The Embassy of the Republic of Singapore to the Swiss Confederation is not located in Switzerland but accredited from Singapore. Singapore’s Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, Mr Andrew TOH is non-resident and can be contacted as follows:
Ambassador (Non-Resident) |
Mr Andrew TOH |
Chancery |
c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tanglin, Singapore 248163 |
Telephone |
(MFA) 63798000 |
MFA_GVA_WTO@mfa.gov.sg |
The Consular Section in Geneva is located in the same premises as the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore in Geneva.
The Consular Section is open from 8.30am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm from Mondays to Fridays except on public holidays.
Prior appointments are required for visits to the Permanent Mission. You may contact the Consular Section at MFA_GVA_WTO@mfa.gov.sg or +41-(22) 795-0101 for Consular Services related queries.
Singaporeans who require emergency consular assistance after office hours should call the Duty Officer at +41-(0)79-600 9833.
Getting to the Permanent Mission
Public Transport
a) Take trams 14 or 18 and stop at Balexert, Vernier. Walk south along Avenue du Pailly past the roundabout and continue walking for 200m with the football field on your right. The Permanent Mission will be on your left.
b) Take buses 6, 19, 22 or 51 and stop at Châtelaine, Vernier. Walk towards Avenue du Pailly with the Chatelaine Public School on your right. Turn right on Avenue Du Pailly and continue walking for approximately 400m. The Permanent Mission will be on your right.
Private Vehicle
Please note that parking is not available at the Permanent Mission. The nearest car parks which are open to the public are located at the following locations within walking distance to the Permanent Mission :
a) Stade de Balexert
b) International Environment House
c) Balexert Shopping Centre
Citizen Services (Generic Information)
Permanent Resident Services (Generic Information)
Visa Application
Procedure
The visa application can be submitted at the Permanent Mission of Singapore at Geneva, in-person during our office hours (from 08:30 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00) or by registered post. The visa application should be submitted 1 month at the earliest before departure (no appointment required). The processing time takes approximately 5 days, and the required documents are as follows:
The approved visa will be in an eVisa form, which will be sent electronically. The length and type (number of entries) of the visa issued is at the Singapore immigration authority’s discretion. Please note that the issuance of a visa does not automatic guarantee entry into Singapore, which is dependent on the issuance of a Visit Pass by the immigration authorities upon arrival at the immigration checkpoint in Singapore. The length of a social/tourism Visit Pass granted is usually 30 days.
Payment
A non-refundable processing fee of CHF 21 per visa application will be collected at the time of submission. Payment should be made via bank transfer/red payment slip (BESR/BVR) which is available at any post office or in cash if you decide to submit your application in-person at our Mission. There is no refund for a rejected application.
Exact payment of CHF 21 should be made to the Permanent Mission of Singapore’s bank account listed below. All relevant bank charges will have to be borne by the applicant.
Bank and Branch name |
CREDIT SUISSE, Geneva 70, Switzerland |
Full bank account number |
502366-11 |
IBAN number |
CH12 0483 5050 2366 1100 0 |
Clearing number |
4835 |
BIC/SWIFT number |
CRESCHZZ12A |
When making payment, please indicate clearly in the description field of the bank online platform/red payment slip (BESR/BVR) the following: “Visa Application for [insert name(s) of applicant(s)]”.
After payment is made, please email to mfa_gva_wto@mfa.gov.sg with the proof of payment (a screenshot/PDF print out of the payment transfer/bank transaction number or a scanned copy/photo of the payer portion of the red payment slip (BESR/BVR)). Please also provide us with your bank account details in the email for accounting purposes:
Bank Account Details |
Please fill in this column with your details |
Full Name as per bank account |
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Bank and Branch name |
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Full bank account number |
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IBAN number |
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Clearing number |
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BIC/SWIFT number |
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Entry Requirements
At present, travellers can enter Singapore on the condition that they satisfy the usual entry requirements which are as follows:
You may wish to refer to ICA’s website for latest entry requirement updates.
Passport Applicants
The Consular Section processes applications for Singapore passports. Application forms are available at the Mission or can be downloaded from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website.
Singapore Citizenship Application
From 25 October 2018 onward, applications for Singapore Citizenship may be submitted online. To apply online, the Singapore Citizen parent is required to log in to the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) e-service, eSC using his/her SingPass account. More information can be found here. Applicants who are unable to submit online applications may write to ICA Citizenship Unit for assistance at ICA_Citizenship_Unit@ica.gov.sg.
Renunciation of Singapore Citizenship
From 20 November 2023 onward, Singapore Citizens are to submit the application to renounce their citizenship online. A citizen of Singapore can only renounce his/her Singapore citizenship if he/she:
Singapore Citizens can submit their application via the online application portal. For more information, please refer to ICA's website.
Certificate of Clearance (COC)
A Certificate of Clearance (COC) is issued by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) to certify that a person has no criminal conviction within a stipulated period of time of residence in Singapore. More information can be obtained from the SPF website at http://www.police.gov.sg.
Applicants who are non-Singapore Citizens
W.e.f. 16 May 2024, non-Singapore Citizens applicants are no longer required to submit an Appeal to Apply for a COC. Applicants may submit online application at https://go.gov.sg/spf-applyforcertificateofclearance using Singpass/FIN number.
For non-Singapore Citizen residing in Singapore, you will receive a notification to book an appointment to have your fingerprint impressions recorded at Police Cantonment Complex, upon payment and submission of the COC application. The COC will be issued to you upon recording of your fingerprint impressions at Police Cantonment Complex.
