Processed by: Marriage Administration Section of Shanghai
Civil Administration Bureau
Procedures:
For Shanghai Resident:
(1) Permanent residence book and resident ID card;
(2) Certificate of marriage or testimonial of matrimonial
relationship;
(3) Application for divorce and agreement of divorce.
For overseas Chinese and resident in Hong Kong, Macao and
Taiwan:
(1) Passport, resident ID card and pass for transit from Hong
Kong, Macao to the Chinese mainland or seaman card or
certificate of Taiwan compatriot;
(2) Certificate of marriage or testimonial of matrimonial
relationship;
(3) Application for divorce and agreement of divorce.
Procedures:
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
Charging standard and basis:
Charging basis: Notice on Items and Standards for Charging
Administrative Items within the Civil Administrative System Jointly
Issued by the National Price Bureau and the Ministry of Finance.
(No. 249 by the National Price Bureau and the Ministry of Finance
in 1992)
Charging standard: service charge for divorce registry between
Shanghai resident and overseas Chinese and resident in Hong Kong,
Macao and Taiwan: RMB 40/case
Submitted to: Shanghai Civil Administration Bureau
Address: 70 Caobao Road (3rd Floor, Wedding Ceremony Plaza in
Everbright Exhibition Center)
Basis: The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China;
Regulatory Provisions on Registry and Consultation of Marriage
between Shanghai Residents and Foreigners, or Overseas Chinese, or
Residents in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; Temporary Provisions on
Administration of Foreign-related Marriage of Shanghai
Telephone: 64325087
Office Hours: 1:30-4:00 PM on Thursdays
Period: one month
Eligible applicants shall:
(1) Apply for divorce on the voluntary basis;
(2) Reach agreement on the settlement of property and children
fostering;
(3) Both apply for the divorce registration and obtain the
certificate of divorce at a marriage registry office;
(4) With the marriage registered in Shanghai.
(Shanghai.gov.cn October 17, 2006)