Consular Appointments
All consular, visa and notarial services are available by appointment only, from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 1 pm, except for public holidays listed on this website. For an in-person appointment, please contact us at:
Tel: +1 (212) 223 3331
Fax: +1 (212) 826 5028
Email: singcon_nyc@mfa.sg
Given global health concerns due to COVID-19, the Singapore Consulate in New York has instituted screening measures in consideration and care of our employees and visitors. If you are experiencing cold or flu-like symptoms or are under quarantine, please refrain from visiting the Mission. Please keep to your allotted appointment time. All visitors will undergo a temperature screening and are required to complete a declaration form before entering the Consulate.
All visitors and their personal belongings will be subject to security screening. The following items are not permitted in the Consulate:
1. Any luggage or bags larger than the standard cabin size luggage
(22 in x 18 in x 10 in)
2. Tools of any size (e.g. Swiss Army knife)
3. Weapons of any kind
4. Food and drinks
Urgent Consular Assistance after Office Hours
Singaporeans who require urgent consular assistance after office hours can contact Tel. No. +1 917 293 4540 (voice only, no text messages). You may refer to https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Consular-Services/Singapore-Citizens/I-Need-Help-Overseas for more information.
MFA e-Register
All overseas Singaporeans are encouraged to register with the Singapore Consulate via the e-Register system. This is a voluntary and free service provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to all Singapore citizens who travel or reside overseas. Regardless of whether you are travelling abroad for study, work or leisure, the eRegister system allows you to record information about your travel itinerary abroad. The information you provide us will allow us to contact you in order to make sure that you are safe and, if need be, assist you should an emergency (e.g. natural disasters, civil unrest, etc.) occur.
Registration for SingPass
2. Ensure that the address on your NRIC or FIN card is correct. If you need to update your address with the relevant authorities, please click here.
Ready to register for Singpass?
For general users: Refer to the step-by-step guide on registering for a Singpass account easily online.
To contact Singpass
https://www.singpass.gov.sg/home/ui/contact-us
Consular Services
Please scroll below for more information on the following services:
Application and Renewal of Singapore Passport
There are two ways to submit a Singapore passport application:
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
PROCESSING FEE: US$ 57 payable for first-time application/subsequent renewals.
Fees are subject to change without notice.
NOTES:
Loss of Singapore Passport and Application for Document of Identity
Police Report or Statutory Declaration
If your passport was lost or stolen while in the USA, you should report it to the local Police Department/Precinct immediately and obtain a police report. In some cases where this may not be possible, you should request for an acknowledgement slip, e.g. the report record number, or a receipt. If the local police precinct cannot provide a police report, you should instead provide a Statutory Declaration of Loss duly notarised by a Notary Public in your area or at this Consulate.
Application for Replacement Passport
You should then apply for a replacement passport by approaching the Consulate with the following information:-
Application for Document of Identity (DOI) in lieu of Passport
If you need to return to Singapore urgently and are not able to wait for a replacement passport, a temporary travel document known as the Document of Identity will be issued to facilitate your one-way return to Singapore. However, you should make necessary adjustments to your travel plans as the Consulate would normally require 2 to 3 working days to establish your identity with the relevant Singapore authorities. You can apply for a DOI by approaching the Consulate with the following information:-
7. A DOI fee of US $11 in cash (if applying at Consulate) or money order made payable to “Consulate of Singapore” (if applying by mail).
Upon your arrival at Singapore Changi International Airport, you would need to return the DOI to the Duty Immigration Officer. For procedures on how to obtain a new Singapore International passport, please visit: https://www.ica.gov.sg/singapore-citizen/singapore-passport/apply-for-a-passport
Passports reported lost cannot be used even if recovered subsequently. If you recover the lost passport after a new one has been issued to you, you must surrender the recovered passport to ICA or the nearest Consulate for cancellation within 14 days. Failure to surrender a recovered passport is an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding S$1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
Application for Singapore Citizenship
All applications for Singapore Citizenship must be submitted online. To apply online, the Singapore Citizen parent may go to: https://www.ica.gov.sg/reside/citizenship/apply. For access, a SingPass account is required.
Minors who obtained Singapore citizenship by descent or registration must take the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty (ORAL) after turning 21 and before their 22nd birthday to retain their Singapore citizenship.
If you do not take the ORAL within 12 months of turning 21, you will automatically lose your Singapore citizenship on your 22nd birthday. If this happens, there is no guarantee you will be able to continue studying, working or living in Singapore on any form of Student's Pass, Work Pass or Visit Pass, or as a permanent resident.
Documents Required:
Identity Card;
Original Singapore Citizenship Certificate;
Original or Certified True Copy of Foreign Citizenship Renunciation Certificate;
Oath Form duly completed/signed/affirmed at the Consulate
Notes:
1. There is no processing fee
2. Processing time is approximately 3 to 4 weeks from the date of receipt of the complete application.
3. If your passport has expired, you may apply for a new passport concurrently with your oath.
Renunciation of Singapore citizenship
A citizen of Singapore can only renounce his/her Singapore citizenship if he/she is aged 21 and above, is of sound mind and has acquired citizenship of another country. For full details and procedures on the renunciation of Singapore citizenship, please visit: https://www.ica.gov.sg/enter-depart/for-singapore-citizens/renunciation
National Registration Identity Card
Reporting Loss and Replacement of Identity Card
Application for a replacement IC can only be made personally at the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. For full details and procedures on reporting loss of IC, please visit https://www.ica.gov.sg/documents/ic/loss.
Singaporean citizens who have lost their IC are required to report the loss and apply for a replacement in person within 14 days. A police report is required only if you are a victim of crime. Otherwise, you may execute a Statutory Declaration duly notarised at this Consulate or by a US Notary Public or when you go to ICA to report the loss. Upon returning to Singapore, please visit the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority to report the loss.
Email ICA at: ICA_IC_Unit@ica.gov.sg
Change of Name or Address in Identity Card
You may only change the name or address in your IC directly with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. For full details and procedures for change of name in your IC,
please visit https://www.ica.gov.sg/documents/ic/update_particulars and for details on change of address,
please visit https://www.ica.gov.sg/documents/ic/update_residential_address.
Application and Renewal of Exit Permit
Application for or renewal of exit permit can be done through this portal.
If you need clarifications, you may contact:
NS Call Centre
· Hotline (24-hour): 1800-367-6767 (1800-eNSNSNS) or +65 6567-6767 (if you are calling from overseas)
· Email: contact@ns.sg
· Fax: 6853-7894
If you are sending attachments, the following file types are preferred: .PDF or .JPG. The email size should be no larger than 4MB.
For general information, please visit the Registry of Marriages website or the Registry of Muslim Marriages website.
Searching for Marriage Records Online
The laws of some countries require that, before a foreigner may marry within their jurisdiction, he/she must produce a certificate issued by the relevant authority of the country of which he/she is a national, stating that the authority does not know of any impediment to the marriage. Such a certificate is known as a Certificate of No Impediment or Nulla Osta Certificate or Affidavit of Eligibility to Marry. The Singapore Registry of Marriages (ROM) does not issue a Certificate of No Impediment. However, a Singapore citizen residing or working overseas may search for marriage records online.
Application for Replacement of Singapore Driving Licence
Overseas Singaporeans may apply for a replacement Singapore driving licence through proxy by giving a written authorisation (by fax or email) for their next of kin in Singapore to submit the application on their behalf at:
Traffic Police Department
No. 10 Ubi Ave 3
Singapore 408865
Documents Required
Proxy has to inform Traffic Police that he/she may want to collect it personally at the Traffic Police Department instead of having the licence being sent by mail to the local address in Singapore. Proxy will then be able to mail it personally to the applicant’s address in overseas.
Email: spf_tp_feedback@spf.gov.sg
Telephone No: 6547 0000
Withdrawal of Central Provident Fund (CPF)
If you wish to withdraw your CPF contributions, please contact the following authority for the application form:-
Website: https://www.cpf.gov.sg/members
Email: member@cpf.gov.sg
Telephone No: +65 6227 1188
https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/contact-us
If your CPF withdrawal form requires the Consulate’s attestation, please email: singcon_nyc@mfa.sg to schedule for an appointment.
Application for Singapore Permanent Residence
From 18 December 2017, all Singapore Permanent Residence applications are to be submitted online through the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) e-PR system at https://eservices.ica.gov.sg/esvclandingpage/epr. ICA will no longer accept applications over the counter.
Renewal of Re-Entry Permit
A valid Re-Entry Permit (REP) is needed each time a permanent resident (PR) travels abroad. The REP allows you to retain your permanent residence while you are outside Singapore. If you leave Singapore or remain overseas without a valid REP, you will lose your Permanent residence.
To apply for or renew an REP, you must be a PR and hold a valid travel document.
If you have a valid REP, you must renew it online using e-Service within three months of its expiry date.
If you are overseas and do not have a SingPass account, you can submit your application at this Consulate by post or in-person. It should be submitted at least two months before your current REP expires.
Documents required:
1) Completed - Document - Application for REP (Form 6)
2) Document - Supporting documents on Apply for Re-Entry Permit (as you are submitting overseas, all supporting documents must be notarized)
Note: ICA may require you to return to Singapore to complete your REP formalities in person.
Renunciation of Singapore Permanent Residence
For full details and procedures on the renunciation of Singapore Permanent Residence, please visit https://www.ica.gov.sg/enter-transit-depart/more-information/for-permanent-residents/renunciation-of-permanent-residence
Certificate of Clearance issued by Singapore Police Force
The Certificate of Clearance (COC), formerly known as Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC), is issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Singapore Police Force (SPF). This document certifies that the applicant does not have any record of criminal conviction in Singapore within a stipulated period of time.
With effect from 21 June 2016, SPF introduced a new eService which allows applicants to submit applications for COC online (https://eservices.police.gov.sg/content/policehubhome/homepage/certificate-of-clearance-hub.html). With the introduction of this eService, SPF will discontinue walk-in applications at the Police Cantonment Complex.
As a pre-requisite, applicants must be above the age of 16 and must be able to produce documentary proof which indicates that a COC or Police Clearance is required and its purpose. Singapore Citizens who fulfil the pre-requisite may apply for COC for purposes such as migration, adoption, overseas employment or further education. Non-Singapore Citizens are required to submit an appeal at the eService webpage for consideration on a case by case basis; such applicants must have resided in Singapore for a minimum period of 6 months under a valid pass issued by the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) or the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
If you have further enquiries, please contact the SPF COC office at +65 6435 8277 between 9.00am to 5.00pm Singapore time (GMT +8) from Mondays to Fridays excluding Public Holidays, or email SPF_CID_COC@spf.gov.sg
All requests for notarial services are by appointment only. The Consulate will not accept walk-in requests. Please email at: singcon_nyc@mfa.sg
The Consulate only processes requests for notarial services on documents intended for use in Singapore. We do not perform notarial functions in respect of a document which will be used in a country other than Singapore.
Certifying True Copies of Documents
The original documents have to be seen and compared with an exact copy of the document.
Procedure and Payment Details:
Original documents and an exact photocopy of each document to be certified as true
Fee: US$ 4 per document (Note: $2 certification fee and $2 examining the copy and marking the copy as a true copy)
US$1 photocopying fee per page, if applicable
All fees are subject to change without notice
Please provide a return, self-addressed, stamped USPS Flat-rate mail envelope for the return of your documents.
Payable to: CONSULATE OF SINGAPORE
Mode of Payment:
Money Order or Cashier’s Cheque only
If in person and paying in cash, exact amount only
No personal/corporate cheques
No debit/credit cards
Authentication / Notarisation of Documents
Procedure and Payment Details:
1. Have the document(s) notarised by a US Notary Public.
2. Have the Notary Public’s signature certified by the County Clerk in the state where the document(s) originates.
3. Have the County Clerk’s signature certified by the Secretary of State of the United States in Washington, DC. Please contact the Department of State – Authentication Services for details/procedures: Requesting Authentication Services
4. After obtaining the signature of the Secretary of State of the United States in Washington DC, you may now forward the document(s) to the Consulate for our certification. Please provide original set of documents and one copy of the complete set for our retention and file.
