Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Application for Singapore documents of identity
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 16(2) of the Act, an application for a Singapore document of identity must be accompanied by —
all of the applicant’s following particulars:
his or her full name;
his or her date and place of birth;
gender;
the number on his or her birth certificate, identity card or citizenship certificate;
the address at which correspondence relating to the application are to be served on him or her;
2 photographs of the applicant which, as far as practicable, must be taken not more than 3 months before the date of the application, bear a similar likeness to the applicant, be clear and undistorted and not be tampered with;
where the applicant is a child —
in a case where the child is the subject of —
a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;
an order under section 54(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or
an order under section 56(2) or section 57 (read with section 56) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,the consent to the child travelling internationally from the Director‑General, protector or care‑giver (as the case may be), given in accordance with the voluntary care agreement, or section 55 or 58 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, as the case may be; or
in any other case —
the consent to the child travelling internationally from a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or
an order of a court permitting the child to travel internationally;
the relevant fee specified in the First Schedule, subject to regulation 23; and
such monetary deposit or such other security (by bond or otherwise) as the Controller considers necessary to secure the performance or due observance by the applicant of any conditions that may be imposed on the issue of a Singapore document of identity to the applicant.
Subregulation 2
An application for a Singapore document of identity must be made to an authorised officer in such manner as the Controller may approve.
Subregulation 3
Nothing in this regulation prevents the Controller from requiring an applicant for a Singapore document of identity to furnish such other particulars, information and documents as the Controller may specify in any particular case.
Subregulation 4
To avoid doubt, a Singapore document of identity ceases to be valid at the end of the day that the Controller has pursuant to section 17 of the Act specified in the Singapore document of identity as the date of expiry.