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Singapore Permanent Residence Application
Document Checklist
Passport / travel document
Where to get: Issuing authority of the applicant's country of nationality
Required: Required for every applicant on the application
Both the personal-particulars page and any pages bearing previous Singapore entry/exit stamps or visa endorsements should be uploaded as part of the supporting documents.
Passport-sized digital photograph
Where to get: Any commercial photo studio that prepares ICA-compliant images, or a self-taken image that meets the published specifications
Required: Colour, taken recently, 400 by 514 pixels, white background, full-face without headgear unless habitually worn for religious or racial customs (and not hiding facial features)
Birth certificate or household register
Where to get: Civil-registry authority of the country of birth, or the equivalent household register where civil registration is not used
Required: Required only for births that were not registered in Singapore
Non-English documents need an accompanying English translation when uploaded.
Marriage certificate
Where to get: Civil-registry authority of the country where the marriage was registered
Required: Required only for marriages that were not registered in Singapore; relevant for the sponsored-spouse route and for applicants whose spouse is named on the application
Educational certificates and transcripts
Where to get: Awarding institutions; supplemented by skill certificates, professional licences, or membership certificates where applicable
Required: Required for the main applicant in every route except the sponsored-unmarried-child route where the child has not yet completed formal qualifications
Letter of employment from current employer
Where to get: Issued by the applicant's current employer's human-resources function
Required: Dated no more than three months before the date of the online application; must state occupation, date of employment, basic monthly salary, and gross monthly salary
The Professional/Technical/Skilled route relies on this letter together with recent pay slips to evidence the salary picture ICA assesses holistically.
Pay slips from the last 6 months and recent income-tax documents
Where to get: Employer payroll system for pay slips; Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) for the Notice of Assessment, or the equivalent overseas tax authority where the applicant has worked abroad
Required: Latest 6 months of pay slips; the latest 3 years of income-tax assessments or receipts are required only where the applicant has been working overseas
ACRA Business Registration
Self-employment records (where applicable)
Where to get: Latest Business Registration Certificate from the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA); profit-and-loss statements from the applicant's accountant or accounting system
Required: Latest ACRA Business Registration Certificate plus the latest 3 years of profit-and-loss statements; required only for self-employed applicants
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