[Shanghai pilot inter-provincial marriage registration next month: one party can handle it with a Shanghai residence permit] the Shanghai Civil Affairs Department issued specific policies and relevant guidelines on "inter-provincial registration" of marriage registration. The pilot project of "inter-provincial office" in Shanghai will begin on June 1, 2023. Prospective newlyweds can make an appointment either online, by phone or on the spot. According to the Shanghai Civil Affairs Department, the "inter-provincial general administration" is a reform measure, which adjusts the legal regulations on marriage registration in the place of household registration in the past, that is to say, neither party is a party to marriage registration in Shanghai. As long as one party holds a Shanghai residence permit, one party can apply for marriage registration at any district marriage registration authority in the city on the strength of one party's residence permit and both parties' paper household registration books and identity cards.