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.
1. Personal ID card.
2. Household registration permit of Shanghai.
1. Passport or valid travel documents or foreign permanent resident ID card.
2. Single status document.
3. Translated copies of the single status document.
Copies of your group photo.
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.
Scan the QR code to visit the website.
If you are not fluent in Chinese, you can call 021-6432-5088 for English service.
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)
Address: No 250 Middle Jiangxi Road
Tel: 021-6377-7913
Address: 3rd Floor, Building 2, Xuhui Administrative Service Center, No 999 Nanning Road
Tel: 021-6432-5543
Address: 1st Floor, Building 2, Alley 631, Jinzhong Road
Tel: 021-6270-5580
Address: 1st & 2nd Floors, No 50 Moling Road
Tel: 021-5355-0041
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: 021-6244-1118, ext 3002
Yangpu Marriage Registration Center
Address: No 1111 Changyang Road
Tel: 021-6506-1665
(Sources: Shanghai Observer, VCG)
