It can take a couple more than two months and 800 yuan to get a permit, according to a Legal Weekly report on November 11, and the couple had to visit more than 10 government offices and get more than 40 signatures and government stamps.
Currently the birth permit policy is implemented in different ways around the country. Migrant workers in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province and Kunming in Yunnan Province can register a birth permit for their first baby at their local workplace.