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A Chinese police clearance certificate, officially called a Certificate of No Criminal Record (无犯罪记录证明), is an official document confirming you have no criminal convictions from your time in China.

Cohabitation rights in China are limited. Under the 2021 Civil Code, unmarried partners who live together have no automatic entitlement to each other's property, no spousal inheritance rights, and no right to financial support when the relationship ends. The law protects children born outside marriage, but it does not treat a cohabiting couple as equivalent to a married one in any meaningful legal sense.

If you are a foreign national considering an expat divorce in China, you can file in Chinese courts only if you meet the specific jurisdictional criteria under the Civil Procedure Law of the PRC. You may also qualify to divorce through your home country's courts. Knowing which option applies to your situation is the first and most consequential decision you will make.