How to change my marital status in my household register

Legal analysis

Change of marital status in the household register:

1. The applicant or the head of the household shall apply to the police station in the jurisdiction where the household registration is located with the identity card of the party, household registration booklet, marriage certificate (or divorce certificate, death certificate, etc.).

2. The parties themselves need to be present, and if they are unable to attend and entrust others to handle it, they need to submit the power of attorney and the original and copy of the principal's ID card.

3. The police station where the household registration is located verifies the relevant supporting materials, and changes are made if they meet the requirements; If you don't meet the requirements, you need to prepare the correct materials before making changes.

4. Under normal circumstances, the change of marital status on the household register can be completed on the same day.

Legal basis

Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Household Registration

Article 3: Public security organs at all levels are in charge of household registration work. Cities and towns with public security police stations shall have the jurisdiction of the public security police station as the jurisdiction of the household registration; Townships and towns without public security police stations shall have the jurisdiction of the township or town as the household registration jurisdiction. Township and town people's committees and public security police stations are the household registration organs.

For those who reside in the internal and public dormitories of government agencies, organizations, schools, enterprises, institutions, and other units, each unit shall designate a special person to assist the household registration authorities in handling the household registration; For scattered household registration, the household registration authority shall directly handle the household registration. For non-active military personnel residing in military organs and military quarters, each unit shall designate a special person to assist the household registration authority in handling the household registration. For the household registration of production cooperatives such as agriculture, fishery, salt, forestry, animal husbandry and handicrafts, the cooperatives shall designate a special person to assist the household registration authorities in handling the household registration.

Accounts other than cooperatives shall be directly registered by the household registration authorities.

Article 4 The household registration authority shall establish a household registration book. In cities, on water, and in towns with public security police stations, each household shall be issued a household registration booklet. In rural areas, cooperatives are issued household registration books; Accounts other than cooperatives are not issued with a household register.

The household register and the matters registered in the household register have the effect of proving citizenship.

Article 5 Household registration is based on households. Where they reside together with the person in charge, they shall be established as one household, and the person in charge shall be the head of the household. If you live alone, you will be the head of your own household.

Households residing in government agencies, organizations, schools, enterprises, institutions, and other units and public dormitories are established together or separately. The head of household shall be responsible for filing the household registration in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

Application requirements: change or correction of marital status. Application Materials:

Correction of application, marriage certificate, and household register. Handling process: 1. The applicant selects the service items, fills in the change application information, uploads all the application materials required for the business, and submits the application.

2. After the pre-examination of the police station (household administration hall) is passed, the applicant receives the SMS notification pushed by the system, and brings all the materials to the household registration window of the police station (household administration hall) in the jurisdiction of the household registration place to verify the materials. The household registration office checks the application materials, and the materials are complete, and the application is completed on the spot.

Application requirements: change or correction of marital status. Application Materials:

Application for correction, divorce certificate or court divorce judgment, and household register. Handling process: 1. The applicant selects the service items, fills in the change application information, uploads all the application materials required for the business, and submits the application.

2. After the pre-examination of the police station (household administration hall) is passed, the applicant receives the SMS notification pushed by the system, and brings all the materials to the household registration window of the police station (household administration hall) in the jurisdiction of the household registration place to verify the materials. The household registration office checks the application materials, and the materials are complete, and the application is completed on the spot.

The marital status on the household registration book is not updated in real time, and it can not be changed, and the marital status is subject to the registration of the Civil Affairs Bureau, not the household registration book.

If you have to change:

1. Change from unmarried to married: Please bring your ID card, household registration booklet, and marriage certificate to the police station where your household registration is located.

2. Married and divorced: Please bring your ID card, household registration book, divorce certificate or divorce judgment to the police station where your household registration is located.

3. Divorced and then married: Please bring your ID card, household registration booklet, and marriage certificate for remarriage, and go to the police station where your household registration is located to change.

Legal basis

According to Article 19 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Household Registration, when a citizen's household registration changes due to marriage, divorce, adoption, adoption, household division, merger, disappearance, recovery or other reasons, the head of the household or himself shall report to the household registration authority for the change of registration.

Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards

Article 2: Chinese citizens residing within the territory of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 16 shall apply for a resident identity card in accordance with the provisions of this Law; Chinese citizens under the age of 16 may apply for a resident identity card in accordance with the provisions of this Law.

Article 3: The items to be registered in a resident identity card include: name, gender, ethnicity, date of birth, address of permanent residence, citizenship number, photograph of the person, fingerprint information, validity period of the certificate, and the issuing authority.

The citizenship number is the unique and lifelong identity of each citizen**, which is compiled by the public security organs in accordance with the national standards for citizenship numbers.

Citizens applying to receive, renew or reissue resident identity cards shall register their fingerprint information.

Article 4: Resident identity cards are to be filled in using standardized Chinese characters and numeric symbols that meet national standards.

On the basis of the actual conditions in their respective areas, the organs of self-government of ethnic autonomous areas may, on the basis of the actual conditions of their respective regions, decide to use the language of the ethnic groups exercising regional autonomy at the same time or to choose a script commonly used in the locality.

Bring your ID card, household registration booklet, and marriage certificate to the police station where your household registration is located.

Legal basis: Article 19 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Household Registration.

When a citizen's household registration changes due to marriage, divorce, adoption, household separation, merger, disappearance, recovery or other reasons, the head of the household or himself shall report the change of registration to the household registration authority.