How to apply for a Hong Kong identity card?

To apply for a Hong Kong identity card, you need to follow the following steps: 1. All Hong Kong residents aged1/kloc-0 or above (including those who have been allowed to stay in Hong Kong for more than 180 days) must register for identity cards, except those who are exempted or do not need to register. 2。 /kloc-New arrivals aged 0/8 or above who are allowed to stay in Hong Kong for more than 180 days must register their identity cards within 30 days after their arrival in Hong Kong. Legal basis: According to the Registration of Persons Ordinance of Hong Kong, in addition to the above-mentioned required documents,

You must also submit: 1, application form for Hong Kong permanent identity card (1ROP for persons aged 8 or above143,1ROP for persons under 8144). 2. Provide any of the following documents (original and photocopy): (1) Hong Kong Certificate of Identity (CI); Abbreviation); (2) British National (Overseas) Passport (BNO); (3) British Dependent Territories Citizen (Hong Kong) passport (BDTC); (4) Other documents that can prove that the applicant enjoys the right of abode in Hong Kong. 3. If the applicant does not have the above documents, please provide any of the following documents (original and photocopy): (1) Birth certificate. Proof that the father or mother has settled in Hong Kong.

China citizens who meet one of the following conditions are eligible to apply for Hong Kong permanent identity cards issued overseas: (1) Born in Hong Kong, and their parents have settled in Hong Kong at birth or at any time after birth; (2) ordinarily residing in Hong Kong for more than seven consecutive years at any time before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; (3) A person born outside Hong Kong whose father or mother is a China citizen and has the right of abode in Hong Kong at birth but does not have a Hong Kong permanent identity card must apply for a Hong Kong permanent identity card at the same time when applying for a HKSAR passport. In addition to the above-mentioned documents required to apply for a passport of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the applicant must also submit: 1, an application form for a Hong Kong permanent identity card (1ROP 143 for persons aged 8 or above and1ROP 144 for persons under 8). 2. Provide any of the following documents (original and photocopy): (1) Hong Kong Certificate of Identity (CI); Abbreviation); (2) British National (Overseas) Passport (BNO); (3) British Dependent Territories Citizen (Hong Kong) passport (BDTC); (4) Other documents that can prove that the applicant enjoys the right of abode in Hong Kong. 3. If the applicant does not have the above documents, please provide any of the following documents (original and photocopy): (1) birth certificate; Proof that the father or mother has settled in Hong Kong, such as travel documents with unconditional restrictions on residence; If only the father has settled in Hong Kong, parents' marriage certificates are required. (2) Proof documents of continuous ordinary residence in Hong Kong for seven years, such as school attendance certificate, work certificate, official receipt, bank notes, etc. (3) birth certificate; The Hong Kong permanent identity card of the father or mother and documents proving when they obtained the right of abode in Hong Kong, such as travel documents; If only the father has the right of abode in Hong Kong, the parents' marriage certificate is required. 4. Two recent color photos. 5. If the applicant originally held a Hong Kong identity card (non-permanent), he should return it with the application. 6. The application for ID card can only be submitted together with the application for SAR passport, and cannot be submitted separately.

legal ground

According to the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Chapter 106). 177). Anyone who has reached1one year of age or has stayed in Hong Kong for more than 180 days must apply for identity card registration after reaching1/one year of age or within 30 days of coming to Hong Kong. Each Hong Kong identity card has the personal data such as the holder's name and date of birth, and the black-and-white photo of the witness is printed on the card. Chinese codes are also printed under the name column, which is convenient for the government or institutions to input names.