Instructions to Applicants:
1. The registered permanent residence of either of the parties concerned is under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province.
2. Both Husband and Wife demanding a divorce submit an application to the Marriage Registry jointly.
3. Both parties have full capacity for civil conduct.
4. The parties concerned hold a Marital Settlement Agreement, which specifies that both parties are willing to divorce and contains both parties’ agreements on the support of child, disposal of properties and debts, and some other related issues.
5. The parties concerned hold a Marriage Certificate issued a marriage registration authority in Mainland China.
6. The Sichuan resident should submit his/her Household Register and Identity Card. The name, sex, date of birth, and ID number recorded on the Resident Identity Card should be the same as those recorded on the Household Register. In case of difference, the party concerned should go to competent department to make a correction. The marital status recorded on the Household Register should be the same as the marital status declared by the party concerned. In case of difference, the party concerned should provide an effective judicial document, which is issued by a court and can prove the authenticity of such declaration, or spouse’s death (presumed death) certificate to the registration authority otherwise the party concerned should go to competent department to make a correction first.
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我要预审 Pre-examination
内地居民所需资料
四川居民需提交本人的户口簿、身份证。居民身份证与户口簿上的姓名、性别、出生日期、公民身份号码应当一致;不一致的,当事人应当先到有关部门更正。户口簿上的婚姻状况应当与当事人声明一致;不一致的,当事人应当向登记机关提供能够证明其声明真实性的法院生效司法文书、配偶居民死亡医学证明(推断)书等材料;不一致且无法提供相关材料的,当事人应当先到有关部门更正。
Documents required by Mainland China residents
The Sichuan resident should submit his/her Household Register and Identity Card. The name, sex, date of birth, and ID number recorded on the Resident Identity Card should be the same as those recorded on the Household Register. In case of difference, the party concerned should go to competent department to make a correction. The marital status recorded on the Household Register should be the same as the marital status declared by the party concerned. In case of difference, the party concerned should provide an effective judicial document, which is issued by a court and can prove the authenticity of such declaration, or spouse’s death (presumed death) certificate to the registration authority otherwise the party concerned should go to competent department to make a correction first.
Documents required by Hong Kong residents
1. Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao
2. Identity Card
3. Declaration of no spouse and no lineal relative by blood and collateral relative by blood with the other party within three generations, notarized by a notary authority in Hong Kong.
Documents required by Macao residents
1. Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao
2. Identity Card
3. Declaration of no spouse and no lineal relative by blood and collateral relative by blood with the other party within three generations, notarized by a notary authority in Macao.
Documents required by Taiwan residents
1. Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents or other valid travel documents
2. Valid Identity Card for residing in Taiwan.
3. Declaration of no spouse and no lineal relative by blood and collateral relative by blood with the other party within three generations, notarized by a notary authority in Taiwan.
Information required by Overseas Chinese
1. Valid passport
2. Certificate of no spouse and no lineal relative by blood and collateral relative by blood with the other party within three generations, issued by a notary authority or competent authority in the country of residence and certified by the Embassy (Consulate) of P. R. China in the country of residence, or certificate of no spouse and no lineal relative by blood and collateral relative by blood with the other party within three generations, issued by the Embassy (Consulate) of P. R. China in the country of residence.
Relevant certificates issued in a country with which China has not established a diplomatic relation should be certified by the Embassy (Consulate) of a third-party country which has established a diplomatic relation with both the country and China and the Embassy (Consulate) of P. R. China in the third-party country or certified by the Embassy (Consulate) of the third-party country in China.
Information required by Foreigner
1. Valid passport or other valid international travel documents
2. Certificate of no spouse issued by a notary authority or competent authority in the home country and certified by the Embassy (Consulate) of P. R. China in the home country or the Embassy (Consulate) of the home country in China, or Certificate of no spouse issued by the Embassy (Consulate) of the home country in China (such certificate is valid within six months as from the date of issue).
According to applicable regulations of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China, if the documents submitted by the parties concerned to the marriage registration authority, such as Certificate of No Spouse, are made in a foreign language, they should be translated into Chinese. Both the translated versions issued by an authoritative translation agency accepted by the Embassy (Consulate) of the home country in China, Embassy (Consulate) of P. R. China in the home country, and marriage registration authority and the translated versions issued by an translation agency appointed by the marriage registration authority are acceptable.