Apostille Service Singapore is an apostille service in Singapore for people and companies who need a Singapore document accepted overseas. Whether you are a citizen, PR, Employment Pass holder or a company director, we take care of the whole chain: checking what your destination asks for, arranging a notary public, obtaining the SAL apostille and, where needed, embassy legalisation. You do not have to queue at 1 Coleman Street or work out the forms yourself.
We are a private service provider and are not affiliated with the Singapore Academy of Law. Our job is to make the official route faster and less confusing, and to catch the mistakes that get documents turned away at the counter.
What we apostille for Singapore residents and companies
Most requests fall into two groups, and the group decides the route and the cost.
Personal documents
- Birth certificates and death certificates issued by ICA, including printouts of digital certificates
- Marriage certificates from ROM or ROMM
- Police Certificates of Clearance from the Singapore Police Force
- Degree certificates and transcripts from NUS, NTU, SMU, polytechnics and ITE
- Single status documents for marriage overseas
- Certified copies of passports and ID cards
- Powers of attorney, statutory declarations and affidavits
Business documents
- Company documents such as ACRA Business Profiles, certificates of incorporation, constitutions and board resolutions
- Commercial documents, such as invoices, endorsed by a Singapore chamber of commerce
- Documents for setting up an overseas company or branch
Help by life event
- Getting married overseas: single status, birth certificate and passport copy in one pack
- Setting up a company overseas: the parent-company document pack for foreign registries and banks
Documents issued by a Singapore public body, such as ICA, ROM, a court, a ministry or an autonomous university or polytechnic, are public documents. SAL can apostille the original directly. Anything signed privately, or a photocopy you supply, needs a notary public to certify or witness it first. Our guide to public vs private documents explains the difference in more detail.
How our Singapore apostille service works in 4 steps
- 1Tell us the document and the country. Send a photo or scan by WhatsApp or email. Not sure what you need? We will tell you when we reply.
- 2Get a fixed quote. Within 30 minutes during opening hours, we confirm the route (direct SAL, notary plus SAL, or SAL plus embassy), the government fees and our service charge before any work starts.
- 3Hand over the document. Drop it at our Suntec office, or book a collection. If a signature must be witnessed, we arrange the notary public at our office or at yours.
- 4Collect or receive it back. We submit it at SAL, handle any embassy stage and return the finished document to you in person or by courier to your Singapore address.
If you want to do it yourself instead, our step-by-step guide on how to apostille a document covers SAL's online request and counter visit.
Apostille or embassy legalisation: what your destination needs
Singapore joined the Hague Apostille Convention with effect from 16 September 2021. SAL now attaches an apostille to every document it authenticates, whatever the destination.
- Hague member countries accept the SAL apostille on its own. Since 7 November 2023, documents for China no longer need Chinese Embassy legalisation.
- Non-Hague countries need a further stamp from their embassy or high commission in Singapore after SAL. This is embassy legalisation.
Popular destinations for Singapore documents
| Destination | Route after SAL | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| China | Apostille only | Apostille for China |
| India | Apostille only | Apostille for India |
| South Korea | Apostille only | Apostille for South Korea |
| Spain | Apostille only (translation often needed) | Apostille for Spain |
| Vietnam | Apostille only from 11 Sep 2026 | Apostille for Vietnam |
| Thailand | Royal Thai Embassy until 28 Feb 2027 | Apostille for Thailand |
| Malaysia | Malaysian High Commission | Malaysia document legalisation |
| UAE | UAE Embassy, then MOFA in the UAE | UAE embassy attestation |
- Changing countries: Vietnam's membership took effect on 11 September 2026. Thailand joins on 28 February 2027, so until then documents for Thailand still need Royal Thai Embassy legalisation.
The full list is on our apostille countries list, and the terms are explained in apostille vs legalisation vs attestation. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is no longer part of this chain; SAL took over legalisation in January 2021.
A Singapore company preparing documents for a Thai Destination Thailand Visa asked whether an apostille alone would do. Not yet: until 28 February 2027 the order is notary, then SAL, then the Royal Thai Embassy in Singapore.
Fixed-price apostille packages
Our prices are all-in: SAL's fee, any notary fee and our service are already included.
| Package | Government fees included | Our all-in price |
|---|---|---|
| Public document, direct to SAL | SGD 10.70 SAL fee | from SGD 25 per document |
| Notarised certified copy + SAL | SGD 172.20 notary and SAL fees | from SGD 185 per document |
| Notarised signature + SAL | SGD 202.20 notary and SAL fees | from SGD 215 per document |
| Embassy legalisation (non-Hague) | Embassy fee charged at cost | from SGD 69 per document on top of the apostille price |
Note: The prices shown above are starting prices. Your final price depends on the document type, number of pages and destination country, and will be confirmed in a written quotation before any work begins.
You see the full figure before we start, with no hidden charges. Every fee, add-on and worked example is on our apostille price page.
Visit us at Suntec or we come to you
Our office is at 7 Temasek Boulevard, #12-07 Suntec Tower One, Singapore 038987. It is a short walk from Esplanade MRT (Exit A) and Promenade MRT (Exit C), or through CityLink Mall from City Hall MRT. We are open Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm, and Saturday and Sunday 10am to 6pm. You can visit and drop off your document during opening hours. If you need a signature witnessed, we arrange a notary public for the same visit where possible.
If coming in is hard, our doorstep apostille service collects documents from homes, offices, hotels and hospitals across Singapore, and brings a notary where a signature is needed. Businesses with regular volumes can use our corporate apostille service for accounts and monthly invoicing. For deadlines, see our same-day apostille service.
Why clients in Singapore choose Apostille Service Singapore
- One point of contact for the whole chain. Notary, SAL and embassy are three different offices with different hours and rules. We coordinate all of them.
- Checks before submission. SAL rejects laminated originals, faded or altered documents, broken QR codes and non-English documents that are not bilingual. SAL fees are non-refundable, so we check first.
- Correct route, not the most expensive one. Many public documents do not need a notary at all. We only add a notary step when your document or the receiving authority requires it.
- Proof-reading for translations. A wrong surname on a notarised translation means starting again. We check names and dates against your passport before anything is notarised.
- Digital documents understood. We handle printed digital birth and marriage certificates with working QR codes, and e-Apostilles for ACRA documents, which SAL issues by email within minutes.
- Honest advice. The receiving authority always decides what it accepts, so we recommend confirming its requirements before you order.
Want to know who is behind the service? Read about us. New to the topic? Read what is an apostille for a plain-English explanation, or follow how to apostille a document step by step.
Ready when you are
Start your apostille request in Singapore
Tell us what you have and where it is going, and we will confirm the route and a fixed price before any work starts.
- A clear photo or scan of each document
- The destination country and the organisation receiving it
- Your deadline
- Whether anyone needs to sign
Request a quote, see fees on the apostille price page, or contact us.
Last verified 29 September 2026. We are a private service provider and are not affiliated with the Singapore Academy of Law.