From this year, Singaporean students who are turning 15 can
register for their National Registration Identity Card or NRIC at
their own schools.
Previously, they would have to make a trip to the Immigration
& Checkpoints Authority or ICA Building.
Under a joint initiative by ICA and Ministry of Education to
streamline the process for NRIC registration, ICA will dispatch
mobile registration teams to secondary schools.
Not only does this saves time, fewer documents are also
required.
Students need only to bring along their School Smart Cards as a
form of authentication.
More than 48,000 students from 167 schools will benefit from
this joint initiative.
It’s mandatory for Singapore citizens and Singapore permanent
residents to register for their NRIC once they reach 15 years of
age.
Parents who have a child or children due for NRIC registration
will receive notification letters from ICA two weeks before the
date of registration at the school.
Upon completion of the registration process at the schools, ICA
will produce the NRICs and dispatch them to the respective
schools.
--938Live