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Marrying in China

Here are some useful information regarding marrying in China which The MyChinaLove.Net Team would like to share with our
members.

Step by step guide on marrying a Chinese woman in China

The following information was provided by one of our men member. It shows the process and documents which he must acquire prior to going to China to marry his fiancee. As information regarding getting married in China is quite scattered in the Internet, the MyChinaLove.Net Team have decided to publish it. We hope it will make it easier for other men members in the future.

For Malaysian citizen living in the United Kingdom:

Get your decree absolute if still married
Apply for Single Status Certificate at Malaysian High Commission. Present your passport and I.C. plus a photocopy of each. Once they are verified, you will be given a cover letter (Surat Akuan) to fill up at the counter. When you collect your Surat Akuan, you will also be given a Form JPN.KC09. Fill up the form and send both documents including a certified copy of your decree absolute to a person who will do the followings for you in Malaysia:

Apply for Single Status Certificate at Jabatan Pendartaran Negara at Putra Jaya
Legalise all the documents at Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Putra Jaya
Legalise all the documents at the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia

Prepare Statutory Declaration letter and get it attested by a notary public in the UK
Legalise decree absolute (if divorced) and Self Declaration Letter at the Foreign Office in Milton Keynes
Legalise both documents again at the Legalisation Office of the Chinese Embassy
Translation: I got all my documents translated by Wuhan University recommended by the Wuhan marriage office in China at 100 Yuan per document. They translated all my documents in 2 hours. Please check with the local marriage office which you are going to get married whether they provide translation service first before you decide to do it in China

For British citizen:

The process is the same as above except in No. 2, you apply for the UK Certificate of Non Impediment (CNI) instead of the Single Status Certificate at your local registrar.

Useful addresses and information

United Kingdom:

Foreign Office -

Norfolk House(West)
437 Silbury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 2AH

(Public counter is normally open from 9.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. No appointment is necessary)

Legalization Office of the Chinese Embassy -

31 Portland Place
London, W1B 1QD,London,W1B 1QD

Office hours: 9:00am - 12:00 noon (Monday - Friday, Except British and Chinese holidays)

Tel: 020-7631 1430 (09:00am-12:00 noon and 2:00pm-4:00pm by operator during the rest of the day by auto-attendant)
Fax: 020 -7436 9178
E-mail: visa@chinese-embassy.org.uk

Malaysia:

Jabatan Pendartaran Negara -

Marriage/Divorce Section on Level 1; Birth/Death Section on Level 3
No. 20, Persiaran Perdana
Presint 2, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan
62551 Putrajaya

Tel: +60-3-8880 7000

Please click on the link above for opening hours.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs -

Consular Division
No.1, Jalan Wisma Putra
Presint 2, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan
62602 Putrajaya

Tel: +6-03-8887 4000

Counter Service Hours
Monday - Thursday
8.30am to 12.30pm
2.00pm to 4.00pm
Friday
8.30am to 12.00am
2.45pm to 4.00pm
(Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays).

Consular Enquiries
03-8887 4000 (office hours)
03-8887 4570/8889 2746 (after office hours)

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia -

Consular Department (for visa, passport, authentication & notarization)
1st Floor, Plaza OSK
25 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +60-3-21636815 (ext. 102, 103, 104, 105, 106), 21636814
Fax: +60-3-21636809
For Visa: Tel: +60-3-21645250
For Passport/Travel Document: Tel: +60-3-21645272
For Consular Protection: Tel: +60-3-21636853, 21645301

Office Hours: 9:00am to 11:45am, Mon.-Fri. (except public holidays of China & Malaysia)