Block D Police Cantonment Complex,
#02-07/08,
391 New Bridge Road,
Singapore 088762
For non-Singapore Citizen residing overseas with Singpass/FIN number, you are required to have your fingerprint impressions recorded at an authorised institution in the applicant’s country of residence (such as police stations) and mail the original fingerprint impressions along with your COC application receipt to COC office. Upon receipt and verification of your fingerprint impressions, the COC will be mailed to the postal address as indicated by you in the online application form.
For non-Singapore Citizen residing overseas with no Singpass/ FIN number, you are required to write to the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) (for employment pass holders) at mom_wpd@mom.gov.sg or the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) (for student pass holders, Singapore PRs, short-term visitors) at https://www.ica.gov.sg/feedbackform to check on the NRIC/FIN number. Once received, you may log in to https://go.gov.sg/spf-applyforcertificateofclearance to submit the online application including making payment to process the COC application. You are also required to have your fingerprint impressions recorded at an authorised institution in the applicant’s country of residence (such as police stations) and mail the original fingerprint impressions along with your COC application receipt to COC office. Upon receipt and verification of your fingerprint impressions, the COC will be mailed to the postal address as indicated by you in the online application form.
Applicants can check the status of their application online at https://go.gov.sg/spf-certificateofclearancestatus. Should you have any queries, please submit via https://go.gov.sg/spfefeedback.
Notarial and Authentication Services
The Consular Section provides notarial and authentication services.
Any documents not issued by the Singapore Government authorities but which requires notarisation must be referred to a Notary Public first for notarisation. The Notarial Certificate then has to be presented to the proper Swiss authorities where the Notary Public's signature must be verified before presenting it to the Consular Section for the attestation of the signature of the Swiss authorities.
The schedule of notarial fees is appended below.
NOTARIAL
Subject |
Local $ |
1.—(1) For a certificate of declaration of due execution of any document including seal for one person |
11 |
(2) For registration and attestation |
1 |
(3) For each exhibit |
1 |
2.—(1) On making a copy and marking the copy as a true copy— |
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(a) certification fee |
2 |
(b) supply fee – per page |
1 |
(2) On examining a plain copy and marking the copy as a true copy |
2 |
(3) On taking or re-taking an affidavit or a declaration for each person making the affidavit or declaration |
3 |
(4) Each exhibit referred to in an affidavit and required to be marked |
1 |
(5) Each document referred to in a deposition and required to be marked |
1 |
3.—(1) Statutory declaration for one party |
4 |
(2) For marking exhibit |
1 |
(3) For each additional party |
2 |
4. Notarial certificate and seal on certificate of origin or consular invoices |
7 |
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
Subject |
Local $ |
5.—(1) Application for a certified extract from— |
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(a) the register of births in Form L set out in theSchedule to the Registration of Births and Deaths Rules (Cap. 267, R 1) |
28 |
(b) the register of deaths in Form M set out in theSchedule to the Registration of Births and Deaths Rules |
28 |
(2) Application for a certified extract, under paragraph (1), where the extract is required for Government purposes |
No charge |
(3) For a search in any register— |
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(a) where the applicant produces evidence of the number of the entry |
No charge |
(b) where the search involves a scrutiny of the register covering a specified period, for every month or part thereof covered by the period |
28 |
(4) For any search made on behalf of the Government |
No charge |
(5) Application for recording the name of any child whose birth has been registered without a name |
41 |
(6) For the correction of errors under section24(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (Cap. 267), for every word or figure corrected |
41 subject to a maximum of 123 |
(7) Application for altering the name of a child |
23 |
(8) For a certificate of registration of birth |
13 |
(9) Application to enter the surname of the father of an illegitimate child in a register of births under section10(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act |
41 |
CITIZENSHIP
Subject |
Local $ |
6.—(1) For an application for citizenship |
68 |
(2) For the issue of a certificate of citizenship |
48 |
(3) For the replacement of a certificate of citizenship |
14 |
(4) For the issue of a letter or certificate stating the citizenship status of a person |
14 |
(5) For processing an application for renunciation of citizenship |
24 |
(6) For effecting amendments to the Register of Citizens and the certificate of citizenship of a person |
14 |
(7) For processing an application by a person claiming to be a citizen by birth or by registration |
163 |
PASSPORT AND VISA
Subject |
Local $ |
7.—(1) Application for a Republic of Singapore Passport |
55 |
(2) Application for replacement of a lost, destroyed or damaged Republic of Singapore Passport— |
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(a) first replacement |
34 |
(b) second or subsequent replacement |
68 |
(3) For a new or replacement re-entry permit for a year or part thereof |
7 |
(4) Application for a Singapore Certificate of Identity (validity not exceeding one year) |
11 |
(5) Application for a Singapore Certificate of Identity |
11 per year of validity |
(6) Application for a Singapore Certificate of Identity (single journey) |
7 |
(7) Application for renewal of Singapore Certificate of Identity |
11 per year of validity |
(8) Application for replacement of a lost, destroyed or damaged Singapore Certificate of Identity— |
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(a) first replacement |
34 |
(b) second or subsequent replacement |
68 |
(9) Application for a Document of Identity |
11 |
(10) Application for a Singapore Temporary Travel Document |
51 |
(11) Application for replacement of a lost, destroyed or damaged Singapore Temporary Travel Document— |
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(a) first replacement |
34 |
(b) second or subsequent replacement |
68 |
8.—(1) Application for a Singapore visa for a non-citizen to travel to and enter Singapore |
21 |
(2) Group Singapore visa in respect of 3or more non-citizens for those non-citizens to travel to and enter Singapore as a group— |
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(a) application under the PRC Collective Gratis Visa Scheme |
No charge |
(b) any other application |
21 |
(3) Application for a Singapore visa where an applicant holds a diplomatic or an official passport issued by the government of a foreign country |
No charge |
9. Application for a visit pass valid for 90 days or more |
21 |
Additional Information
For more information on consular services, please visit the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Homepage.