Singapore birth certificate

Published: 09 May 2022. Question: Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs what are the (i) administrative and (ii) practical ...

Hence, birth certificates are not issued to stillbirths. 1. The intent of a birth certificate is to serve as a certification of the registration of a live birth and as an identity document for the child, which can then be used for administrative purposes, such as the provision of Government services. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs what are the (i) administrative and (ii) practical challenges that currently inhibit the issuance of a birth certificate alongside a death certificate for Singapore citizen children who are stillborn in cases where these parents wish to have the child’s birth certificate issued.