Eligibility quiz
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How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Open the application form
Open the electronic Permanent Residence application form in the ICA e-PR service.
Open the formGather your documents
Prepare scans of the documents required for your application.
See required documentsFill in the application
Your sponsoring spouse logs in with Singpass and fills in the form for you. Log in to review it, make the required declarations and confirm the information; use Singpass or the credentials ICA provides if you are not eligible for Singpass.
Fill in the formSubmit your application
Upload your documents and submit the application through the e-PR service. Pay the non-refundable S$100 application fee online by card, internet direct debit or PayNow.
Submit your applicationWait for the decision
ICA will email you the outcome; you can also check your application status online. Send any further documents ICA asks you or your spouse for.
Check your statusComplete your approval tasks
If approved, follow the conditions and deadline in your approval letter, then log in to complete the required tasks and upload any requested materials. The approval letter is not a pass, so hold a valid immigration pass while you are in Singapore completing the process.
Complete approval tasksPay the issuance fees
After ICA processes your submissions, pay the fees online: S$20 for the Entry Permit, S$50 for a five-year Re-Entry Permit and S$50 for the Singapore Identity Card.
Pay the feesDownload your visit letter
Download the letter from the e-PR service to find out whether ICA requires you to visit. If no visit is required, ICA issues your Entry Permit and Re-Entry Permit electronically after successful payment.
Download your letterAttend your visit
If your letter requires a visit, go to the ICA Services Centre at the stated date and time. Your sponsoring spouse must attend with you if your approval or completion instructions say so.
Arrange your visitSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I attend or reschedule a Singapore Permanent Residence completion appointment at the ICA Services Centre?”
Collect your identity card
Collect your Singapore Identity Card when ICA tells you it is ready. You can live in Singapore as a permanent resident, and you need a valid Re-Entry Permit to leave and return as one.
Find collection instructionsSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I collect my Singapore Identity Card after completing Permanent Residence formalities?”
Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates *
Provide your birth certificate or household register, and your spouse's where applicable, for births not registered in Singapore. Get the record from the office that registered the birth. If you were adopted, or adoption papers apply to you as a parent, add the adoption papers.
* Only if your or your spouse's birth was not registered in Singapore or adoption papers apply.
May need translationName change documents *
Provide the deed poll or religious certificate showing the name change. Include the relevant document for you or your spouse.
* Only if you or your spouse has changed name.
May need translationMarriage certificates *
Provide your marriage certificate. Get it from the office that registered your marriage.
* Only if your marriage was not registered in Singapore.
May need translationDivorce documents *
Provide the relevant divorce certificates for you and your spouse, including those from previous marriages and the certificate making an interim judgment final. If either of you has a separation deed, provide that too.
* Only if you or your spouse has divorced or separated.
May need translationDeath certificates *
Provide the death certificate of the spouse or child from the previous marriage. Get it from the office that registered the death.
* Only if a spouse or child from a previous marriage has died and the death was not registered in Singapore.
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Foreign Spouses Singapore Support Group
English Facebook group for people living in Singapore interested in Singaporean visas
Join on Facebook新加坡(pr)永久居民生活交流区
Facebook group for people living in Singapore interested in Singaporean visas (Chinese & English)
Join on FacebookSingapore Expats Group
English Facebook group for people living in Singapore interested in Singaporean local life
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