What are the main changes to expect with the launch of OPGO?
The changes for LPA application and Deputyship Reporting are as below:
OPGO Key Feature | Pre-OPGO | With OPGO |
Simplified and secure online process to apply for an LPA (Form 1)* for Donors, Donee(s) and Certificate Issuers | Donor prints an LPA form and fills out the form manually before passing to Donee(s) and their witness(es) to sign | Donor completes LPA online |
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* LPA Form 2 follows the processes described, except that it must be drafted by a lawyer | Donee accepts the LPA appointment online | |
| Certificate Issue meets Donor in-person to witness and certify LPA with wet-ink signatures and red seals | Certificate Issuer meets Donor in-person to witness and certify LPA using digital signature |
Digital Signing | Wet-ink signatures and physical seals on LPA forms. Physical LPA need to be circulated among the Donor, Donee(s), Donee(s)'s witness(es) and CI for signing. | Digital signing using Singpass/Corppass authentication for National Digital Identity (NDI). |
Electronic Form Filing and Submission | Manual form filling and documents submission to OPG by post or email | Online guided process for form filling and submission of electronic documents |
View and send registered LPAs | Some Donors and Donees have to keep and maintain physical copies of their LPA | All LPAs are kept in OPG's electronic registry, accessible by Donor and Donee. This eliminates the risk of damage and loss of the LPA document. |
For Deputies, Electronic form-filling, and submission of an Early Status Report (ESR) and Deputy Reports (DR) | Manual report filing and submission of report together with supporting documents by Deputy to OPG, by post or via email. | ESR is introduced to help onboard new Deputies seamlessly with guided steps. |
Online guided filing of DR for submission at Deputy's convenience. | ||
Finance tracker for Deputies | Deputies must manually track, record and compute P's financial transactions | Online tracking and recording of P's financial transactions with Finance Tracker in OPGO |