Your checklist
Pick a date and a state to see your dated checklist.
- Birth certificate and SSN
- Add baby to health insurance (30-day window)
- US passport, then 旅行证 or China visa
- Child tax credit, FSA, 529, W-4
- Parental leave and well-baby visits
Official sources
- SSA: Social Security number for a newborn
- SSA: when will my child’s card arrive
- SSA: Form SS-5 and required documents
- CDC: Where to Write for Vital Records
- travel.state.gov: passports for children under 16
- travel.state.gov: passport fees
- travel.state.gov: processing times
- travel.state.gov: passport photos
- Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles: 旅行证 for US-born children (2025)
- Chinese Consulate in New York: 旅行证 for US-born children
- Chinese Consulate in LA: photo specification
- PRC Nationality Law (arts. 3, 5, 9)
- Chinese Embassy: online visa application guide
- NIA: 240-hour visa-free transit
- 29 CFR 2590.701-6: HIPAA special enrollment
- HealthCare.gov: special enrollment period
- CMS: deemed newborn eligibility
- 26 CFR 1.125-4: cafeteria plan election changes
- IRS Publication 15-B (2026)
- IRS: Child Tax Credit
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32
- IRS: Child and Dependent Care Credit
- IRS: Trump Accounts
- IRS: Tax Withholding Estimator
- SEC Investor.gov: 529 plans
- DOL: Family and Medical Leave Act
- NHTSA: car seats and booster seats
- AAP Bright Futures periodicity schedule
- CDC: child immunization schedule