Eligibility quiz
Were you legally adopted by a citizen of Singapore?
How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Gather your documents
Your adoptive parent and you should prepare the required documents for the online application.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Your Singapore citizen adoptive parent logs in to the Permanent Residence Application e-Service and fills in the application as your sponsor. Your parent uses Singpass, or ICA-issued login details if not eligible for Singpass.
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Review your application
You log in to review the application your parent completed and make the required declarations. If you are under 15, use the non-Singpass option; otherwise use Singpass if eligible, or ICA-issued login details.
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Submit your application
Your parent and you upload the required documents and submit your application through the e-Service. Pay the non-refundable S$100 application fee per applicant online when submitting it.
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Wait for the decision
Your parent and you should watch for an email from ICA and use the online status service if needed. Respond to any requests from ICA for more information or documents.
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Complete your PR formalities
If approved, your parent and you must log in to the PR formalities e-Service, complete the tasks in your approval letter and submit any requested documents before the letter expires. If you are in Singapore, keep valid permission to stay while completing these steps; the approval letter does not give you permission to stay.
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Pay the issuance fees
After ICA processes your submissions, your parent or you must pay the fees shown in the approval letter or formalities e-Service online by the stated deadline.
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Download your visit letter
Your parent or you should download the letter that says whether you need to visit ICA in person.
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Attend your visit
If the letter requires a visit, you and your sponsor parent must attend the ICA Services Centre at the date and time shown. If you cannot attend, reschedule through ICA e-Appointment; if no visit is required, ICA issues your permits electronically after successful payment.
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Collect your identity card
Follow ICA’s separate notification to collect your identity card when it is ready. You can then use it as your Singapore permanent resident identity card.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Adoption papers
Provide the final papers showing that your Singaporean parent legally adopted you. Scan the papers for your online application.
Parent's citizenship records
Provide your Singaporean parent's identity and citizenship status documents as requested in the application. Scan them for your online application.
Birth certificates *
If your birth was not registered in Singapore, provide your birth certificate or household register. If you or your Singaporean parent changed your name, include the deed poll or religious certificate recording the change.
* Only if your birth was not registered in Singapore or you or your Singaporean parent changed your name.
May need translationCustody papers *
Provide the papers showing who has custody of you. If custody is shared, include a letter of consent from your parent's former spouse.
* Only if you are a child from your parent's previous marriage.
May need translationMarriage certificates *
Provide your Singaporean parent's marriage certificate. If your parent is separated, include the separation deed.
* Only if your Singaporean parent married.
May need translationDivorce certificates *
Provide your Singaporean parent's divorce certificates. Include the certificate that made the interim judgment final.
* Only if your Singaporean parent is divorced.
May need translationDeath certificates *
Provide the relevant family member's death certificate. Scan it for your online application.
* Only if a relevant family member has died.
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