{ "$schema": "https://govschema.org/spec/v0.2/govschema.schema.json", "govschemaVersion": "0.2.0", "id": "sg/ica/passport-application", "version": "1.0.0", "title": "Singapore Passport Application (Adult, MyICA e-Service)", "description": "Apply for or renew a Singapore passport online through the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority's MyICA e-Service (accessed via Singpass), Singapore's sole self-service digital channel for this process. A single online flow covers a first-time application, a routine renewal, and a replacement for a passport that is lost, damaged, expiring/expired, or out of pages, distinguished only by the applicant's stated reason for applying. Scoped to applicants aged 16 and above; applicants below 16 require a parent/legal guardian's consent under a separate part of the process and are out of scope for this version. This document does not submit the application; the live ica.gov.sg source is always authoritative (see VERIFICATION.md).", "status": "draft", "jurisdiction": { "country": "SG", "level": "national" }, "authority": { "name": "Immigration & Checkpoints Authority", "abbreviation": "ICA", "url": "https://www.ica.gov.sg/" }, "process": { "type": "application", "language": "en-SG" }, "source": { "url": "https://www.ica.gov.sg/documents/passport/apply", "retrievedAt": "2026-07-01", "documentRef": "IMM(E)11" }, "verification": { "method": "manual-source-review-v1", "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-01", "verifiedBy": "GovSchema Engineering", "nextReviewBy": "2027-01-01", "notes": "Source-derived reference schema. Particulars fields (name, identity document number, date/place of birth, sex) are cross-checked against IMM(E)11, the paper form used for the overseas-submission alternative, since the domestic MyICA e-Service screens are Singpass-authenticated and not independently reviewable. Status remains 'draft'. See VERIFICATION.md." }, "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "fields": [ { "name": "applicationReason", "label": "Why are you applying?", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "first_time_application = you have never held a Singapore passport; current_passport_expiring_or_expired = your passport is expiring within nine months or has already expired; current_passport_pages_full = your passport is running out of pages; current_passport_lost = your passport is lost; current_passport_damaged = your passport is damaged; other = another reason (see otherReasonDetail). The four non-first-time reasons correspond to the checkbox list at IMM(E)11 Part II(d); first_time_application is one of the four eligibility bullets on the online apply page and is not itself a checkbox on IMM(E)11, which only applies to applicants replacing an existing passport.", "sourceRef": "Apply for Passport — 'You may apply for a passport online if'; IMM(E)11 Part II(d)", "validation": { "enum": ["first_time_application", "current_passport_expiring_or_expired", "current_passport_pages_full", "current_passport_lost", "current_passport_damaged", "other"] } }, { "name": "otherReasonDetail", "label": "Other reason (please specify)", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Required, and must be non-empty, when applicationReason is other.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part II(d) — 'Others: ___'", "validation": { "maxLength": 200 } }, { "name": "fullName", "label": "Full name", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. As it appears on your NRIC, Birth Certificate, or Citizenship Certificate. The paper form asks for this in BLOCK LETTERS with the surname/family name underlined; the online e-Service does not require that formatting.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Full Name in BLOCK LETTERS'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 150 } }, { "name": "identityDocumentType", "label": "Identity document type", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "Which document's number is given in identityDocumentNumber. nric = National Registration Identity Card, held by Singapore citizens residing in Singapore; birth_certificate = Birth Certificate, typically used by a citizen who has never held an NRIC (e.g. born or residing overseas); citizenship_certificate = Citizenship Certificate, for a citizen by registration or naturalisation who was not issued a Birth Certificate.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'NRIC/BC/CC No.'", "validation": { "enum": ["nric", "birth_certificate", "citizenship_certificate"] } }, { "name": "identityDocumentNumber", "label": "Identity document number", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. The number of the document selected in identityDocumentType.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'NRIC/BC/CC No.'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 20 } }, { "name": "dateOfBirth", "label": "Date of birth", "type": "date", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. YYYY-MM-DD.