When a China citizen marries a foreign citizen in China, both parties must conform to the basic principles of the Chinese Civil Code. Even if the relevant laws and regulations of the foreign country allow polyandry or polygamy, China will not approve its marriage registration.
It is necessary for both parties to have the necessary elements of marriage stipulated by Chinese law, that is, both parties have no lovers; Men over 22 years old, women over 20 years old; Not suffering from diseases that hinder or postpone marriage as prescribed by laws and regulations; Non-lineal blood relatives or lineal blood relatives within three generations.
When both parties get married, both men and women must apply for marriage registration to the foreign-related marriage registration authority of our government in accordance with Chinese laws. In our country, marriages concluded in other ways, such as religious ceremonies and customs, are not recognized and maintained by our laws and regulations.
The following China citizens may not marry foreigners:
1. Persons holding specific public positions include:
(1) active servicemen. Refers to the cadres and soldiers with military status in active service in the China People's Liberation Army and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force. This restriction does not apply to people who work in the army but have not obtained military status.
Those who have mastered the central secrets and serious secrets during their service in the army may be demobilized and transferred to other places, but once the secrets they have mastered and are familiar with expire, they still cannot fall in love and marry foreigners.
(2) communicators. Refers to people who are directly engaged in communication work.
(3) public security personnel. Refers to police officers of public security organs and state security organs at all levels.
(4) Confidential personnel and other personnel who hold major secrets. Refers to the personnel engaged in confidential work in state organs, scientific research institutions, enterprises and institutions, who have mastered the serious secrets and cutting-edge scientific research secrets of the party and the state.
The above-mentioned personnel should put national interests first, and consciously refrain from falling in love and getting married with foreigners, including foreigners staying in China or temporarily staying, overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese living in China for a long time and other foreigners. If you want to marry a foreigner, you must resign from public office, otherwise the marriage registration office will not approve his request for marriage registration.
2, because of illegal crimes are receiving reeducation through labor and serving a sentence.