In order to register the birth of a child whose parents are married and one of them is Swiss, the following document is required:

Original birth certificate (photocopies or short birth certificates not mentioning the parents’ names cannot be accepted)

In order to register the birth of the child of a Swiss mother who is not married but where the foreign father has acknowledged the child, the following additional documents have to be presented:

• full birth certificate of the father
• proof of the marital status of the father

For Birth certificate issued in Singapore, please contact :
National Registration Dept.
Registry of Births and Deaths
10 Kallang Road - SIR Building
Singapore 208718
Tel: +65 6391 6366
Fax: +65 6298 7869


If it proves difficult to provide an original document which cannot be deposited permanently with the Swiss authorities, the Swiss Embassy can make a copy and return the original.

In order to register a divorce in the family records in Switzerland the following documents are required:

Original Divorce Decree Absolute (bearing the original seal of the High Court of Justice)
if applicable, a court order concerning parental responsibility for child(ren) and/or minor(s).

In order to register the death of a Swiss citizen or of the spouse of a Swiss citizen the following document is required:

• death certificate (original document); photocopies cannot be accepted.

For Death certificate issued in Singapore, please contact :
National Registration Dept.
Registry of Births and Deaths
10 Kallang Road - SIR Building
Singapore 208718
Tel +65 6391 6366
Fax +65 6298 7869


If it proves difficult to provide an original document which cannot be deposited permanently with the Swiss authorities, the Swiss Embassy can make a copy and return the original.