Form MR 35: Certificate of Absence of Marriage Record

What is Form MR 35 (certificate of no marriage record)?

If you plan to marry outside Hong Kong, the authorities there may ask for evidence that you are free to marry. Hong Kong's Marriage Registry searches its records and, if it finds no marriage registered in your name, issues a Certificate of Absence of Marriage Record. If it finds one, you get a letter of marriage record instead.

Form MR 35 asks for your name and any alias, sex, date of birth, identity card or travel document, nationality, which number to print on the certificate, whether you ever registered a marriage in Hong Kong, your present marital status, why you need the certificate (voluntary), and how to reach you.

FileIt fills the 09/2024 edition into ImmD's own PDF, in block letters with the identity card number split into its boxes. The acknowledgement is left blank because you sign it when you collect the certificate.

Who fills it: The person the certificate is about
Where: In person at a marriage registry, by post to the Marriage Registration and Records Office (3/F, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices), or online at GovHK
Fees: The search fee is paid when you apply; the certificate fee is paid when you collect it (see the fee leaflet MR 60)
Form: Free of charge
Edition: MR 35 (09/2024), 2 pages

Who needs to fill out Form MR 35 (certificate of no marriage record)?

Hong Kong residents marrying in another country or territory that asks for proof of single status.
People asked for a Hong Kong 'no marriage record' certificate for reunion, heritage or migration purposes.
Anyone a foreign authority has asked for a Certificate of Absence of Marriage Record from Hong Kong.

When to use Form MR 35 (certificate of no marriage record)

Once you know the place of the intended marriage and its document requirements.
Early enough before the wedding, as the result is collected on a date the registry gives you.
Check first whether the other authority accepts a certificate of a given age.

What you need before you start

Your valid Hong Kong identity card (in person), or copies of it and of your travel document (by post or representative).
Your name and any alias in English, and your date of birth.
Your nationality and travel document details, if any.
The year of any marriage registered in Hong Kong.
A telephone number, e-mail address and address for contact and mail.

What’s on Form MR 35 (certificate of no marriage record)

The 2024 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 4 parts, and it is signed by Applicant:

1. Personal particularsApplicant
Why you need the certificateApplicant
Contact details and addressApplicant
SigningApplicant

How to fill out Form MR 35 (certificate of no marriage record), step by step

1 1. Personal particulars

Name (and Chinese name by hand), alias, sex, date of birth, identity card number, nationality and travel document.

2 Number on the certificate

Choose whether the certificate shows your identity card number or your travel document number. For the travel document, bring its original.

3 Marriage history and status

Say whether you've ever registered a marriage in Hong Kong (and the year), and tick your present marital status.

4 Purpose (voluntary)

Marriage in a named place, reunion, heritage, migration or other. This item is only used for statistics.

5 Contact details and signature

Phone, extension, e-mail and address, then sign with the signature on your travel document and date it.

Common mistakes to avoid

Choosing the travel document number for the certificate and not bringing the original.
Signing differently from your travel document.
Signing the acknowledgement before you collect the certificate.
Sending cash by post. Use a crossed cheque, bank draft or cashier's order, or pay online.

After you fill it out

Print and sign the form.

Submit it in person at any marriage registry, by post to the Marriage Registration and Records Office, or through a representative with an authorisation letter.

Pay the search fee when you apply, and collect the result on the date you're given (or wait for the postal notice).

Sign the acknowledgement when you collect the certificate. FileIt keeps a copy of your application in your vault.

Fill out Form MR 35 (certificate of no marriage record) online with FileIt

Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 32 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Immigration Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (ImmD), Marriage Registry form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault. Sign it, or send it for e-signature.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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Form MR 35 (certificate of no marriage record): frequently asked questions

What if I have a marriage record in Hong Kong?

Then the registry can't issue the certificate. It issues a letter of marriage record instead, as the note on the form explains.

Can someone apply for me?

Yes. A representative can submit your form with an authorisation letter, evidence that you can't apply in person, and the documents listed in the guidance notes.

Can I apply online?

Yes. The guidance notes say you can apply through www.gov.hk instead of on paper.

Is the purpose question compulsory?

No. The form says that item is voluntary and used for statistics.

Can FileIt print my Chinese name?

No. The Chinese name and alias boxes are left blank for you to fill in by hand.

Does FileIt send the application?

No. FileIt fills in ImmD's PDF and saves it in your vault. You sign it and submit it.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Immigration Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (ImmD), Marriage Registry: https://www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/mr35.pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/forms/forms/mr35.html
Edition shown on this page: MR 35 (09/2024) (checked 2026-10-19).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Immigration Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (ImmD), Marriage Registry or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.