1. Foreigners or overseas Chinese who want to register for marriage shall submit a single status certificate. If the document cannot specify he/she is single, it cannot be used alone as proof of being single. Additional supporting documents below must be provided together to serve as valid evidence of marital status:

1.1. If the party concerned has certificates of "non-impediment" and "legal capacity to marry", it is necessary for he/she to submit the certificates, issued by the competent authority of the country, to prove that he/she has no spouse.

1.2. If the party concerned hold materials of "no record of marital status", "with record of marital status" (and divorce judgments and other divorce documents are also provided), no context in marital states or no marriage status column in his/her permanent residence registration , he/she should also submit the single status certificate certified by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country or the party's home country's embassy and consulate in China

1.3. For countries that have formally notified China that the certificates of "non-impediment", "legal capacity to marry", "no records of marital status" can prove that the applicant has no spouse. In this case, the above certificates can be regarded as the single status certificate. For example, countries include France, Ireland and South Korea.

2. In some countries, translation is carried out when the single status certificate is issued, but the content certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its authorized agency has not been translated after the certificate is issued, so the applicant mistakenly believe that the entire documents have been translated. If you have already translated the single status certificate issued abroad, please make sure to translate the untranslated contents such as the notary office's statement and the certification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing to avoid any delay with your registration.

3. If the overseas Chinese directly acquired the single status certificate at the embassy and consulate of the People's Republic of China in the country of residence, then, the certificate will be in Chinese and no translation is required.

4. If the parties need to translate the documents in Beijing, the parties should contact an accredited translation agency. The translated documents will be accepted as long as the Chinese translation from a qualified translation company, and submitted together with a copy of the stamped business license of that company.