SINGAPORE ID CARD

SINGAPORE ID CARD
In Singapore, each citizen and permanent resident in Singapore above age 15 is generally required to have a Singapore Id Card . Unique NRIC number comprising 9 alphanumeric characters, which acts as an identifier and is permanent. The second and third characters can reveal a person’s birth year.
Reporting Loss and Replacement of Singapore Id Card

Application for a replacement can only be made personally at the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. For full details and procedures on reporting loss of IC, please click visit https://www.ica.gov.sg/documents/ic/loss.

Singaporean citizens who have lost their IC are required to report the loss and apply for a replacement in person within 14 days. A police report is required only if you are a victim of crime. Otherwise, you may execute a Statutory Declaration duly notarised by a US Notary Public or when you go to ICA to report the loss. Upon returning to Singapore, please visit the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority to report the loss.