Apply or renew Singapore passport

For Singaporeans residing in the United States, there are two ways in which one can apply for a new Singapore Passport.

• Application for Passport On-line Electronic System

• Applying at the Singapore Embassy or the nearest Consulate in person or by mail

Online application

You may apply for renewal of passport through ICA's Eservice.

1. You will require a digital photo image file and a valid credit card for payment purposes. The new passport may be collected at the Embassy. Please ensure that you provide your full US contact details when submitting your application. Please also select 'Washington' as the collection centre.

2. There are other collection centres besides Washington. Please select the centre closest and most convenient to you.

3. The processing time is approximately four to six weeks.

4. You will be informed when the new passport is ready for collection at the Embassy and the required documents to bring along with you. You will need to produce the required documents upon the collection of the new passport in person. The old passport (if any) will be returned to you upon cancellation.

Application in person or by mail

All applications submitted in person to the Singapore Embassy in Washington DC will only be accepted between 9.00am to 1.00pm on weekdays on an appointment-only basis.

Documents required

1. Your existing original Singapore Passport (whether damaged or not);

2. A police report or a notarised Statutory Declaration is required if the passport is lost.

3. Completed Singapore Biometric Passport Application Form (Form IMM (E) 11(OS)) (https://www.ica.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ica/forms/forms_form_imme_11_os.pdf)

4. Photocopy of National Registration Identity Card

5. If you wish to insert your married name, please provide a notarised copy of your marriage certificate, and a letter of request for the amendment, addressed to the Commissioner of ICA.

6. If you wish to update a change of legal/principal name (including ethnic name), please provide a notarised copy of your deed poll or US court orders, and and a letter of request for the update, addressed to the Commissioner of ICA.

7. For changes in name for children below 16 years old, a parent/guardian would need to sign off on the letter of request addressed to the Commissioner of ICA, and he/she would need to include a copy of his/her own NRIC for verification, in addition to the deed poll.

8. Original (valid) Exit Permit (for male citizens who are 16½ years old and above).

9. One recent passport-sized colour photograph of the applicant meeting the following specifications:

   • Sharp and clear, 35 mm wide by 45 mm high without border and taken within the last 3 months

   • Taken full face with you looking directly at the camera with head straight

   • Taken with the image of your face measuring between 25 mm and 35 mm from chin to crown of head

   • Taken without wearing any hat or other head covering, unless you habitually wear a hat or head covering in accordance with your religious or racial custom. If any such hat or other head covering is word, the photograph must still be a full frontal view of your head and shoulders, showing your facial features in entirety with eyes open and clearly visible.

   • If you wear glasses, the photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses. The frame shall not cover any part of your eyes. Tinted glasses and sunglasses are not allowed.

   • Taken with uniform lighting with no flash reflection or shadow, no uneven bright spots on the face and no red eyes.

   • Taken against a white background. However if your hair, hat or head covering is white, the background must be light gray.

   • Ensure that only you are photographed with no chair, toys or other persons visible in the photograph.

   • Be printed on high quality paper at high resolution with a matt or semi-matt finish with no ink marks or creases.

Processing fee

Fees are subject to change without notice.

1. Please issue a cashier’s cheque or money order in US currency made payable to the "Singapore Embassy". Personal/corporate cheques are not accepted. Do not send cash through the mail.

2. Payment by exact cash is required if applying in person.

Additional information

1. From 1 Oct 2021, Singapore passports issued for citizens aged 16 and above are valid for 10 years. For citizens below the age of 16, the passport validity is 5 years. For the 5-year passports, the remaining validity from the previous passport, up to a maximum of 9 months, may be carried over to the renewed passport. For more information, please refer to ICA's FAQs.

2. Processing time is approximately four to six weeks from the date of receipt of the complete application. As the issuance of the passport is done in Singapore, please allow enough time for processing and possible delays in postal delivery.

3. You will be informed when the new passport is ready for collection at the Embassy and the required documents to bring along with you.

4. For applications submitted through the mail you will need to produce the required documents upon the collection of the new passport in person. The old passport (if any) will be returned to you upon cancellation.
   

5. For applications submitted in person, you may wish to provide a self-addressed paid envelope for the dispatch of the new passport to you. All applications submitted in person to the Singapore Embassy in Washington DC will only be accepted between 9.00am to 1.00pm on weekdays on an appointment-only basis.

The Government of the Republic of Singapore is not responsible for any document lost in the mail or transmitted through courier services.