British High Commission Singapore
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

The British High Commission in Singapore maintains and develops relations between the UK and Singapore.

We encourage Singapore to look to the UK as a global partner of choice in trade, investment, science and research, and we help Singapore on low-carbon economic development. Every year, we help about 100 UK companies gain a foothold in Singapore. We also work with Singapore to protect the national security of both countries, including through holding joint military exercises under the Five Power Defence Arrangements (https://www.fivepowerdefencearrangements.org/).

Find out more on our UK and Singapore news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/singapore/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Singapore. You can access UK government services while in Singapore (https://www.gov.uk/world/singapore).

If you’re travelling in Singapore, see our Singapore travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/singapore).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/singapore/british-high-commission-singapore)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/singapore/british-high-commission-singapore).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

For legal reasons, we’re unable to carry out notarial acts in Commonwealth countries. This includes certifying documents as true copies of originals, administering oaths or taking affidavits. For these or other notarial acts, you should contact a local notary. A list is available on the Singapore Academy of Law website (https://legalisation.sal.sg).

Documents originating in the United Kingdom

Documents issued in the UK can be legalised (https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised) (i.e. confirm that a signature, stamp, or seal is from a UK public official) by the Legalisation Office in the UK.

The British High Commission in Singapore will not be able to legalise documents issued in the UK. These include British passports, marriage certificates, birth certificates, educational certificates, divorce certificates, power of attorney, contracts, etc.

A standard letter (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66461ab4b7249a4c6e9d367d/Notarial_Letter_-_Singapore.pdf) is available to confirm we do not offer these services in Singapore.

Documents originating in Singapore

Documents originating in Singapore do not have to be legalised by the British High Commission before they can be accepted in the UK.

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).