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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

  Before you register for a Singpass account, please complete these two steps:
  1. Check that you fulfill the following eligibility requirements:
  • The minimum age requirement is 15 years old.
  • You are a Singapore Citizen, Permanent Resident or Foreign Identification Number (FIN) holder.

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:

  • Application at the Consulate in person or by post.


DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

  1. Your existing original Singapore Passport; [A police report or a notarised Statutory Declaration Form is required if passport is lost. If the passport is damaged, please send in the damaged passport for cancellation] Note: Your damaged or original existing passport will be cancelled and returned to you for retention upon the issuance of a new passport. 
  2. Two passport-sized colour photograph taken within the last three months.  Please see Photo Guidelines for information on photo requirements 
  3. Completed Singapore passport application form https://www.ica.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ica/forms/forms_form_imme_11_os.pdf 
  4. Photocopy of National Registration Identity Card
  5. If you are requesting for Inclusion of Married Name, please provide a photocopy of your Marriage certificate and attach a letter of request.
  6. Original (valid) Exit Permit (for male citizens who are 16½ years old and above).

PROCESSING FEE:   US$ 60 payable for first-time application/subsequent renewals.

Fees are subject to change without notice.

  1. Please issue a cashier’s cheque or money order in US currency made payable to the "CONSULATE OF SINGAPORE". Personal/corporate cheques are not accepted. Do not send cash through the mail.
  2. Payment by exact cash is accepted if applying in person.

NOTES:

  1. Processing time is approximately 4 weeks from the date of receipt of the complete application. As the issuance of the passport is done in Singapore, please allow enough time for processing.
  2. The Consulate will inform you once the passport is ready for collection. Please include your contact details, including telephone number and email address, when submitting your passport application to the Consulate.
  3. Applicants must present their old passport to the Consulate for cancellation upon receiving the new passport.  The old passport will be returned to you upon cancellation. The Consulate will not cancel any visas or stamps in the passport


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:-

  1. Your Name, NRIC Number and Date of Birth
  2. A copy of the police report
  3. US Address and Telephone Number
  4. Any documents which can prove your identity such as a photocopy of your lost passport, driving license, NRIC etc.
  5. Two passport size photographs. 
  6. Completed Singapore passport application form https://www.ica.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ica/forms/forms_form_imme_11_os.pdf
  7. Passport and replacement fee of US$98 in cash (if applying at Consulate) or money order made payable to “Consulate of Singapore” (if applying by mail).


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:-

  1. Your Name, NRIC Number and Date of Birth
  2. A copy of the police report
  3. US Address and Telephone Number
  4. Your intended departure date from USA and the city which you will be departing from
  5. Any documents which can prove your identity such as a photocopy of your lost passport, driving license, NRIC etc.
  6. Two passport size photographs;

7.    A DOI fee of US $12 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.

 

Oath Taking for Minors

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 the Singapore National Service website. 

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.



Registration of Marriages

For general information, please visit the Registry of Marriages and 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 perform the following services on the ROM website such as:

  • Search for Marriage Records
  • Online Declaration of Marriage
  • Apply for Duplicate Marriage Certificate

 


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

  1. Photocopy of NRIC (back and front)
  2. Documentary evidence that he/she is not in Singapore (Example, copy of visa or copy of his passport showing the immigration stamp)
  3. Proxy’s NRIC
  4. Written authorisation for application of replacement on behalf of the applicant
  5. One recent passport size photograph, his/her name and NRIC no. to be written behind the photograph. 
  6. The replacement fee is S$25.00.

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

A Certificate of Clearance (COC) is issued by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) to certify that a person has no criminal conviction within a stipulated period of time of residence in Singapore. More information can be obtained from the SPF website at http://www.police.gov.sg.


Applicants who are non-Singapore Citizens


W.e.f. 16 May 2024, non-Singapore Citizens applicants are no longer required to submit an Appeal to Apply for a COC. Applicants may submit online application at http://go.gov.sg/spf-applyforcertificateofclearance. 

For non-Singapore Citizen residing in Singapore, you will receive a notification to book an appointment to have your fingerprint impressions recorded at Police Cantonment Complex, upon payment and submission of the COC application. The COC will be issued to you upon recording of your fingerprint impressions at Police Cantonment Complex. 

Block D Police Cantonment Complex,
#02-07/08,
391 New Bridge Road,
Singapore 088762

For non-Singapore Citizen residing overseas, you are required to have your fingerprint impressions recorded at an authorised institution in the applicant’s country of residence (such as police stations) and mail the original fingerprint impressions along with your COC application receipt to COC office. Upon receipt and verification of your fingerprint impressions, the COC will be mailed to the postal address as indicated by you in the online application form. 

Applicants can check the status of their application online at http://go.gov.sg/spf-certificateofclearancestatus. Should you have any queries, please submit via http://go.gov.sg/spfefeedback.



Notarial Services

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

 

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$ 14 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

 

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