YOUR SINGAPORE PAPERS, HANDLED FROM AFAR
Moved away from Singapore but still need your certificates accepted abroad? We legalise Singapore documents from overseas clients by courier, so you never have to fly back or find someone to queue at the Singapore Academy of Law.
We act as your Singapore proxy for the full legalisation of documents in Singapore: our partner Notary Public, SAL authentication or apostille, the embassy stage, and a tracked courier back to your door.
Tell us where you live, where the document is going and where the original is now, and we reply with the route and price.
Clients abroad
Former residents, Singaporeans posted overseas and companies run from another country all ask us for remote document legalisation, often for UAE embassy attestation or Hague countries. Below are the people we hear from most.
Citizens on overseas postings who need a birth or marriage certificate accepted for a residence permit.
People who lived in Singapore on a work pass and now need their Singapore records for a new country.
Alumni abroad who need a Singapore degree or transcript legalised for a job, licence or further study.
Spouses registering their Singapore marriage in their home country or applying for a family visa.
Families who left Singapore and need a child's birth certificate for school, citizenship or a passport.
Owners of Singapore companies who need ACRA papers or resolutions legalised for a foreign bank or partner.
Employers abroad collecting legalised Singapore documents for a new hire's work permit.
Foreign law firms that need Singapore certificates legalised for court, probate or property files.
Original, digital or lost
Not every remote legalisation case needs you to post an original. Depending on the document, we can work from a digital file, or from a fresh copy that the issuing body sends straight to our Singapore office.
| Your situation | What we need from you | Post the original? |
|---|---|---|
| Paper certificate with you abroad (marriage, birth, degree) | Courier the original to our Singapore office | Yes |
| Digital certificate with a working QR code (e.g. digital birth or marriage certificate, e-COC) | The digital file, so we can print it exactly as SAL requires | Usually no |
| Original lost, damaged or still in a drawer in Singapore | Order a new copy or extract from the issuing body (such as ICA, the Registry of Marriages or your university) to our address | No |
| Singapore company documents | Your company's UEN and the documents the foreign body asked for | Often no |
| Digital document that can only be verified by logging in to Singpass | A paper copy or certified copy from the issuing body, because SAL asks the holder to log in at its counter | Ask us first |
| Power of attorney or declaration you must sign | Signing before our partner Notary Public on a Singapore visit, or signing before a notary where you live | Handled case by case |
| Document issued outside Singapore | It must be legalised or apostilled in the country that issued it | Not possible here |
SAL does not accept documents sent by post or courier, so an overseas client needs someone in Singapore to present them in person — that is the role we play.
Step by step
Singapore document legalisation from abroad runs on scans, couriers and messages, whether it ends in an apostille for India or an embassy stamp.
WhatsApp or email a photo of the document, the destination country and your deadline.
We confirm whether you need an apostille or embassy legalisation, the price per step and a timeline that includes courier days.
You courier the original, or the issuing body sends a new copy, and we message you as soon as it arrives.
Our partner Notary Public, the SAL counter and the embassy stage are handled in turn, with a WhatsApp update after each one.
We check the finished document against your instructions, email you a scan and courier it back with a tracking number.
Common requests
Civil records and education papers make up the bulk of requests from abroad, followed by police certificates and company documents.
Singapore marriage, birth and divorce records needed for visas, citizenship or registering a marriage abroad.
Degrees, diplomas and transcripts from Singapore institutions for jobs, licensing and further study overseas.
The digital Certificate of Clearance and Singapore employer letters needed for visas and work permits abroad.
Singapore incorporation papers and board resolutions for foreign banks, branches and business partners.
Not sure where to start?
Even from abroad, one scan and the destination country is enough for us to tell you whether you need to post the original at all.
Costs
Remote legalisation uses the same step prices as in Singapore, plus courier at cost. Reviews from clients abroad show how this works in practice.
Charged separately: courier both ways, embassy fees at cost, any fee the issuing body charges for a replacement copy, and translation (quoted per page and language).
Time
When you legalise from abroad, courier transit is the part most people forget, so we add it to every timeline before you pay.
We work on Singapore time (GMT+8), so a message sent in your evening is often answered by your morning; if your deadline is tight, see our urgent legalisation service.
Before you post anything
Sorting these out before legalising from overseas stops a document being posted across the world twice.
A power of attorney for use abroad signed outside Singapore is notarised and legalised in the country where you sign it, so we tell you upfront whether to sign here on a visit or there.
You pay online once you have approved the quote, so there is no cash, cheque or visit involved.
Avoid a second courier
When legalising from overseas, distance turns small errors into weeks of delay. These are the ones we catch before anything is posted.
✕ Posting documents straight to SAL
✓ SAL does not accept mail or courier, so we receive the document and present it at the counter for you.
✕ Signing a POA abroad and posting it here
✓ We check first, because a signature made abroad cannot be notarised by a Singapore notary after the event.
✕ Sending a plain photocopy
✓ We tell you whether the destination needs the original, a digital printout or a certified true copy.
✕ Forgetting courier days in the deadline
✓ We quote a timeline that counts transit both ways, not just processing in Singapore.
FAQ
Answers for anyone about to send us Singapore documents for legalisation from overseas.
Ask On WhatsAppAny international courier with tracking is fine, so pick the one that serves your area best. Avoid untracked post, and send us the tracking number so we can watch for the parcel.
Declare them as "personal documents, no commercial value". Do not describe them as goods or give them a sales value, as that can lead to customs checks or duty charges.
Tell us on WhatsApp and we contact the courier from the Singapore end to answer any questions about the contents. If the delay affects your deadline, we send you an updated timeline before any further step is paid for.
Our prices are in Singapore dollars, so if you pay from a foreign account your bank or card provider converts the amount and may add its own charge. We confirm the payment options open to you with your quote.
Yes. Tell us their name before they come so we expect them, and we message you as soon as the document is with us, which also saves you one international courier fee.
Yes. Give us the new address and a local phone number before we book the return, and we quote the courier cost for that destination. Once the parcel has left, a change of address depends on the courier and is not always possible.
We tell you straight away, with photos, before any work starts. If the damage could lead SAL or the embassy to refuse it, we advise you to order a fresh copy from the issuing body rather than pay for steps that may fail.
We do, because the return is booked in our name as sender. Tell us if tracking stops moving or shows delivered when you have nothing, and we raise a trace with the courier for you.
Share a scan from abroad and the destination country, and we confirm whether you need to post the original, the route and the full price before any work starts.