Application for KTP
You must have a KTP (National Identity Card) within 30 days after you arrive in Hong Kong. Your first ID card is free.
To obtain a KTP, applications can be filed at the Individual Registration office, Immigration Department as listed below. Don't forget to bring your passport or other travel documents.
Registration of Persons, Hong Kong office
8 / F, Immigration Tower Tel. 2824-6111 2824-1810
7 Gloucester Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong
(Wan Chai MTR Station - Exit A5)
Registration of Person, Kowloon Office
3 / F, Cheung Sha Wan Tel. 2150-7933 2369-4825
Government Offices 303 Cheung Sha Wan
Road, Kowloon (Sham Shui Po MTR
Station - Exit C1)
Registration of Persons, Kwun Tong Office
Shop Nos. 25-35 & 2755-9545 2795-3625
43-45, G / F Wharf T & T Square
123 Hoi Bun Road Kwun Tong, Kowloon
(Ngau Tau Kok MTR Station - Exit B6)
Immigration and Shops 405-406, 4 / F 2653-3116 2650-4766
Registration of Jubilee Court Persons - Shopping Center
Fo Tan Office 2-18 Lok King Street Fo Tan, New Territories
(Fo Tan KCR Station - Exit C) 5
Immigration and Shop B, G / F 2475-4114 2474-3962
Registration of Manhattan Plaza
Persons - 23 Sai Ching Street
Yuen Long Office Yuen Long, New Territories
(Tai Tong Road Light Rail Station)
To save time, it is recommended that you use the Booking System by making an early appointment by phone 2598-0888 or via the website at www.gov.hk/icbooking.
Warning:
Always tell the registration officer everything honestly. If not, you can be jailed and sentenced to pay a fine.
Save KTP
The KTP is a very important document, and it must legally be with you forever. Keep it in your wallet or purse where you can easily pick it up, and the card is in good condition.
From time to time you can be asked by the police to show your KTP. This is part of their routine, don't panic.
There are two other things to remember:
If your KTP is lost, machine-readable or damaged you must report this to the Individual Registration Office within 14 days and apply for a new KTP.
If there are changes to your personal data specifically (such as personal status, address, etc.) you must submit it to the individual registration office.
For residents
Dependent visa
Applications for a dependent visa can be made at an outside China representative office
country or the nearest Chinese consular office to one's residence
before someone comes to Hong Kong. Another way can also be
send an application to the Hong Kong Immigration Department by post
or through its sponsor in Hong Kong to: 6
Receipt and Despatch Unit, Immigration Department
2 / F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
You are asked to check in detail the terms of the application
requested by the Immigration Department.
There is also a guidebook on immigration guidelines for entering Hong Kong SAR under the title “Immigration Guidelines for Entry to the HKSAR of the People's Republic of China” which can be obtained from the Information and Liaison Section of the Immigration Department, 2 / F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. In general, the following documents must be attached by the sponsor to support the application:
- Evidence of the relationship between the sponsor and the dependents;
- Proof of financial condition and accommodation from the sponsor; and
- Supporting evidence that the sponsor can pay for the dependents during their stay in Hong Kong.
Residence rights
Residence rights may be a very complicated issue depending on
the condition of each person. For more detailed information, please call the Immigration Department hotline at 2824-6111.
There is also a guidebook entitled “Right of Abode in the HKSAR” which can be obtained from the Information and Liaison Section of the Immigration Department, 2 / F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Marriage registration
You are asked in advance to return the formul ir Surat
Not ice of Intended Marriage on the spot
marriage registration. You can make an appointment to return the Marriage Notification Letter form via the marriage.esd.gov.hk website or through an interactive voice answering system or the Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) at 3102-3883 by pressing the preferred number if you wish to register for a marriage registry.
If you wish to conduct your marriage with a body
civil marriage, you can see “List of Civil Marriage Bodies that are
officially appointed ”on the most recent information on the website of the Immigration Department: www.
immd.gov. hk.
You can also contact the Department of Transportation and Immigration Information at
2824-6111, fax 2877-7711, or E-mail address: enquiry@immd.gov.hk.
For details, please read the leaflets “How to Apply for Marriage Registration” and “Information Leaflets for Marriage Matters” which can be obtained from the Information and Liaison Section of the Immigration Department, 2 / F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. .
Birth registration
Births must be registered within 42 days of birth
someone to the District Registry office. For babies born in the hospital, there is no need to be brought to the birth registration office to register the birth.
To register births, the following original documents need to be prepared:
- Parents Marriage Certificate; and
- Parents' Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card; or
- Parent's KTP and valid travel documents.
- The above documents are usually sufficient to explain the permanent status of a living child in Hong Kong under the Immigration Act (Article 115). You can also be asked to provide other supporting documents.
If the birth registration is carried out within 42 days after birth, no fee is charged.
For further inquiries you can also contact the Immigration Information and Transportation Department at 2824-6111, fax 2877-7711, or E-mail address: enquiry@immd.gov.hk.
Death registration
In the relevant laws and regulations, death caused by things
natural and where the victim is registered with an official medical practice, the death must be registered within 24 hours.
Usually, the victim's family, for example the one who brought the news,
must bring the following documents to register the death:
- Medical Certificate of the Cause of Death (Form 18) signed by a medical officer who was present at the death of the victim;
- Hong Kong Identity Card / Victim Travel Document; and
- Hong Kong Identity Card / Travel Document of the victim's family.
- The victim's family will be asked to complete the victim's information such as occupation, nationality, marital status, etc. to be recorded.
Death registration is free of charge. However, there will be a fee
a copy of the death document if requested upon issuance of the death registration.
If death was caused by something unusual (such as poisoning,
riot etc.), the case will be reported to the coroner (the registrar
dead cause). The coroner can ask a question or
action for final test of cause of death. Usually, it takes the coroner about six months to determine the cause of death.
When the cause of death has been determined and known by the coroner,
deaths will be recorded within one week, and registrar
will contact the victim's family by letter. All questions
about this case should be communicated to the office of “Births & Deaths General
Register Office ”at 2867-2784.
For further questions you can also contact the Department
Immigration Communications and Information at 2824-6111, fax 2877-7711, or E-mail address: enquiry@immd.gov.hk or visit the Immigration Department website: www.immd.gov.hk.
For details, please read the leaflet “How to Apply for a Registration of Death” which can be obtained from the Information and Liaison Section of the Immigration Department, 2 / F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
- Source: www.customs.gov.hk
