Eligible working fathers in Singapore can receive up to 4 weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) if they meet the following criteria.

For natural fathers:

• The child must be born, or have an estimated delivery date (EDD), on or after 1 April 2025.

• The child must be a Singapore Citizen (SC) at birth, or become one within 12 months of the date of birth (inclusive).

• The father must be, or have been, lawfully married to the child's mother. If not married at the time of birth, he must marry the child's mother within 12 months of the date of birth (inclusive).

• Employed fathers must have served their employer continuously for at least 3 months before the child's date of birth.

• Self-employed fathers must have been engaged in a trade, business, profession, or vocation continuously for at least 3 months before the child's date of birth, and must have lost income from ceasing active engagement during the GPPL period.

• GPPL can only be taken from the child's citizenship date (for citizenship by registration) and/or marriage date (whichever is later), and must be taken within 12 months of the child's date of birth (both dates inclusive).

Note: Natural fathers of stillborn children are entitled to 2 weeks of mandatory paternity leave only and do not qualify for the full 4-week GPPL entitlement.

For adoptive fathers:

• The date of Formal Intent to Adopt (FIA) must be on or after 1 April 2025.

• The adoptive father must not be the natural father of the child.

• The adopted child must be less than 12 months old at the point of FIA.

• If the adopted child is not a Singapore Citizen, at least one adoptive parent must be a Singapore Citizen on the date of FIA.

• Employed fathers must have served their employer continuously for at least 3 months before the FIA date.

• Self-employed fathers must have been engaged in a trade, business, profession, or vocation continuously for at least 3 months before the FIA date, and must have lost income from ceasing active engagement during the GPPL period.

GPPL reimbursement to an employer, or payment to a self-employed father, will be recovered if:

• The Adoption Order is not granted within 12 months of the FIA date (inclusive); or

• The child is not a Singapore Citizen and does not obtain Singapore Citizenship within 6 months of the Adoption Order date (inclusive).

In all cases:

• The father must have been serving his current employer at the time of the child's birth.

• The father must not have previously claimed Government-Paid Paternity Benefit (GPPB) for the same child order.

Additional note:

• For citizenship by registration, GPPL can only be taken from the citizenship date onwards and within 12 months of the child's date of birth (both dates inclusive).

• If a father meets all GPPL criteria except the 3-month continuous employment requirement, and his employer is willing to grant GPPL, the Government may reimburse the employer the Government-paid portion of his GPPL.