The 60-day rule nobody tells you about.
Birth registration is due within a month, and the childcare payments must be claimed within 60 days to be backdated to the birth date. Miss it by a day and the backdating is gone. The checklist below is free.
Congratulations on your baby.
What to file, and by when FREE
1
Birth registration (출생신고)
within 1 month
📍 Community service centre (주민센터) or the Supreme Court electronic family relationship registration system (대법원 전자가족관계등록시스템)
Due within 1 month of the birth date (Act on the Registration of Family Relationships, 가족관계등록법). A fine (과태료) is charged if you are late.
Bring the birth certificate (출생증명서) from the hospital and the ID of the person registering. It is easiest to apply for the benefits below at the same time (Happy Birth One-Stop service, 행복출산 원스톱).
Bring the birth certificate (출생증명서) from the hospital and the ID of the person registering. It is easiest to apply for the benefits below at the same time (Happy Birth One-Stop service, 행복출산 원스톱).
2
★ Apply for the First Meeting Voucher (첫만남이용권)
within 60 days
📍 Community service centre (주민센터), or Bokjiro (복지로) / Government24 (정부24)
★ You must apply within 60 days of the birth date for it to be backdated to the birth date. If you are late it is not backdated, and you lose that much.
It is paid onto the National Happiness Card (국민행복카드) and has a usage deadline, so check that as well.
It is paid onto the National Happiness Card (국민행복카드) and has a usage deadline, so check that as well.
3
★ Apply for the Parental Allowance (부모급여)
within 60 days
📍 Community service centre (주민센터) or Bokjiro (복지로)
★ If you apply within 60 days of the birth date, it is backdated to the month of birth. Even one day late, it is not backdated.
The amount is different at age 0 and age 1, and the way it is paid depends on whether the child attends a daycare centre (어린이집).
The amount is different at age 0 and age 1, and the way it is paid depends on whether the child attends a daycare centre (어린이집).
4
★ Apply for the Child Allowance (아동수당)
within 60 days
📍 Community service centre (주민센터) or Bokjiro (복지로)
★ If you apply within 60 days of the birth date, it is backdated. It is paid every month until the child is 8 years old (under 8).
5
Check your local government birth grant (지자체 출산지원금)
within 60 days
📍 The city/county/district office (시·군·구청) where you live
The amount and conditions (such as length of residence) vary greatly between local governments. The difference ranges from several hundred thousand KRW to several million KRW, so be sure to check with your city/county/district office. Application deadlines also differ by local government.
6
Register the baby as a health insurance dependant (건강보험 피부양자 등록)
within 90 days
📍 National Health Insurance Service (국민건강보험공단, 1577-1000)
It often happens automatically when you register the birth, but if it does not, problems arise when hospital bills are settled. Check it once before the first vaccination.
7
Apply for parental leave / maternity leave (육아휴직 / 출산휴가)
📍 Your company HR team · Work24 (고용24, Ministry of Employment and Labor, 고용노동부)
Maternity leave (출산전후휴가) and parental leave (육아휴직) have different requirements and application timing. Applications for the leave benefit payments have deadlines, so check with your company and the Employment Center (고용센터, 1350).
8
Check the electricity bill discount · multi-child benefits
📍 KEPCO (한국전력, 123), etc.
Households with a baby less than 3 years from the birth date qualify for an electricity bill discount. It is not applied automatically; you have to apply. Also check benefits based on the number of children.
Please read: general guidance as of 2026, not legal or medical advice. Amounts and local grants differ by district — confirm with your community centre or Bokjiro.
Standard vaccination schedule FREE
Enter the birth date below and every line becomes a real date.
| When | Vaccine |
|---|---|
| Within 4 weeks of birth | BCG (tuberculosis) The intradermal type is the standard. |
| Right after birth | Hepatitis B, dose 1 Usually given at the hospital where the baby was born. |
| 1 month old | Hepatitis B, dose 2 |
| 2 months old | DTaP dose 1 · polio dose 1 Usually given together on the same day. |
| 2 months old | Hib dose 1 · pneumococcal dose 1 |
| 2 months old | Rotavirus dose 1 2 or 3 doses in total, depending on the manufacturer. |
| 4 months old | DTaP dose 2 · polio dose 2 |
| 4 months old | Hib dose 2 · pneumococcal dose 2 |
| 4 months old | Rotavirus dose 2 |
| 6 months old | DTaP dose 3 |
| 6 months old | Hepatitis B, dose 3 |
| 6 months old | Hib dose 3 · pneumococcal dose 3 |
| Every year from 6 months old | Influenza (flu) In the first year, 2 doses 4 weeks apart. |
| 12–15 months old | MMR dose 1 (measles, mumps, rubella) |
| 12–15 months old | Chickenpox (varicella) |
| 12–15 months old | Hib dose 4 · pneumococcal dose 4 |
| 12–23 months old | Hepatitis A, dose 1 Dose 2 is given 6–18 months later. |
| 12–23 months old | Japanese encephalitis, dose 1 The number of doses depends on the type of vaccine. |
| 15–18 months old | DTaP dose 4 |
| Age 4–6 | DTaP dose 5 · polio dose 4 · MMR dose 2 Given before starting school. |
Standard schedule from the KDCA. Actual timing depends on your child — always follow your paediatrician.
👶 Your baby's own schedule: enter the birth date and every deadline and vaccination becomes a real date with a countdown — and we can email you a reminder a week before each one. First use is free.