Consular registration of births and deaths is not a legal requirement.

Consular birth registration

A local Hong Kong birth certificate is sufficient for most purposes, including British passport applications. Consular birth registration provides your child with a British-style birth certificate. A permanent and accessible record of the birth registration is also maintained at the General Register Office (GRO) in Southport. 

Please note that the British Consulate-General Hong Kong can only issue Consular Birth Certificates for children born after 1 July 1997.

The following documentation should be provided: originals of all documents must accompany the application, photocopies cannot be accepted. The original documents will be returned to you.

1. a completed birth registration form;
2. the child’s local birth certificate; 
3. parents’ passports; 
4. parent(s) full (unabridged) British birth certificate(s); 
5. parent(s) registration/naturalization certificate (if applicable); 
6. parents' marriage certificate; and
7. the appropriate fee. 

We aim to process applications for birth registrations within one working day.

Consular Death Registration

We can provide a British-style death certificate for a British Citizen who dies in Hong Kong.

The following documentation should be provided: originals of all documents must accompany the application, photocopies cannot be accepted. The original documents will be returned to you.

1. a completed death application form;
2. the full local death certificate/evidence of death, such as a hospital notification of death; 
3. the deceased’s British passport; 
4. evidence of the deceased's claim to British nationality eg certificate of naturalisation or registration as a British national, if applicable; 
5. the informant’s passport; and
6. the appropriate fee.

We aim to process applications for death certificates within one working day.