You are eligible for Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund if you are 16 years of age or above on the date of purchase, not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, not a member of the crew of an aircraft on which you are departing Singapore and not a specified person on the date of purchase, at any time within the period of 3 months immediately before the date of purchase or on the date you submit your GST claims.

 

A specified person refers to an individual who has in force any work pass issued by the Ministry of Manpower, a dependent pass, long term in visit pass or long-term visit pass plus, a student pass or an identification card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore.

 

For more information, please refer to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) website.