Both husband and wife can be separated. Just take his old household registration book, his wife's ID card and marriage certificate, go to the neighborhood committee or village committee of the street to issue a household separation certificate with the official seal, and then take the certificate and the above-mentioned certificates to the local police station for household registration management, find the police for household registration management, and request to go through the household separation procedures. That is, if the household registration of both parties is not removed, Handle the household registration book of both parties' individual homes. Only the household registration information of both parties is on the book. The old household registration book shows that both parties have moved out. The actual household registration is still in their house address, and the household registration has not been moved out.
 Legal basis
 Article 10 of the Household Registration Regulations of the People's Republic of China, if a citizen moves out of the jurisdiction area of his/her household registration, he/she or the head of the household shall, before moving out, report to the household registration authority for the registration of moving out, obtain the removal certificate, and cancel his/her household registration.
 If a citizen moves from the countryside to the city, he or she must apply to the permanent residence registration authority for going through the formalities of moving out with the employment certificate issued by the urban labor department, the admission certificate issued by the school, or the certificate issued by the urban household registration authority for permission to move in.
 Citizens moving to border defense areas must be approved by the public security organ of the county, city or municipal district where they reside.