If you divorce by agreement, you can apply for divorce registration at the Civil Affairs Bureau where either party has their registered residence. If both parties live in the same different place and do not want to return to the place of household registration to go through the formalities, and have proof of continuous residence in the different place for more than one year, they can file for divorce.

The specific materials and procedures required for divorce by agreement are as follows:

(1) The parties concerned submit certificates and supporting materials.

(2) The marriage registrar shall check the corresponding certificates and supporting materials.

(3) The marriage registrar explains to the parties the conditions for registering divorce in the Civil Code.

(4) The marriage registrar asks the parties about their wishes for divorce and their wishes regarding the content of the divorce agreement.

(5) If both parties voluntarily divorce and agree on matters such as child support, property and debt disposal, both parties shall fill in the "Declaration for Registration of Divorce" and sign in front of the oath supervisor.

(6) Both spouses shall sign the divorce agreement in person; the marriage registrar shall serve as the oath executor. Each spouse should have one copy of the agreement, and one copy should be kept on file at the marriage registration office; (7) The marriage registrar will review the documents submitted by the parties, the declaration for divorce registration, and the divorce agreement. If the divorce conditions are met, fill out the "Divorce Registration Review" Disposal Form" and divorce certificate.

(8) Issuance of divorce certificate.

Article 12 of the "Judicial Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates:

If one spouse has left his place of residence for more than one year, A divorce case initiated by the other party shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the place where the plaintiff is domiciled.

If the couple has been away from their place of residence for more than one year, and one party files for divorce, the case shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the defendant's usual place of residence; if there is no usual place of residence, the people's court of the place where the defendant lives when the plaintiff files the lawsuit shall have jurisdiction.