Eligibility quiz
Were you legally adopted by a parent who is now a Singapore citizen?
How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Gather your documents
Ask your sponsoring parent to prepare the required documents for your application.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Your sponsoring parent starts and fills in your Singapore Long-Term Visit Pass application online and uploads the requested documents. Your parent logs in with Singpass or, if ineligible for Singpass, uses the login details provided by ICA.
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Review your application
Log in to review the form your parent completed and make the required declarations. Use the login details provided by ICA if you cannot use Singpass.
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Submit your application
Submit your application online after you have reviewed it and made your declarations. Pay the S$45 application fee online by card, supported internet banking or PayNow.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for ICA to email the outcome and respond if it asks you or your parent for more information or documents. You or your parent can also check the application status online.
Check your statusComplete the remaining tasks
If your application is approved, you or your parent must complete the tasks in ICA's online service before the approval letter expires. The letter is not a pass, so you must keep valid permission to stay in Singapore while the tasks are completed.
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Pay the issuance fee
You or your parent must pay the S$60 pass issuance fee online. Pay any other fee ICA requests by its deadline, including S$30 for a multiple-journey visa if applicable.
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Download your visit letter
You or your parent must download the letter saying whether you need to visit ICA in person.
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Attend if required
If your letter requires a visit, attend the ICA Services Centre at the date and time it gives. You or your parent can reschedule through ICA's appointment system.
Reschedule your appointmentRetrieve your digital pass
After ICA issues your pass, retrieve it using the FileSG instructions ICA sends you or through the Singpass app. Your pass lets you live in Singapore for its permitted period.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Adoption papers
Provide the original final adoption order or papers showing that your Singaporean parent legally adopted you. ICA may also ask for your parent's adoption papers. If you or your parent changed name, include the deed poll or religious certificate for the name change.
Birth certificates *
Provide your original birth certificate or household register.
* Only if your birth was not registered in Singapore.
May need translationMarriage certificates *
Provide your parent's original marriage certificate.
* Only if your parent married and the marriage was not registered in Singapore.
May need translationDivorce documents *
Provide your parent's original separation deed or divorce certificates, as applicable. For a divorce, include the certificate making the interim judgment final.
* Only if your parent is separated or divorced.
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