Civil Affairs Bureau handles divorce procedures:
1. Both divorced men and women * * * apply to the district/county civil affairs bureau or the marriage registration office of the town people's government where their permanent residence is located;
2. Both parties fill in the Declaration of Application for Divorce Registration;
3. Both parties sign the divorce agreement (in triplicate), agree with the contents of the agreement, and sign or fingerprint in front of the marriage registrar;
4. The marriage registration authority shall examine the documents, agreements and supporting materials submitted by the divorced parties, and register them if they meet the requirements for divorce registration.
The basic process of getting a marriage certificate from the Civil Affairs Bureau:
1. Both men and women need to prepare relevant documents and materials. For example, when registering for marriage, mainland residents should present the following documents and supporting materials:
(1) my household registration book and ID card;
(2) A signed statement that I have no spouse and no direct blood relationship with the other party and collateral blood relationship within three generations;
2. Both parties shall go to the marriage registration office where one party's permanent residence is located in person and submit the above-mentioned documents and materials;
3. The marriage registration authority shall examine the certificates and certification materials issued by the parties to the marriage registration, and ask about the relevant information. If the parties meet the conditions for marriage, they shall register on the spot and issue a marriage certificate; If the parties do not meet the conditions for marriage and refuse to register, they shall explain the reasons to the parties.
Legal basis: Article 4 of the Regulations on Marriage Registration.
When mainland residents get married, both men and women should go to the marriage registration office where one of them has a permanent residence.
If a China citizen marries a foreigner in the Mainland, and a mainland resident marries a Hong Kong resident, a Macao resident, a Taiwan Province resident or an overseas Chinese in the Mainland, both men and women shall * * * go through the marriage registration office where the permanent residence of the mainland resident is located.