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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