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Identity Card Matters

Reporting Loss and Replacement of Identity Card (IC)

Application for a replacement 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 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.

Change of Name or Address in Identity Card (IC)

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.

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