Many couples are unsure what documents are needed to register their marriage. The following will explain the documents required for a marriage application.
A chart will be provided at the end of the article for your convenience.
Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes (applicable if you are holder of this document)
Passport + Valid permit to stay in HK (applicable only if you are not holder of the Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes)
Macau
Macau Identity Card
Latest landing slip
Valid permit to stay in HK
Mainland China
Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from HK
Proof of Entry (For Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) holders, please provide the landing slip issued during your first entry into Hong Kong—commonly known as the 'White Slip')(Obtaining a New Copy)
The Marriage Registry may issue your Certificate of Registrar (Notice of Intended Marriage) without requiring a Household Register.
The Marriage Registry requires an updated Household Register. The record must be issued within the last 6 months and clearly state your current marital status
Handwritten or stamped updates to your marital status on the Household Register are accepted, provided they are verified with an official correction stamp from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)
Updates to your marital status recorded in the 'Registration Changes and Corrections' section of the Household Register are accepted. The entry must clearly specify the change, be dated within the last 6 months, and bear the official signature or stamp of the processing officer.
If your Household Register has been recently updated and your marital status is Single, the Marriage Registry will accept the document even if the marital status column is left blank. However, if your marital status is not Single, your current status must be clearly recorded and cannot be left blank. In cases where the Household Register cannot be updated to show your status, you may instead provide a formal written confirmation issued and stamped by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).
Taiwan
Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Resident (applicable if you are holder of this document)
Taiwan Identity Card + Passport (applicable only if you are not holder of the Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Resident)
Latest landing slip
Valid permit to stay in HK
Household Certificate Transcript (may be required on a case-by-case basis)
Other countries
Passport (If presenting a U.S. passport, in addition to providing the photo page, you also need to provide the page number mentioned in the document.Samples for details)
Latest landing slip
Valid permit to stay in HK
B. Marital Status
For those marrying parties who had been married before, such documents as specified below for the former marriage and for each of the former marriages (if there is more than one former marriage) must be produced.
Taiwan : Divorce Certificate or an updated Household Registration Transcript clearly detailing your current marital status
If the divorce happened outside the country of your nationality: proof of domicile for the place where the divorce happened (e.g. passport, residence permit, driving license, government mail issued prior to divorce); alternatively, a Statutory Declaration of Divorce for Non-Domiciled Parties-MR23A (in which dates of the former marriage and divorce, habitual residence during the former marriage, ex-spouse's nationality, place and date of birth have to be specified) to be signed
Widows and Widowers
Marriage Certificate with Ex-spouse
Certified Copy of Certificate of Registration of Death with Ex-spouse(Replacement Method)
While this proof is not required at the time of giving the Notice of Intended Marriage, the Registrar of Marriages may, during the processing of the marriage application, request your submission of this proof as extra supporting document. So, if your case is urgent or it takes a very long time for you to obtain the proof in your country, you may consider taking immediate step to apply for the proof so that your marriage application will not be held up by the unavailability of this document of proof.
D. Exceptional Cases - Persons with different names
Hong Kong : Deed Poll / Certificate of Registered Particulars
Mainland China : Current Household Register (stating former name in the "Previous Name" column)
E. Exceptional Cases - Aged Below 21
For any person uder the age of 21 and not being a widower or widow, his/her parents or guardians must come to our office to sign Consent and Declaration ("the Consent Papers") at the time of marriage application, or apply to a District Court judge for a consent to marriage. Moreover, the originals of the following documents must be produced:
In addition, based on the current relationship of the applicant's biological parents, the originals of the following additional documents must be produced:
Provide information on the cohabitation, namely the father’s name, the dates of commencement and termination of cohabitation and place of residence during cohabitation
Guardian
Consent Papers to be signed by guardian
Court Order appointing the guardian
Remarks
For documents other than in Chinese and English, official translation thereof shall be produced. There should be incorporated in the translation a declaration made by the translator (as to his/her name, identity, license registration number, company, occupation, qualification to understand and translate the foreign language into Chinese/English) and duly signed by the translator and dated.
If the translator's license registration number is not specified on the translation document, the business registration certificate of the translator's company and the business card of the translator (which must indicate the translator as being employed by the translation company).
