Regional Overview Regional Overview Country Digital ID system Malaysia MyDigital ID Status Effectively mandatory to access services Country Digital ID system Generally citizens and documented residents in some uses Not yet universal, but expanding Vietnam VNeID UID Smart Card Hybrid / rollout Generally tied to citizenship or documented status ⛔ No clear access Signifies Not Identified Signifies Operational Signifies Planned Signifies Foundational Signifies Functional FuncRequires citizen- Accessible tional/ ship for enrolto stateless Founda- ment? persons tional / rollout Myanmar Signifies Not Identified Signifies Operational Signifies Planned Signifies Foundational Signifies Functional Status FuncRequires citizen- Accessible tional/ ship for enrolto stateless Founda- ment? persons tional Citizens; some foreign residents through tiered access Increasingly important in administration Effectively mandatory to access services Limited; state- Increasingly less persons yes of Vietnamese origin can obtain Identity Certificates and potentially e-ID SUB REGION - THE PACIFIC Philippines PhilSys Citizens and No clear acresident aliens in cess some cases Singapore Singpass / National Digital Identity Citizens, permanent residents, and many pass holders Thailand ThaID / DGA Generally citizens; some services tied to Thai ID Timor -Leste UID via Dalan ba Digital Pilot / rollout Planned Not yet clear foundational system Increasingly yes Limited; State- Yes for many less with PR: services potentially yes ⛔ Aspirational — UID Strategic Plan explicitly includes stateless persons, refugees, and those without ID, but system not yet implemented Increasingly yes American Samoa No standalone territory-wide digital ID identified Australia myID Fiji Planned national digital ID / broader digital government initiatives Guam No standalone territory-wide digital ID identified Kiribati Digital ID under broader digital government initiatives No clear evidence ⛔ No, available No clear acbeyond citizens cess subject to identity requirements Planned foundational / hybrid Increasingly important for government/ tax services ⛔ ⛔ Not yet clear Not yet clear Not yet / not yet clear 30 31 STATELESSNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA ASIA PACIFIC THIRD EDITION - REGIONAL OVERVIEW REPORT 2026