Divorce requires bringing a divorce agreement, my household registration book, ID card and marriage certificate to the marriage registration office to apply for divorce and go through the registration formalities. If the application for divorce registration is not withdrawn from the marriage registration office within 30 days from the date when the marriage registration office receives the application for divorce registration, both parties shall personally apply to the marriage registration office for a divorce certificate. If the marriage registration authority finds out that the two parties are really divorced voluntarily and reach an agreement on matters such as child support, property and debt handling, it shall register and issue a divorce certificate.
Legal basis:
Marriage registration ordinance
Article 11 Mainland residents applying for divorce shall submit the following documents and supporting materials:
(1) My household registration book and ID card;
(2) my marriage certificate;
(3) The divorce agreement signed by both parties. When applying for divorce registration, Hong Kong residents, Macao residents, Taiwan Province residents, overseas Chinese and foreigners shall present valid passports and identity cards in addition to the documents and supporting materials specified in Items (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph, and overseas Chinese and foreigners shall also present valid passports or other valid international travel documents. The divorce agreement shall specify the expression of willingness of both parties to divorce and the consensus on matters such as child support, property and debt disposal.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 1076 If a husband and wife divorce voluntarily, they shall sign a written divorce agreement and apply for divorce registration in person at the marriage registration office. The divorce agreement shall specify the expression of willingness of both parties to divorce and the consensus on matters such as child support, property and debt disposal.
Article 1077 If either party is unwilling to divorce within 30 days after the marriage registration office receives the application for divorce registration, it may withdraw the application for divorce registration from the marriage registration office.
Within thirty days after the expiration of the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph, both parties shall personally apply to the marriage registration office for a divorce certificate; Those who fail to apply shall be deemed to have withdrawn their application for divorce registration.