Deed Poll is used only to change the name in your Identity Card, and cannot be used to change your name in your Marriage Certificate.

Please visit ICA's weblink at http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=140&secid=72

Loh Eben Ong & Partners have provided this prompt, innovative and convenient Online Legal Service since 1998, and many Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents have utilised this online legal service. You can access this online service at Deed Poll Online at any time in the comfort of your home or office with our prompt and efficient service.

With effect from June 2004, to enhance the convenience for our users, we have introduced an Offline Deed Poll Submission service. Applicant may download any one of our Deed Poll Offline Forms and submit to us via email, post or fax.

These are some of the common reasons that a person wishes to change his/her name:-

1. Adopted a New Name of your choice or preference
2. Correct a wrongly spelt First Name and/or Surname
3. Insertion of married name
4. Insertion of baptism name
5. Insertion of religious name
6. Change the order of the existing Name
7. Add, delete or change the Chinese Character(s) of your Name
8. Add, delete or change the Tamil Character(s) of your Name
9. Delete your Hanyu Pinyin name [eg. (Chen WeiLing)] in your Identity Card
10. For auspicious reasons

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S$60.00 (payment by NETS) (please check with ICA on their latest fee charges).

No. Under the Regulation 4 of the National Registration Regulations, the Chinese name must comprise only of Chinese characters found in the Chinese dictionary recognised by the Registrar.

Name or names that we consider vulgar, offensive, blasphemous or unsuitable or against the laws of Singapore.

We will also not accept an order for a Deed Poll that includes a name that would make people believe you had a conferred or inherited honour or title e.g. Dato, BBM, Sir, Lord, Judge, Lady, Baron, Baroness, Duke, Duchess etc. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into as to our reason for rejection.

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To change your Name in your Identity Card, you would require either one of the following:-

(a) a Deed Poll prepared by a Lawyer, and you have to sign the document in the presence of a Lawyer in Singapore, OR
(b) a Baptism Certificate for insertion of baptism name, OR
(c) a Religious Certificate for insertion of religious name, OR
(d) a Marriage Certificate for insertion of married name only.

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Adult and Child (Over 1 Year's Old)

If you are an adult or your child (minor) is more than one (1) year old, you or your child can only change the name in the Identity Card. If you are a Singapore Permanent Resident, you can only change your name in your Singapore Blue Identity Card, and not your foreign Passport. Please check with ICA on their latest policies.

Child (Less Than 1 Year's Old)

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A Deed Poll is a legal document signed by a person for change of his name. It has tobe signed by a parent if the person is below 21 years of age. Under Singapore law, a person changing his name has to replace his Singapore Identity Card within 28 days.

We do not provide advice on your New Name as it is a very personal choice. Only you can decide.

However, these are the general tips that you may wish to consider in choosing your New Name:-

1. you may decide whether to put a New First Name (eg. John) in front or rear of your Existing Name of "Tan Ong Wee", so that you New Name in your IC will appear as "John Tan Ong Wee" or "Tan Ong Wee John". Some may wish to add a comma "," so that your New Name will read as "John, Tan Ong Wee" or "Tan Ong Wee, John".

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No. For minors below 21 years of age, the Deed Poll must be executed by a parent. With effect from 1 June 2007, the consent of the other parent also has to be sought for the change of name.

Based on ICA's policy, the child’s name is an important symbol of his identity and his relationship with his parents. Hence, the consent of both parents must be sought before the child’s name can be changed.

Amendment to the name on the child's Birth Certificate (BC) will not be allowed after 1 year from date of birth.

Should parents wish to change the child's name, they may obtain a Deed Poll to effect the change. The Deed Poll should be produced together with the BC for official transactions (eg. school registration, application for passport etc) for the new name to be reflected. The Deed Poll should also be produced during the child's IC registration for the new name to be reflected on the NRIC.

From 1 June 2007, to effect a change of name of a minor, Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) requires one parent to complete a form to declare that the minor’s other parent has also consented to the name change, in addition to producing the Deed Poll. If the other parent is uncontactable, the parent who has executed the Deed Poll must state this information on the Declaration Form accordingly.

You should apply for a replacement identity card within 28 days after you have changed your name by way of a Deed Poll.

We do not process Deed Poll application to be signed overseas. We require the applicant to be in Singapore to sign the formal Deed Poll in the presence of one of our lawyers.

However, if you are currently overseas and intend to return to Singapore soon (temporarily or permanently), you may apply for a Deed Poll (online or offline) first, and inform us of your intended date of return.

After application, please send us a cheque for S$50.00 (this is only a deposit or partial payment) issued in favour of Loh Eben Ong & Partners, being the non-refundable deposit, via post to our address.

Please read our terms and conditions at www.law.com.sg/disclaimer.htm .

If you are an adult, please bring along your Singapore Pink Identity Card (NRIC)/ Passport / NS Green IC, or Singapore Blue Identity Card (for Singapore PR).

For Minorⁱ, the Parent who is signing the Deed Poll has to bring his/her IC or Passport, and the Minor's original Birth Certificate to evidence the relationship.

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
Call at Counter 1, IC Section Citizen Services Centre
3rd Floor, ICA Building
10 Kallang Road
Singapore 208718
(Next to Lavender MRT station)

Operating Hours: Weekdays - 8 am to 5 pm
Saturdays - 8 am to 1 pm
Tel: (65) 6391 6100
Email: ica_feedback@ica.gov.sg
Website: http://www.ica.gov.sg

After the amendment of the name in the holder's NRIC, the onus of whether or not to have the change similarly updated in the Singapore Passport lies with the holder.

To be consistent with the name in your IC, you should change the name in your Passport. You can do so at ICA after you have changed your name in your IC. We strongly advise you to update the name in your Passport before you book your travel ticket or travel overseas. However, if in doubt, please contact ICA directly.

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Information on an NRIC holder's change of name will not be transmitted to other governmental departments. It is advisable to notify the relevant government departments of your new name, and they may require to have sight of the original Deed Poll for verification. The onus of reporting the change to government organisations, departments, statutory boards (such as Central Provident Fund Board) and authorities (eg. Singapore Land Authority) with whom he/she has dealings with lies with the holder.

As your name (in English characters) in your Identity Card may have changed, it is advisable to notify the Banks and private institutions or bodies which you have dealing with of your new name. The onus of notifying such change of name lies with you. For verification, these institutions may require sight of the original Deed Poll.

Please submit your request through this link at Deed Poll Quote at www.law.com.sg/deedpoll_quote.htm to obtain a prompt quote sent to your email address. (Preferred Mode available 24 hours - Online Quote). Alternatively, if you wish to obtain a verbal quote, please contact our office at (65) 6338 1810 (during office hours).