You are cordially invited to join us at the Singapore Embassy’s National Day Reception held on Friday, 11 August 2023 at 6.30pm. Doors open at 6pm. Please note that this event is for Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and their immediate family members only. Due to capacity constraints in our premises, we seek your understanding that registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be opened until 31 July 2023 or when the places are filled up. Successful registrants will receive an email confirmation. As this is an over-subscribed event, you are requested to register only if you can confirm your attendance. If you can no longer attend the event after your registration is confirmed, please contact us at singemb_was@mfa.sg so that your place can be offered to someone on the waiting list. Please be informed that no-shows will be placed on a lower priority for our next event.
The Singapore Embassy in Washington D.C. continues to remain open and deliver essential services. All visitors to the Embassy including for consular, visa and notarial services must make an appointment by sending an email to singemb_was@mfa.sg. For the health and safety of our visitors and staff, the Embassy has instituted declaration forms for all visitors. If you are unwell, experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or have recently been in close contact with someone who is COVID-19 positive, please postpone your visit to the Embassy. The Singapore Embassy can be contacted via email at singemb_was@mfa.sg. For members of the public who are seeking information on travel to/transit in Singapore, please refer to https://www.ica.gov.sg/enter-transit-depart. For consular assistance, Embassy staff can be contacted 24 hrs a day at 202-537-3100.
Besides quicker access to services via login shortcuts and providing convenience to local users with the Digital IC feature, users who are new to SingPass Mobile can now scan their face to set up their app. Overseas-based SingPass users no longer have to enter OTPs or wait for a PIN mailer! Check out the step-by-step instructions on setting up your SingPass Mobile using Face Verification! Learn more at: go.gov.sg/setup-spm-fv.
In view of the evolving situation, we would like to encourage you to keep abreast of the latest developments in the U.S. by referring to the advisories on CDC’s website (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV) as well as advice from local and state governments depending on your location. The Singapore Embassy is monitoring the situation closely. We are guided by advice from the U.S. authorities, and are ready to provide consular assistance when required. Embassy staff can be contacted 24 hrs a day at 202-537-3100. On the situation in Singapore, please visit: www.moh.gov.sg/COVID19.
Singapore has been a reliable and steadfast strategic partner of the United States, with substantive cooperation across multiple fronts. This partnership is underpinned by mutually beneficial cooperation in the economic, defense, security and people-to-people spheres.
The US-Singapore Summer Exchange Scholarship Programme was launched on 15 March 2017. The scholarship programme was first announced during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Official Visit to the US in August 2016, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and the US.
