Marriage to a Singapore Citizen does not guarantee a non-resident spouse automatic right of entry into Singapore or approval for long-term stay in Singapore. 

Couples who are interested in applying for a Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) are strongly encouraged to submit the Pre-Marriage LTVP Assessment (PMLA) together before marriage. 

The PMLA is a free online assessment tool for couples to find out more about each other, and if your prospective non-resident spouse is likely to qualify for LTVP after marriage. For more information on PMLA, please visit www.ica.gov.sg

Two foreigners can marry in Singapore if they have met the rules and requirements for marriage. Please visit 'Our Marriage Journey' website (Civil Marriage) for the rules and requirements.

If you and your partner are both Work Permit holders, you do not need to seek approval from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to register your marriage in Singapore.

If you are holding a physical copy of the marriage certificate, the marriage certificate number is stated on the top right-hand corner of the certificate.

If you are holding a digital copy of the marriage certificate, the marriage certificate number is indicated beside the marriage date in the certificate.

If you have misplaced your marriage certificate, you may log in to your Singpass to retrieve your marriage certificate number which is found under 'Family' of 'My Profile'. Alternatively, you may consider applying for a duplicate marriage certificate here to know your marriage certificate number.

To check if a marriage certificate issued in Singapore is recognised in a particular country, please approach the country’s relevant authority or department. Alternatively, if you have doubts about the legality of your marriage, you may wish to seek legal advice from a lawyer.

You should check directly with the relevant authority in the country that you intend to register your marriage in, on the requirements for registration of marriage.

Any current or former work permit holder (including Training Work Permit holder) who wishes to marry a Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident, must seek approval from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) via this form. This is a condition that all Work Permit holders agree to, before they are allowed to work in Singapore. If they fail to do so, their privilege to work in Singapore could be withdrawn and they may also be prevented from entering Singapore for a period of time.

MOM will take about 4 weeks to process the application, and the applicant will be notified of the outcome by email.

For more information, please visit the MOM’s website.

Witnesses need not come for the Verification of documents and Declaration (V/D) appointment. However, the couple must bring photocopies or screenshots of the witnesses’ NRIC (for Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident) or Passport (for Foreigners) for document verification.

On the day of marriage, two witnesses must be physically present at the solemnisation ceremony to observe the ceremony.  

However, the witnesses need not come for the Verification of documents and Declaration (V/D) appointment. For the V/D appointment, couples must bring photocopies or screenshots of their witnesses’ NRIC (for Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident) or Passport (for Foreigners) for verification.

There is no difference in marriage application fees if you have your solemnisation at an external venue instead of the Registry of Marriages (ROM).

Persons on social visit pass can get married in Singapore if they meet the rules and requirements for marriage.

If there are valid grounds such as the existence of a valid marriage or either party’s mental incapacity of making the decision to marry, anyone can object to the intended marriage. The person may come to the Registry of Marriages to lodge a caveat or objection. Please note that there is a non-refundable prescribed fee of $310.

For the marriage to be solemnised via video link under Singapore law, the groom, bride, two witnesses and the solemniser must be physically present in Singapore while they are allowed to be situated at different locations within Singapore during the solemnisation ceremony.

Divorce is a major life decision which has a large impact on many aspects of a person’s life. If you are facing challenges in your marriage and need help, consider accessing support services and information on divorce proceedings available on the Family Assist portal.

You will need to enter a password to authenticate and unzip the file. The password is a combination of the last 4 characters of the groom and bride's ID numbers (NRIC or foreign travel document) provided during your marriage application. For example, groom and bride's ID numbers are S0000111A and S0000222B respectively, the password would be 111A222B.

Please note that the encrypted zip file may work differently on IOS devices. It is recommended that you unzip the file on computer desktops.