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.
- Who it applies to
- Everyone having a baby in Hong Kong
- On your timeline
- Paperbump schedules this within 3 weeks of the birth
- Official source
- immd.gov.hk
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
What else to know
Both parents attend if you are married; if not, the father has to be there to be named. The registration takes about half an hour; a certified copy of the entry — the birth certificate everyone will ask for — costs HK$140 and is issued on the spot. For a foreign baby the registry also issues Form ID 235B, the permit to remain, which the dependant visa application needs.
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