After-birth admin checklist Singapore: birth, Baby Bonus, CDA, passport

Put in your baby's birth date and each step shows the date it is due. Most of it starts with one LifeSG form.

Baby's date of birth

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In the first 42 days

Agree on the name, and any Chinese, Jawi or Tamil name
Both an ethnic name and a Hanyu Pinyin name are optional. A Pinyin name needs matching Chinese characters, and it will appear on the passport. Baby names guide Source: ICA
Register the birth on LifeSG
Within 42 daysLog in with Singpass and pay the S$18 fee. If you gave birth in hospital, the date, time and place fill in for you. Missing the 42 days can lead to a fine, jail or both. Source: ICA
Enrol in Baby Bonus in the same LifeSG form
Choose the bank for the child's CDA (POSB/DBS, OCBC or UOB). From 1 April 2027 the SG Child Support Package replaces Baby Bonus, and babies born from that date enrol at birth registration too. Baby Bonus calculator Source: LifeSG
Not a citizen at birth? Get your baby a pass before day 42
Before day 42ICA gives a Special Pass valid for 42 days. Work-pass parents: your employer applies for a Dependant's Pass within 6 weeks, and MOM asks you to register the birth within 14 days. PR parents can sponsor the child for PR (S$100). Source: ICA, MOM

After you register

Download the digital birth certificate and save it
You have 90 days from the registration notice. ICA has not issued paper birth certificates since 29 May 2022. Source: ICA
Open the CDA and CSA in your bank's app
The link arrives by email and in the LifeSG app after enrolment. The First Step Grant lands within 2 weeks of opening, with no deposit needed. CDA calculator Source: LifeSG
Check the $5,000 MediSave Grant has landed
Credited automatically once you register a Singapore citizen's birth. It can pay MediShield Life premiums and recommended vaccinations. Source: CPF
Set up your child's PayNow before 1 April 2027
The SG Child Support Package pays into the bank account linked to the child's PayNow ID (NRIC or birth certificate number). Do not link it to the CDA. Source: LifeSG
Apply for the passport on MyICA
Free before the first birthdayThe first passport is free if you apply online on or before the first birthday; otherwise S$70 online. Use a colour photo taken in the last 3 months, 400 x 514 pixels, no filters. It takes about 1 to 2 weeks. Source: ICA
Change the name only if you must, before the first birthday
Before the first birthdayOne change is allowed: S$33 plus S$18 for the new certificate, with the other parent's consent. Source: ICA

Leave and care

Maternity leave: apply through your employer's usual leave process
Your employer claims the government-paid part. Self-employed mothers claim within 3 months after the last day of leave. Maternity leave calculator Source: MSF
Paternity leave: 4 weeks, with 4 weeks' notice
Within 16 weeks unless agreedWithout another agreement with the employer, it is 4 continuous weeks within 16 weeks of the birth. Paternity leave calculator Source: MOM
Shared parental leave: plan the 10 weeks
Within 12 months10 weeks for babies born from 1 April 2026, 4 weeks' notice. Without agreement, one block within 26 weeks of the birth. Shared leave planner Source: MOM
Have a helper? Check the levy drops to $60
The concession starts from your Singapore-citizen child's birth date. Maid levy calculator Source: MOM
Starting infant care? Complete the subsidy form within 14 days
The centre triggers the LifeSG form on or after the first day. Both parents fill it in. Subsidy calculator Source: ECDA

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Questions parents ask

How long do I have to register a birth in Singapore?

42 days from the date of birth, on LifeSG with Singpass, with an S$18 fee. ICA says missing the deadline can lead to a fine, imprisonment or both. MOM asks work-pass families to register within 14 days so the Dependant's Pass can follow.

Is Baby Bonus a separate application?

Not for a Singapore citizen born here: Baby Bonus enrolment is part of the LifeSG birth registration. You apply separately only if your child was born overseas, became a citizen later or was adopted, by 31 December of the year the child turns 12.

What changes for babies born from 1 April 2027?

The SG Child Support Package replaces Baby Bonus and the Large Families Scheme. Babies born from that date enrol at birth registration, and payouts go to the bank account linked to the child's PayNow ID.

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