 

Here is what you need to get married:

For locals:

1. Personal ID card.

2. Household registration permit of Shanghai.

For expats:

1. Passport or valid travel documents or foreign permanent resident ID card.

2. Single status document.

3. Translated copies of the single status document.

For both:

Copies of your group photo.

How to register

Go to the marriage registration office in the jurisdiction of your local partner's hukou (household registration).

For example, a resident of Hongkou district marrying an expat can now register their marriage at either the city's marriage registration center or the Hongkou district center.

You can book an appointment for marriage registration at the Government Online-Offline Shanghai website.

If you are not fluent in Chinese, you can call 021-6432-5088 for English service.

 

Where to get married

• Shanghai Marriage Registration Center

Address: 3rd Floor, Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, No 80 Caobao Road

Tel: 021-6432-5088

• Pudong New Area Marriage Registration Center

Address: 3rd Floor, No 2240 South Pudong Road

Tel: 021-5882-8056 (Marriage), 021-5882-9805 (Divorce)

• Huangpu District Marriage Registration Center

Address: No 250 Middle Jiangxi Road

Tel: 021-6377-7913

• Xuhui District Marriage Registration Center

Address: 3rd Floor, Building 2, Xuhui Administrative Service Center, No 999 Nanning Road

Tel: 021-6432-5543

• Changning District Marriage Registration Center

Address: 1st Floor, Building 2, Alley 631, Jinzhong Road

Tel: 021-6270-5580

• Jing'an District Marriage Registration Center

Address: 1st & 2nd Floors, No 50 Moling Road

Tel: 021-5355-0041

• Minhang District Marriage Registration Center

Address: No 1766 Xinzhen Road

Tel: 021-5453-0884

• Hongkou Tian'ai Road Marriage Registration Sub-Center

Address: No 50 Tian'ai Branch Road

Tel: 021-5512-7328

• Putuo Marriage Registration Center

Address: No 510 Caoyang Road

Tel: 021-6245-5667

Email: pt62455667@qq.com 

• Yangpu Marriage Registration Center

Address: No 1111 Changyang Road

Tel: 021-6506-1665

Click here for more information about getting married in Shanghai. 

 

Sources: Shanghai Observer, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs