The Embassy of the Republic of Singapore to the Swiss Confederation is not located in Switzerland but accredited from Singapore. Singapore’s Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, Mr Andrew TOH is non-resident and can be contacted as follows:
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Ambassador (Non-Resident) |
Mr Andrew TOH |
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Chancery |
c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tanglin, Singapore 248163 |
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Telephone |
(MFA) 63798000 |
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mfa_geneva@mfa.gov.sg |
The Consular Section in Geneva is located in the same premises as the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore in Geneva.
The Consular Section is open from 8.30am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm from Mondays to Fridays except on public holidays.
You may contact the Consular Section at mfa_geneva@mfa.gov.sg or +41-(22) 795-0101 for Consular Services related queries.
Singaporeans who require emergency consular assistance after office hours should call the Duty Officer at +41-(0)79-600 9833.
Getting to the Permanent Mission
Public Transport
a) Take trams 14 or 18 and stop at Balexert, Vernier. Walk south along Avenue du Pailly past the roundabout and continue walking for 200m with the football field on your right. The Permanent Mission will be on your left.
b) Take buses 6, 19, 22 or 51 and stop at Châtelaine, Vernier. Walk towards Avenue du Pailly with the Chatelaine Public School on your right. Turn right on Avenue Du Pailly and continue walking for approximately 400m. The Permanent Mission will be on your right.
Private Vehicle
Please note that parking is not available at the Permanent Mission. The nearest car parks which are open to the public are located at the following locations within walking distance to the Permanent Mission :
a) Stade de Balexert
b) International Environment House
c) Balexert Shopping Centre
Citizen Services (Generic Information)
Permanent Resident Services (Generic Information)
Passport Applicants
The Consular Section processes applications for Singapore passports. Application forms are available at the Mission or can be downloaded from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website.
Singapore Citizenship Application
From 25 October 2018 onward, applications for Singapore Citizenship may be submitted online. To apply online, the Singapore Citizen parent is required to log in to the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) e-service, eSC using his/her SingPass account. More information can be found here. Applicants who are unable to submit online applications may write to ICA Citizenship Unit for assistance at ICA_Citizenship_Unit@ica.gov.sg.
Certificate of Clearance (COC)
The Certificate of Clearance (COC) is issued by the Criminal Investigation Department of Singapore Police Force to citizens of Singapore only to certify that a person has no criminal conviction in Singapore. Applicant must show documentary proof from the relevant consulate/immigration authority/government authority which clearly indicates that the production of the COC is required. For more information, please visit the Singapore Police Force website at https://eservices.police.gov.sg/content/policehubhome/homepage/certificate-of-clearance-hub.html.
Notarial and Authentication Services
The Consular Section provides notarial and authentication services.
Any documents not issued by the Singapore Government authorities but which requires notarisation must be referred to a Notary Public first for notarisation. The Notarial Certificate then has to be presented to the proper Swiss authorities where the Notary Public's signature must be verified before presenting it to the Consular Section for the attestation of the signature of the Swiss authorities.
The schedule of notarial fees is appended below.
NOTARIAL
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Subject |
Local $ |
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1.—(1) For a certificate of declaration of due execution of any document including seal for one person |
11 |
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(2) For registration and attestation |
1 |
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(3) For each exhibit |
1 |
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2.—(1) On making a copy and marking the copy as a true copy— |
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(a) certification fee |
2 |
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(b) supply fee – per page |
1 |
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(2) On examining a plain copy and marking the copy as a true copy |
2 |
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(3) On taking or re-taking an affidavit or a declaration for each person making the affidavit or declaration |
3 |
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(4) Each exhibit referred to in an affidavit and required to be marked |
1 |
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(5) Each document referred to in a deposition and required to be marked |
1 |
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3.—(1) Statutory declaration for one party |
4 |
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(2) For marking exhibit |
1 |
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(3) For each additional party |
2 |
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4. Notarial certificate and seal on certificate of origin or consular invoices |
7 |
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
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Subject |
Local $ |
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5.—(1) Application for a certified extract from— |
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(a) the register of births in Form L set out in theSchedule to the Registration of Births and Deaths Rules (Cap. 267, R 1) |
28 |
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(b) the register of deaths in Form M set out in theSchedule to the Registration of Births and Deaths Rules |
28 |
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(2) Application for a certified extract, under paragraph (1), where the extract is required for Government purposes |
No charge |
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(3) For a search in any register— |
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(a) where the applicant produces evidence of the number of the entry |
No charge |
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(b) where the search involves a scrutiny of the register covering a specified period, for every month or part thereof covered by the period |
28 |
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(4) For any search made on behalf of the Government |
No charge |
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(5) Application for recording the name of any child whose birth has been registered without a name |
41 |
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(6) For the correction of errors under section24(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (Cap. 267), for every word or figure corrected |
41 subject to a maximum of 123 |
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(7) Application for altering the name of a child |
23 |
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(8) For a certificate of registration of birth |
13 |
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(9) Application to enter the surname of the father of an illegitimate child in a register of births under section10(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act |
41 |
CITIZENSHIP
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Subject |
Local $ |
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6.—(1) For an application for citizenship |
68 |
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(2) For the issue of a certificate of citizenship |
48 |
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(3) For the replacement of a certificate of citizenship |
14 |
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(4) For the issue of a letter or certificate stating the citizenship status of a person |
14 |
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(5) For processing an application for renunciation of citizenship |
24 |
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(6) For effecting amendments to the Register of Citizens and the certificate of citizenship of a person |
14 |
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(7) For processing an application by a person claiming to be a citizen by birth or by registration |
163 |
PASSPORT AND VISA
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Subject |
Local $ |
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7.—(1) Application for a Republic of Singapore Passport |
55 |
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(2) Application for replacement of a lost, destroyed or damaged Republic of Singapore Passport— |
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(a) first replacement |
34 |
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(b) second or subsequent replacement |
68 |
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(3) For a new or replacement re-entry permit for a year or part thereof |
7 |
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(4) Application for a Singapore Certificate of Identity (validity not exceeding one year) |
11 |
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(5) Application for a Singapore Certificate of Identity |
11 per year of validity |
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(6) Application for a Singapore Certificate of Identity (single journey) |
7 |
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(7) Application for renewal of Singapore Certificate of Identity |
11 per year of validity |
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(8) Application for replacement of a lost, destroyed or damaged Singapore Certificate of Identity— |
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(a) first replacement |
34 |
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(b) second or subsequent replacement |
68 |
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(9) Application for a Document of Identity |
11 |
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(10) Application for a Singapore Temporary Travel Document |
51 |
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(11) Application for replacement of a lost, destroyed or damaged Singapore Temporary Travel Document— |
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(a) first replacement |
34 |
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(b) second or subsequent replacement |
68 |
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8.—(1) Application for a Singapore visa for a non-citizen to travel to and enter Singapore |
21 |
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(2) Group Singapore visa in respect of 3or more non-citizens for those non-citizens to travel to and enter Singapore as a group— |
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(a) application under the PRC Collective Gratis Visa Scheme |
No charge |
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(b) any other application |
21 |
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(3) Application for a Singapore visa where an applicant holds a diplomatic or an official passport issued by the government of a foreign country |
No charge |
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9. Application for a visit pass valid for 90 days or more |
21 |
Additional Information
For more information on consular services, please visit the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Homepage.