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Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages

The table below sets out the standard processing time and due day for issue that the Department aims to achieve.

Service Type Standard Processing Time at counter (MIN)* Due Day for Issue
(Upon receipt of all necessary documents)
Birth Registration 30 -
Death Registration 30 -
Giving Notice of Intended Marriage 30 -
Search of Birth or Death Record 10 9 working days (Issued within 10 minutes if the birth or death records concerned have been converted as computer records)
Issue of certified copy of birth or death certificate (if search of record is not involved) 10 9 working days (Issued within 10 minutes if the birth or death records concerned have been converted as computer records)
Issue of certified copy of birth or death certificate (if search of record is involved) 10 14 working days (Issued within 10 minutes if the birth or death records concerned have been converted as computer records)
Search of marriage record and/or issue of certified copy of marriage certificate 10

9 working days


Remarks: Working days denote Monday to Friday excluding General Holidays.
These standards may not be achievable during certain daily peak hours or peak periods or in complicated cases.
* Applicants will be advised, if necessary, of the time to wait before their applications are processed.

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