Marriage certificate is a legal document that effectively proves the legal marriage relationship between men and women. It is not a national certificate, but it can be used as a national certificate in some special circumstances, such as household registration transfer and loan handling.
The original marriage certificate is in duplicate, one for each party. The style shall be uniformly formulated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and printed by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Sealed by the people's governments of counties, municipal districts and cities not divided into districts. The marriage certificate must be affixed with photos of both parties and stamped with the special seal for marriage registration.