The photocopy of the divorce household register is not allowed, because the divorce must be handled by showing the identity card, household register, marriage certificate and the divorce agreement signed by both parties.
 If a mainland resident wishes to divorce, both men and women shall jointly go to the marriage registration office in the place where one party's permanent residence is located to register for divorce. If Chinese citizens and foreigners divorce voluntarily in the mainland of China, and mainland residents divorce voluntarily with Hong Kong residents, Macao residents, Taiwan residents, and overseas Chinese in the mainland of China, both men and women shall jointly go to the marriage registration authority in the place where the permanent residence of mainland residents is located to register for divorce.
 Mainland residents who apply for divorce registration shall present the following certificates and supporting materials:
 （1） My household register and ID card;
 （2） My marriage certificate;
 （3） A divorce agreement signed by both parties.
 Legal basis
 Article 10 of the Marriage Registration Regulations: If the mainland residents voluntarily divorce, both men and women should go to the marriage registration office where one party's permanent residence is located to register for divorce.
 If Chinese citizens and foreigners divorce voluntarily in the mainland of China, and mainland residents divorce voluntarily with Hong Kong residents, Macao residents, Taiwan residents, and overseas Chinese in the mainland of China, both men and women shall jointly go to the marriage registration authority in the place where the permanent residence of mainland residents is located to register for divorce.
 Article 11 of the Marriage Registration Regulations, mainland residents who apply for divorce registration shall present the following certificates and supporting materials:
 （1） My household register and ID card;
 （2） My marriage certificate;
 （3） A divorce agreement signed by both parties.
 Hong Kong residents, Macao residents, Taiwan residents, overseas Chinese and foreigners who have gone through divorce registration shall, in addition to the certificates and certification materials specified in sub paragraphs (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph, Hong Kong residents, Macao residents and Taiwan residents shall also issue their own valid passes, identity cards, overseas Chinese Foreigners shall also produce their own valid passports or other valid international travel documents.
 The divorce agreement shall state the intention of both parties to divorce voluntarily and the consensus on matters such as child rearing, property and debt disposal.