ICA to issue digital birth and death certificates from May 29, replacing physical copies
Physical birth and death certificates issued before May 29, 2022 will remain valid and will not be digitalised.
From May 29, parents will no longer need to physically register and collect their child's birth certificate as the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) does away with physical birth certificates.
Registration for births will also be fully digitalised, saving parents the hassle of physically registering their child's birth.
Similarly, physical death certificates will be replaced with a digital copy, which next-of-kins can download from the My Legacy portal.
The death registration process will also be simplified, only requiring a registered medical practitioner to certify the death for a digital death certificate to be issued.
Physical birth and death certificates issued before May 29 will remain valid and will not be digitalised, said an ICA spokesperson.
