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Foreigners who have a baby born in the city may get a Chinese birth certificate from the hospital and should go to the local public security administration for registration within a month. Otherwise the baby won't be able to get a valid endorsement on his or her passport which may hinder him or her leaving the country with the parents.
Go to your embassy or consulate-general to report and register the birth is also necessary. Generally, the embassy will issue a consular report of birth abroad and a passport, which will be needed for the child to depart China. The report may be used as a birth certificate for school, work, or other purposes.
Before issuing passports and the consular report to new-born infants, consular officials may require some documentation, including an original Chinese birth certificate and the parents' marriage certificate and passports, to verify their marriage status and citizenship. You may find the list of the required documentation from the Website of the embassy or consulate.
Some foreign countries will also issue social security numbers within several months after the birth.
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