As of May 2022, the first child does not need to apply for a birth certificate.

But birth registration is required. After the implementation of the comprehensive two-child policy, couples who meet the birth registration service system but have children without registration should apply for childbirth registration in time and receive a free birth care service certificate. Birth registration can be entrusted to others.

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Before the universal second-child policy, many provinces and cities in my country have canceled the "birth certificate" for the first child. For example, Jiangsu, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Shandong, Hubei, etc. have already canceled the "birth certificate" for the first child. "Birth Certificate".

The 2017 revision of the "Population and Family Planning Law" has fully implemented the second-child policy. In order to maintain consistency with the provisions of the higher-level law, many places across the country are currently accelerating the revision of local family planning regulations. Guangdong Province, which took the lead in completing the revision of local family planning regulations, has clearly canceled the approval of second children. Couples giving birth to their first and second children must register their children.

If you give birth to one or two children after January 1, 2016, you do not need approval or a birth certificate. You can directly apply for birth registration at the Family Planning Office in the place where you are registered.

The comprehensive two-child policy has been implemented since 2016. The governments of each province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government) comprehensively assess the local population development situation, family planning work foundation and policy implementation risks, scientifically formulate implementation plans, and submit them to the competent department of the State Council for filing to ensure that the policy is implemented smoothly and fertility levels do not fluctuate significantly. ?Reform the maternity service management system. A birth registration service system will be implemented. For those who give birth to two or fewer children, no approval will be required, and families will be able to arrange their own births.