Lost your Singapore passport?

Consular matters - Loss of Singapore passport

If you had your passport lost (stolen, misplaced, etc) in the US, you should first report the loss to a US police station as soon as possible.

You should then contact one of the Singapore Overseas Missions and provide the following information:

1. Your Name, NRIC No, Date of Birth and Contact Number;

2. Your intended departure date from US and the city which you will be departing from;

3. Circumstances on how your passport was lost;

4. Whether you possess any other documents which can prove your identity such as photocopy of your lost passport, driving licence, photo credit card, NRIC, etc.

The Consular Officer will require 1 day (may be longer during weekends/public holidays) to establish your identity with Singapore authorities. Hence, you may wish to re-schedule your departure date out of the US, if necessary.

Once your identity has been established, the Singapore Overseas Mission will be able to issue you with a temporary travel document called a Document of Identity (DOI) in lieu of a passport to facilitate your one-way return to Singapore.

(Note: If you are residing in the US, you may consider applying for a replacement passport which will take about 3 weeks processing time.)

You may apply for your DOI either in person at the Singapore Overseas Mission or via post (may take longer due to delivery timings). Please provide for the application: one colored passport-sized photograph, US$11.00 (cash, money order or cashier’s cheque) for the DOI, and a copy of the police report (if the report is not immediately available, you may execute a Statutory Declaration which costs US$4 for the loss of your passport). Please see additional notes below for payment information.

If you will be transiting in another country, please note that entry into that country remains the prerogative of the foreign immigration authorities, based on its prevailing entry and visa requirements. The onus lies with the applicant to check with the relevant foreign authorities on the acceptance of a DOI.

Please also note that all Singaporeans who report the loss of their passports overseas will have their passports invalidated with immediate effect. Should the lost/stolen passport be recovered subsequently, the Singaporean should surrender the recovered passport to ICA within 14 days.

Additional notes if you are applying through:

1. Singapore Embassy in Washington DC

3501 International Place, NW, Washington DC 20008

Tel : (202) 537-3100
Fax : (202) 537-0876

Email : singemb_was@mfa.sg

URL : http://www.mfa.gov.sg/washington

1. Please issue a money order / cashier's cheque in US currency payable to the "Singapore Embassy" for the processing fees.

2. To receive the DOI by post, please provide a self-addressed and stamped United States Postal Service (USPS) Express Mail Flat Rate envelope OR a self-addressed, prepaid label and envelope from a courier service of your choice. For the latter, please make sure that pick-up service from our location is available.

2. Singapore Consulate General in San Francisco

595 Market Street, Suite 2450, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Tel : (415) 543-4775
Fax : (415) 543-4788
Email : singcg_sfo@mfa.sg
URL : http://www.mfa.gov.sg/sanfrancisco

1. Please issue a money order / cashier's cheque in US currency payable to the "Singapore Consulate General" for the processing fee. Cash may be accepted for collection in person.

2. To receive the DOI by post, please provide a self-addressed and stamped United States Postal Service (USPS) Express Mail Flat Rate envelope OR a self-addressed, prepaid label and envelope from a courier service of your choice. For the latter, please make sure that pick-up service from our location is available.

3. Singapore Consulate in New York

318 East 48^th Street (Between 1^st and 2^nd Avenues), New York, NY 10017
Tel : (212) 223-3331
Fax : (212) 826-5028
Email : singcon_nyc@mfa.sg
URL : http://www.mfa.gov.sg/newyork-consul

1. Please issue a money order / cashier's cheque in US currency payable to the "The Consulate of Singapore" for the processing fee.

2. For delivery of DOI by post, please provide a self-addressed and stamped United States Postal Service (USPS) Express Mail Flat Rate envelope. Fedex, DHL, UPS or other courier services are not acceptable.

(As at 27 December 2017)