Singaporeplays an active role in the regional and global communities such as UN, WTO, APEC, ASEAN. Read more about the different organisations, engagements and initiatives that Singapore is involved in.
There are over 50 Singapore overseas missions world-wide. Locate the nearest Embassy, High Commission, Permanent Mission, Consulate-General/Consulate and Trade Office now. Use the locator below to help you find your nearest overseas mission.
If the Certification is done through post, please also include a pre-paid self-addressed stamped envelope for the document(s) to be returned after our certification. Please note that we do not assume any responsibilities for any document(s) lost in the post. We, therefore, advise you to choose a safer mode of transmitting the document(s) for certification.
To facilitate the return of your documents by post, please provide a self-addressed and stamped United States Postal Service (USPS) Express Mail / Priority Mail envelope OR a self-addressed prepaid envelope from a courier service of your choice. In the latter, please make sure that pick-up service from our location is available.
The above information for applications submitted through Singapore Consulate General in San Francisco only. For submissions through other Singapore Missions, please contact them directly for more information.
To use a document from Singapore in the Netherlands, you must have it legalised with an apostille by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). The apostille is a simplified form of legalisation which allows you to use your documents in the Netherlands.
Legalisation does not prove the authenticity of a document or the truthfulness of its content. A municipality in the Netherlands, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) or another authority may decide to verify these things. Legalisation of your document simply means that your document bears the correct signature.
Organisations have different requirements for how recently your document must have been issued and legalised. For more information, contact the organisation in the Netherlands requesting the document.
As a resource to the community, we at Cooley GO have modified the YC Safe financing documents for use by Singapore companies. We hope that this resource will be a useful option for entrepreneurs and investors in the region that are seeking efficient and transparent ways of funding early stage startups.
These documents are intended only for Singapore companies. To generate SAFE financing documents for US companies, please check out our Cooley GO (US) Safe Financing Document Generator
Alternatively, it can also be used to create verifiable documents using digital signatures, forgoing the need to pay for Ethereum transactions. Verifiable documents (or verifiable credentials) are tamper-resistant and provide proof of who issued them. They are the electronic equivalent of physical documents that we possess today - such as passports, driving licenses, qualifications, awards and so forth.
Technically, OpenAttestation is a decentralised database with no single point of failure, such as a central database going down. Verifications also take place on the client browser without the need for backend integration.
OpenAttestation has been listed in the Digital Public Goods registry by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA). DPGA is a multistakeholder initiative supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and UNICEF.
OpenCerts was the first project that leveraged the OpenAttestation framework to provide a convenient way for educational institutions to issue academic certificates, and for students to share with prospective employers.
The private sector has also applied the OpenAttestation framework internationally, for purposes such as the issuance of academic certificates and a pilot project that helps farmers deliver sustainable cashmere.
Clutter-free Workplace
Not only does the compact DS-1630 occupy little desk space, its built-in AC adapter ensures you do not have to deal with messy cables. This allows you to enjoy an orderly workplace at all times.
Convenient Scanning
The DS-1630 reduces the need to manually replace documents with a high ADF capacity of up to 50 pages. Efficiency is achieved with scan speeds of up to 25ppm in simplex and 10ipm in automatic duplex (3-pass) modes. What's more, you can scan odd-sized documents easily.
Epson Scan 2 Features
Text Enhancement
Improves text recognition when scanning text documents, whether in colour, grayscale or black-and-white. Removes background for better clarity, which is especially useful for double-sided printed documents.
Auto Area Segmentation
This function allows separate scanning of both image and text in a document. It also automatically detects and scans text in black-and-white mode and images in halftone, giving clear text quality while preserving image details.
Easily scan, edit, save and/or convert to editible format of the scanned documents. The software optically recognises barcodes, characters and blank pages in scanned documents to separate them into different folders. It allows youto create up to 30 customised job settings, making multiple scan jobs a breeze.
Accredited veterinarians can submit health certificates for USDA endorsement electronically through VEHCS (Veterinary Export Health Certification System).
However, this country requires USDA to ink-sign and emboss the health certificate. This means the final, endorsed health certificate that travels with the animal(s) must be mailed back.
IMPORTANT: The endorsed health certificate (paper, not electronic) must accompany the shipment. The endorsed health certificate will be returned by mail (a pre-paid, pre-addressed return label must be provided during certificate submission).
Dogs and cats must be identified with a microchip that is ISO compliant (11784 and 11785). If your dog/cat is implanted with a microchip which is not ISO compliant, you must provide a reader which is able to read the microchip at the point of entry into Singapore.
The following links will take you to the Animal & Veterinary Service of Singapore website for the most up-to-date versions of model health certificates for U.S. origin pet dogs and cats from Guam and Hawaii (Category B), and from the rest of the United States (Category C):
Visit the Aninal & Veterinary Service (AVS) of Singapore website for the most recent requirements and more detailed information: -animals-into-singapore-and-exporting/import-export-and-transhipment-of-other-animals/ornamental-birds.
Ornamental birds are intended for purposes other than consumption, and include pet birds and birds for breeding. Examples of ornamental birds are guinea fowls, partridges, parrots, parakeets, budgerigars, cockatoos, doves, peafowls, swans and finches.
Additional permits are required to import, export or re-export endangered ornamental birds listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Examples of endangered ornamental birds include macaws, cockatoos and all except 4 species of parrots*.
*Certain parrots are listed as highly endangered species under CITES Appendix I. This listing means that commercial import, export or re-export of the bird is not allowed unless the bird is bred in captivity in operations or farms that are registered with the CITES or used for non-commercial purposes. The 4 non-CITES listed parrot species are the Peach-Faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis), Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) and Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri).
Apply for an import license via the LicenceOne (AVA e-Licensing) website to bring ornamental birds into Singapore.
- Please note that you will need to log in to the LicenceOne (AVA e-Licensing) website and locate the specific import licensing service.
All small mammals have to be placed under quarantine for a period of 2 weeks on arrival in Singapore. Please prepare proof of ownership if you have owned your small mammal for more than 6 months and attach it to your import license application.
* Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom (UK), but will continue to follow European Union (EU) requirements even though the UK is no longer part of the EU.
** Norway and Switzerland are not part of the EU but have adopted EU legislation for import of most species of live animals.
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ALERT: If you're traveling with a dog, be aware that the CDC has additional requirements for bringing a dog into the United States. You must follow CDC's requirements, or your dog will not be allowed to enter the United States.
Contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian for questions about your destination country's entry requirements for pets (including any needed vaccinations, tests, or treatments) and for issuance of health certificates.
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The Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SGFTA) went into effect on January 1, 2004, and provided for complete duty phase out by January 1, 2013. Singapore FTA goods are also free of merchandise processing fee (MPF). Information for U.S. Exporters is available through the Department of Commerce at: -singapore-free-trade-agreement
As an alternate to the Certification of Origin template, a free-form supporting statement can be used by Singaporean producers and exporters, and US importers, when attesting that their goods meet the requirements of the Singapore FTA.
A current link to the general note, including the General Rules of Origin, Definitions, Value (including Regional Value Content and De Minimis), Sets, Packing and Packaging Materials, Indirect Materials, Recordkeeping and the all-important Product Specific Rules of Origin.
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