Certify Birth and Marriage Certificates in Singapore
Civil registry documents are among the most common things we certify, usually for immigration, citizenship, pensions and family matters being handled in another country.
Civil registry documents are among the most common things we certify, usually for immigration, citizenship applications, overseas pensions and family matters being dealt with in another country.
Digital certificates
Singapore issues these documents digitally now. Where you hold a digital certificate rather than a paper one, bring it in a form that can be verified, and tell us in advance so we can confirm what the receiving authority will accept. Some overseas authorities are still adjusting to digitally issued records and ask for a printed extract certified in a particular way.
Translations
If the destination country works in another language, a translation is often required alongside the certified copy, and the translation itself may need to be certified. That is a separate piece of work and worth raising at the outset rather than discovering later.
Immigration authorities are strict about the chain
More than most recipients, immigration departments care about the order of steps and about who authenticated what. Tell us which country and which authority, and we will set out the sequence before anything is signed.
How we help
How we help
Certify the copy
Against the original, which you keep. The certified copy is what travels.
Advise on digital certificates
Singapore issues these digitally now, and overseas authorities vary in what they will accept. Worth confirming before you make the trip rather than after.
Set out the immigration chain
Immigration departments are stricter than most recipients about the order of steps and who authenticated what. Tell us the country and the authority and we will map it.
Arrange certified translation
Where the destination works in another language, both the document and its translation usually need dealing with. Raising it at the start avoids a second chain.