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Date of Birth'" }, { "name": "placeOfBirth", "label": "Place of birth", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Place of Birth'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 150 } }, { "name": "sex", "label": "Sex", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. IMM(E)11 offers only Male/Female checkboxes; no third option was found on the form or the apply-online guidance.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Sex'", "validation": { "enum": ["male", "female"] } }, { "name": "address", "label": "Residential or mailing address", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Address'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 300 } }, { "name": "mobileNumber", "label": "Mobile telephone number", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Telephone No.' (HP)", "validation": { "maxLength": 20 } }, { "name": "homeTelephoneNumber", "label": "Home telephone number", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Optional; the form's (H) blank is not marked as compulsory the way (HP) is.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Telephone No.' (H)", "validation": { "maxLength": 20 } }, { "name": "email", "label": "Email address", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Used to notify you of the application outcome.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part I — 'Email Address'; Apply for Passport — 'Processing Time'", "validation": { "maxLength": 254 } }, { "name": "hasOtherCitizenship", "label": "Have you obtained citizenship of another country or place?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "description": "Set true if, in addition to being a Singapore citizen, you hold another citizenship.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part II(c)" }, { "name": "otherCitizenshipCountry", "label": "Other country or place of citizenship", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Required when hasOtherCitizenship is true.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part II(c) — 'State country/place'", "validation": { "maxLength": 100 } }, { "name": "photo", "label": "Digital photo", "type": "file", "required": true, "description": "Recent (within the last 3 months), unedited, colour photograph, 400x514 pixels for e-Service upload, in jpg, jpeg, heic, heif, or png format, no larger than 8MB. Must not be altered or enhanced, including modification of facial features.", "sourceRef": "Apply for Passport — 'Documents Required'; Photo Guidelines — 'What is the recommended dimensions for online photo submission'" }, { "name": "declarationInformationTrue", "label": "I declare that all information submitted in this application is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "description": "Concealing relevant information or providing false, inaccurate, or misleading information may result in prosecution and withdrawal of any facilities, rights, or privileges granted under the application.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part II(a)" }, { "name": "declarationDate", "label": "Date of declaration", "type": "date", "required": true, "description": "YYYY-MM-DD, the date the declaration is made.", "sourceRef": "IMM(E)11 Part II — signature block" }, { "name": "paymentMethod", "label": "Payment method", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "visa_or_mastercard = Visa or MasterCard credit/debit card; amex = American Express credit card; internet_banking_direct_debit = internet direct debit via DBS/POSB, OCBC, UOB, or Standard Chartered Bank internet banking accounts in Singapore; paynow = PayNow. Current fees are published on the live source and are deliberately not encoded here.", "sourceRef": "Apply for Passport — 'Fees' — 'For online applications, payment can be made using either'", "validation": { "enum": ["visa_or_mastercard", "amex", "internet_banking_direct_debit", "paynow"] } } ], "steps": [ { "id": "reason", "title": "Why are you applying?", "fields": ["applicationReason", "otherReasonDetail"], "next": "applicant_details" }, { "id": "applicant_details", "title": "Your particulars", "fields": ["fullName", "identityDocumentType", "identityDocumentNumber", "dateOfBirth", "placeOfBirth", "sex"], "next": "contact_details" }, { "id": "contact_details", "title": "Contact details", "fields": ["address", "mobileNumber", "homeTelephoneNumber", "email"], "next": "citizenship" }, { "id": "citizenship", "title": "Other citizenship", "fields": ["hasOtherCitizenship", "otherCitizenshipCountry"], "next": "photo_upload" }, { "id": "photo_upload", "title": "Photo", "fields": ["photo"], "next": "declaration_and_payment" }, { "id": "declaration_and_payment", "title": "Declaration and payment", "fields": ["declarationInformationTrue", "declarationDate", "paymentMethod"] } ] }