►List of Application Materials for Chinese Mainland Residents:

1. ID card;

2. If the party concerned' marital status is "divorced", he/she needs to submit valid divorce documents (divorce certificate, or the divorce judgment from the people's court, mediation letter for divorce. The first instance judgment should be accompanied by a certificate of effectiveness); if the marital status is "widowed", a widowhood certificate (spouse relationship certificate and death certificate) should be submitted.

►List of Application Materials for Foreigners

1. Valid passports or other valid international travel documents; or foreign permanent residence cards or other identity documents issued by the competent authorities of the Chinese government;

2. Single status certificate, issued by the local authority of their country of origin, and authenticated by the embassy or consulate of the People's Republic of China in that country or the embassy or consulate of that country in China, or a certificate proving that the applicant is unmarried, issued by the embassy or consulate of the applicant's country of residence in China. The personal information on the certificate must be consistent with the information on the valid passport or other valid international travel document (The document shall be valid for 6 months from the date of issuance). If an international treaty concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China has other provisions, the certification procedures stipulated in the treaty shall be followed;

3.The Chinese translation of the full-text with the same format (including the situation of the parties, the notary's instructions, the certification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, names, locations, signatures, seals and other content) should be provided by a translation agency. It should be submitted with the seal of that translation agency.

►List of Application Materials for Overseas Chinese

1. Valid passport;

2. A certificate or statement stating that the applicant has no spouse and is not related by blood in the lineal line or or collateral relatives by blood up to three generations with his/her partner,  issued by a notarial institution or competent authority in the country of residence and authenticated by the embassy or consulate of the People's Republic of China in that country, stating that the applicant has no spouse and is not related by blood in the lineal line or or collateral relatives by blood up to three generations with his/her partner; or a certificate issued by the embassy or consulate of the People's Republic of China in that country, stating that the applicant has no spouse and is not related by blood in the lineal line or by blood relationship within three generations to the other party, or a statement notarized by the embassy or consulate. (The document shall be valid for 6 months from the date of issuance). If an international treaty concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China has other provisions, the certification procedures stipulated in the treaty shall be followed.

3.If the above documents are in foreign languages, Chinese translation of the full-text with the same format (including both parties' information, the notary's instructions, the certificate issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, names, names of the geographical locations, signatures, seals, etc. in all foreign languages) should be provided by a translation agency. It should be submitted with the seal of that translation agency.

►List of Application Materials for Residents of Hong Kong SAR

1. The Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents or Residence Permit for Hong Kong, Macao Residents and Hong Kong residents' ID cards;

2.The statement issued by a Hong Kong notary institution appointed by the applicant, proves that the applicant does not have lineal relative by blood or collateral relatives by blood up to three generations with his/her partner (The document shall be valid for 6 months from the date of issuance).

► List of Application Materials for Residents of Macao SAR

1. The Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents or or Residence Permit for Hong Kong, Macao Residents and and Macao Identity Cards;

2. The statement issued by a notary institution of Macao SAR proves that the applicant has no direct lineage or collateral kinship within three generations with the intended spouse (The document shall be valid for 6 months from the date of issuance).

►List of Application Materials for Taiwan Residents

1. Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents or other valid travel documents, or valid Residence Permit of Taiwan Residents and ID cards for their residence in Taiwan region;

2. The statement issued by a notary institution of Taiwan region proves that the applicant has no direct lineage or collateral kinship within three generations with the intended spouse (The document shall be valid for 6 months from the date of issuance).

►Three recently-taken joint photos (2-inch, half-body and bareheaded; the three photos must be the same).