5. Thereafter, you may transmit the document(s) directly to Singapore for use.
Fee: US$ 8 per document
All fees are subject to change without notice
Payable to: CONSULATE OF SINGAPORE
Mode of Payment:
Money Order or Cashier’s Cheque only
If in person and paying in cash, exact amount only
No personal/corporate cheques
No debit/credit cards
Please do not send cash in the mail.
Please provide a return, self-addressed, stamped USPS Flat-rate mail envelope for the return of your documents.
Please note that we do not assume any responsibility for any document(s) lost in the post.
Attestation of Signature on Documents
If you require your signature to be attested or witnessed by a Consular Officer, you can make an in-person appointment for documents such as (but not limited to) the following:
Attestation of Signature on Powers of Attorney
Attestation of Signature on HDB Documents
Attestation of Signature on Bank Mortgage
Attestation must be done in person. If you are unable to appear in person at the Consulate, you may wish to check with your legal counsel if you can approach your local Notary Public for assistance.
Procedure and Payment Details:
On the day of your appointment, please bring the following:
-Original passport and a photocopy of the bio-data page (the photocopy is for our retention;
-Original NRIC card (if applicable) and a photocopy (the photocopy is for our retention; signature verification
Fee: US$ 13 per document
All fees are subject to change without notice
Payable to: CONSULATE OF SINGAPORE
Mode of Payment:
Money Order or Cashier’s Cheque only
If paying in cash, exact amount only
No personal/corporate cheques
No debit/credit cards
Witnessing of Signature on Statutory Declarations for use in Singapore
If you require a Consular officer to witness your signature affixed to a Statutory Declaration for use in Singapore, please make an in-person appointment.
Statutory Declaration must be executed in person. If you are unable to appear in person at the Consulate, you may wish to check with your legal counsel if you can approach your local Notary Public for assistance.
Procedure and Payment Details:
On the day of your appointment, please bring the following:
-Original passport and a photocopy of the bio-data page (the photocopy is for our retention;
-Original NRIC card (if applicable) and a photocopy (the photocopy is for our retention; signature verification
Fee: US$ 4 Statutory Declaration for one party (Note: $1 for marking exhibit and $2 for each additional party)
All fees are subject to change without notice
Payable to: CONSULATE OF SINGAPORE
Mode of Payment:
Money Order or Cashier’s Cheque only
If paying in cash, exact amount only
No personal/corporate cheques
No debit/credit cards
Witnessing of Signature on Affidavit for use in Singapore
If you require a Consular officer to witness your signature being affixed to an Affidavit for use in Singapore, please make an in-person appointment.
Affidavit must be executed in person. If you are unable to appear in person at the Consulate, you may wish to check with your legal counsel if you can approach your local Notary Public for assistance.
Procedure and Payment Details:
On the day of your appointment, please bring the following:
- Original passport and a photocopy of the bio-data page (the photocopy is for our retention;
- Original NRIC card (if applicable) and a photocopy (the photocopy is for our retention; signature verification
- Fee: US$ 4 Affidavit (Note: $3 on taking or re-taking an affidavit or a declaration for each person making the affidavit or declaration and $1 for each exhibit referred to in an affidavit and required to be marked)
All fees are subject to change without notice
Payable to: CONSULATE OF SINGAPORE
Mode of Payment:
Money Order or Cashier’s Cheque only
If paying in cash, exact amount only
No personal/corporate cheques
No debit/credit cards
Visa
Singaporeans who wish to find out if they require a visa to visit a particular country should contact the country’s authorities closest to them to be apprised of the latest requirements.
For visitors, to check if you require a visa to visit Singapore, please visit ICA | Check if You Need an Entry Visa or contact the Singapore Consulate in New York at singcon_nyc@mfa.sg