Tying the knot at Home Affairs under level 3 of lockdown
Under level 3, Home Affairs has resumed offering marriage services.
DURING alert level 3 of the nationwide lockdown, lovebirds can officially tie the knot at Home Affairs offices following the resumption of marriage services.
Under level 3, the department will also receive late registrations of birth. These services will be provided by appointment.
This is in addition to the services rendered in level 4, namely:
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• Issuance of uncollected Identity Documents and issuance of temporary identity certificates;
• Registration of births and deaths and reissuing of birth and death certificates and issuance of passports to those in export and cargo transport.
Home Affairs offices will continue opening Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 3.30pm.
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“For marriages, couples are required to book an appointment by calling their nearest Home Affairs office. On the day of the marriage, couples are requested to visit our offices with only their witnesses to keep the numbers of people at our offices at a bare minimum,” said the department.
An appointment is also required when applying for a late registration of birth (LRB), which refers to a birth registration application lodged after 30 days of such a birth.
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