Singapore Expats

Hi,

I just got my IPA for PR today.

I am in the midst of preparing the required documents and realised my original copy of birth certificate is in my home country.
And due to the current covid situation, traveling back to bring it back might not be the option..
Can anyone advise if this is an issue if I present only with scanned birth certificate?

You’re better off asking ICA, and posting your discoveries here.

Keen to know what ICA told you too

Want to know too.

I just got my IPA today & in a similar position
@GohYeeChernGroups Have ICA replied to you?

indobros wrote: ↑

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:04 am

I just got my IPA today & in a similar position
@GohYeeChernGroups Have ICA replied to you?

May I know if the validity is 1 month?

wanabeagain wrote: ↑

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 11:12 pm

indobros wrote: ↑

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:04 am

I just got my IPA today & in a similar position
@GohYeeChernGroups Have ICA replied to you?

May I know if the validity is 1 month?

Hey I am in the same situation, I do not have the originals of my documents, I read on lowyat forum, some of them just say that we can just declare we submitted the real documents due to the covid situation.

I sent an email, but have no replies, appreciate if you guys got a reply, share the info out!

wanabeagain wrote: ↑

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 11:12 pm

indobros wrote: ↑

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:04 am

I just got my IPA today & in a similar position
@GohYeeChernGroups Have ICA replied to you?

May I know if the validity is 1 month?

the letter will state 1 month for u to complete the formalities.

CalebWoon wrote: ↑

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 5:44 pm

Hey I am in the same situation, I do not have the originals of my documents, I read on lowyat forum, some of them just say that we can just declare we submitted the real documents due to the covid situation.

I sent an email, but have no replies, appreciate if you guys got a reply, share the info out!

Hi, can you share the link to the lowyat forum?

I too have sent an email on Monday, but no reply yet.

After browsing the forum for a bit, I found this

aviciii wrote: ↑

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 1:02 am

Dont worry, i faced the same issue as you two months back, i did emailed ICA ,they replied they will look into the matter but never gotten a response from them after. On my formalities appointment day on april 2020, I told the officer i do not have the original copy of birth cert, she seems to understand very quickly and just ask me to sign and write a short sentence of acknowledgement that due to the covid's disruption i am unable to retrieve my birth cert. and completed formalities and gotten my blue nric in two weeks.

Anyway, my appointment is set up in 2 days, wish me luck bros

expatbro wrote: ↑

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 1:23 pm

After browsing the forum for a bit, I found this

aviciii wrote: ↑

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 1:02 am

Dont worry, i faced the same issue as you two months back, i did emailed ICA ,they replied they will look into the matter but never gotten a response from them after. On my formalities appointment day on april 2020, I told the officer i do not have the original copy of birth cert, she seems to understand very quickly and just ask me to sign and write a short sentence of acknowledgement that due to the covid's disruption i am unable to retrieve my birth cert. and completed formalities and gotten my blue nric in two weeks.

Anyway, my appointment is set up in 2 days, wish me luck bros

How your formality?

samlow1989 wrote: ↑

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:49 am

expatbro wrote: ↑

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 1:23 pm

After browsing the forum for a bit, I found this

aviciii wrote: ↑

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 1:02 am

Dont worry, i faced the same issue as you two months back, i did emailed ICA ,they replied they will look into the matter but never gotten a response from them after. On my formalities appointment day on april 2020, I told the officer i do not have the original copy of birth cert, she seems to understand very quickly and just ask me to sign and write a short sentence of acknowledgement that due to the covid's disruption i am unable to retrieve my birth cert. and completed formalities and gotten my blue nric in two weeks.

Anyway, my appointment is set up in 2 days, wish me luck bros

How your formality?

All good.
I got an email reply the night before the formalities saying I can proceed with the scanned copies, which I show to the officer

What was the PR formalities appointment like?

I'm in a similar predicament.
My PR application was approved last week, and the originals of my educational and birth certificates are in the UK.
I reached out to ICA via email asking for a similar allowance as expatbro and others have received, but they insist I still need the originals, but did give me a 1 month extension to complete the formalities.
I'm not sure if it was bad luck, or if their policy has somehow changed in the last month.
As some people noted, I might even be able to just show up at the appointment and explain the situation.