China - Obtain a Divorce Certificate

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Procedure

• Application with credentials and certificates in line with relevant requirements
• Fill out Divorce Registry Application, Agreement of Voluntary Divorce
• Verification and check by the authority
• Pick certificate issuance card
• Obtain the certificate of divorce

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Required Documents

• Registered permanent residence certificate
• ID Card
• Marriage certificate (issued by marriage registration office in China mainland or China's embassy /consulate to other countries)
• Divorce agreement reached on both parties' own will
• Two two-inch photos of each other (half-length, full-face and without hat)
• Your valid passport or related international tour certificates

Office Locations & Contacts

Richard Wang & Co. Law Offices
Attorneys at Law
Beijing: (8610) 8486 2838
(8610) 8486 1818 (fax)
[email protected]
Shanghai: (8621) 6326 5800
(8621) 6321 8890 (fax)
[email protected]

Marriage Registration Office ?????????????
Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau
Add: Ground floor, No. 20 Gongren Tiyuchang Donglu, Chaoyang District ???????????20?1??
Telephone : 010-6586 6660, 010-6539 5015, 010-6539 5016
Business hours: 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-5:00 Mondays through Fridays; Saturdays, 9:00-11:30 a.m. only;
closed on Chinese holidays.

Shanghai Civil Administration Bureau
Address: 70 Caobao Road (3rd Floor, Wedding Ceremony Plaza in Everbright Exhibition Center)
Telephone: 64325087
Office Hours: 1:30-4:00 p.m. on Thursdays

Eligibility

Nobody expects divorce, but in life, somebody may encounter it.

Fees

It costs you only about 10 Yuan (RMB).

Validity

This document does not expire.

Documents to Use

Divorce Form_China.pdf
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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

It takes you only about half an hour to get your divorce certificate if you have prepared all materials required.

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Instructions

• If both partners of a marriage seek a divorce voluntarily, they may go to the appropriate marriage registration office to file the registration for divorce.
• If one of the partners requests a divorce and the other does not agree, the former can then file a divorce suit with the court.
• But registration for divorce with the marriage registration office is not applicable to a foreign-related marriage.
• All cases of divorce in China concerning a foreign-related marriage must be filed with the court.
• In order for the Chinese court to accept such a case, at least one of the partners of the marriage must either have Chinese residency and be physically present in the territory of the People's Republic of China or have resided continuously in China for at least one year.
• Provided the above requirement is met, in case the other partner of the marriage resides outside China, the one requesting a divorce may file a divorce suit with the intermediate people's court in the place where he or she lives, or where his or her residency is registered.
• Otherwise, if the partner requesting a divorce lives overseas, he or she may file the suit with the intermediate people's court in the place where either the other partner of the marriage lives or that partner's residency is registered.

Required Information

• Name
• Sex
• Ethnic
• Date of Birth
• Year Month Day
• Households domicile
• Household membership category
• Place of birth
• Site now live
• Work Unit
• Degree of culture
• Occupation
• Identity Card Part No.
• No word marriage certificate
• Date
• Reasons for divorce
• Arrangements for their children
• Property handling
• Other agreements
• The two sides signed by the applicant and press fingerprint
• Applicants Year Month Day
• Application

Need for the Document

The General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China, Article 147, also set forth the principle that a divorce shall be bound by the law of the place where a court accepts the case.

Information which might help

Advantages of divorce by agreement are as follows:

• Prompt. It takes you only about half an hour to get your divorce certificate if you have prepared all materials required.
• Cheap.It costs you only about 10 Yuan (RMB).

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

http://english.gov.cn/2005-09/27/content_70499.htm
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/vitalstatkb/KnowledgebaseArticle50390.aspx
http://www.shmzj.gov.cn/gb/shmzj/node896/node899/node906/node920/userobject1ai24170.html

Others

If your marriage certificate is issued by foreign governments or related authorities, your divorce can't be settled through divorce by agreement in China's civil administration bureau but through divorce by litigation procedure. With the help of experienced lawyer, it will take you only a couple of days to settle it.