{"id":375,"date":"2023-12-03T12:32:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T04:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zuver.sg\/?p=375"},"modified":"2023-12-03T12:33:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T04:33:41","slug":"preparing-for-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zuver.sg\/?p=375","title":{"rendered":"Preparing For Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of May 2022, the public no longer needs to register a death in person; instead, the death is automatically registered once a doctor certifies it online. Zuver is pleased to guide your through the following steps to navigate the process smoothly:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Certifying the Death<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The certifying doctor validates the death online, and the registration is automatic.<\/li>\n<li>The doctor issues the Death Certificate Number and deceased\u2019s information to the Next-of-Kin for downloading the digital death certificate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Obtain a Digital Death Certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit My Legacy to download and securely store the digital certificate for easy access and sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Permit for Burial or Cremation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply for a Permit to Bury\/Cremate at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eportal.nea.gov.sg\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">www.eportal.nea.gov.sg<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 4: Placing an Obituary (optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider placing an obituary in local newspapers as a public notice of the death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 5: Arranging the Wake and Funeral<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose a location for the wake (home, funeral parlour, or void deck) and obtain necessary permissions:\n<ul>\n<li>Town Council for void deck permits<\/li>\n<li>National Environment Agency for extended funeral wake permits<\/li>\n<li>Singapore Land Authority for private\/landed property use (Temporary Occupation Licence)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Funeral director handles logistics, approvals, set-up, prayers, etc. Refer to the Consumer Protection Guide by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore for assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 6: Preparing for Burial or Cremation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book burial or cremation date and time through relevant offices (phone, online). Check NEA for contact details and charges.<\/li>\n<li>Required documents:\n<ul>\n<li>NRIC of the applicant and next-of-kin<\/li>\n<li>Original Death Certificate with the Permit to Bury\/Cremate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 7: Storage of Ashes\/Scattering the Ashes at Sea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>a) Storing the Ashes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Options include home storage or government\/private columbaria.<\/li>\n<li>To book a niche, provide NRIC and the original Death Certificate. Book online for government-managed columbaria or contact private columbaria directly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>b) Scattering the Ashes at Sea<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the approved site 1.5 nautical miles south of Pulau Semakau.<\/li>\n<li>Contact the Port Marine Safety Control Centre at 6325-2488 for assistance on scattering ashes at sea. This can be done daily from 7 am to 7 pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death will be automatically registered once a doctor certifies a death online. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funeral-guide"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Preparing For Funeral - ZUVER Singapore<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The death will be automatically registered once a doctor certifies a death online.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zuver.sg\/?p=375\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preparing For Funeral - 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