The 42 days after a birth in Hong Kong: register, passport, visa
Register the birth by appointment within 42 days while it is free, collect the birth certificate and the permit to remain, get the baby a passport from your consulate, and apply to Immigration for the child to stay as your dependant. Register at the Maternal and Child Health Centre in the same weeks for the free jabs. Checked 22 September 2026.
Register the birth within 42 days, by appointment
Every birth must be registered at a Births Registry within 42 days. It is free inside that window, HK$140 from day 43 to a year, and HK$680 after that, and it needs an appointment booked online. Checked against immd.gov.hk on 21 September 2026.
Paperbump schedules this within 3 weeks of the birth. What this step involves · immd.gov.hk
Get the baby a passport, then a dependant visa
A baby born here to two parents who are neither Chinese nationals nor permanent residents has no right of abode. The child gets a permit to remain at birth registration and then needs, in order, a passport from your own country's consulate and an application to the Immigration Department for residence as your dependant. Checked against immd.gov.hk on 21 September 2026.
Applies to people who moved to Hong Kong from another country. Paperbump schedules this between 7 days and 8 weeks after the birth. What this step involves · immd.gov.hk
Register the baby at the Maternal and Child Health Centre
The Maternal and Child Health Centres run the free child health service: the whole Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme, developmental checks and feeding advice from birth to five. Register at the centre for your district as soon as the birth certificate exists and bring it, because the free service is for children with a Hong Kong birth document; without one every visit is charged at the non-eligible rate. Checked against fhs.gov.hk on 21 September 2026.
Paperbump schedules this between 7 days and 4 weeks after the birth. What this step involves · fhs.gov.hk
Claim the Newborn Baby Bonus if either of you is a permanent resident
A one-off HK$20,000 for a baby born in Hong Kong when either parent is a permanent resident at the time of the application, and HK$30,000 for a second or later child born from September 2026. The scheme now runs to 24 October 2029, and the extended period carries a higher amount for a second or later child. Checked against cso.gov.hk on 22 September 2026.
Paperbump schedules this within 6 months of the birth. What this step involves · cso.gov.hk
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