Certificate of Clearance from Singapore (from Philippines)

[Don & Marivic 1]

My fiance is in Manila Philippines, but she worked in Singapore for awhile and it seems we will need a CoC from the Singapore police.

Question on fingerprints: Do the finger prints have to be a fingerprint card authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, or would the Singapore police accept something from a local NPI office or police station? (She's basically in a suburb and it would be a two hour bus ride or something like that to the DFA/US Embassy I think)

Does any one have experience with this?

Thank you in advance.

[Pitaya 2,577]

~moved from K1 Process to Phil. Regional Forum~

~inquiry is country-specific~

[Al422 221]

Candy was in Hong Kong at the time. She went to the Hong Kong police for the prints for Singapore and it worked fine. Supposedly any accredited police agency will do fine.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Visit your local police station and have them do a fingerprint card and then included it with your paperwork that you will be sending off to Singapore. I read that they no longer do COC's for non-Singapore citizen, he/she may wish to submit an appeal to SPF. Is this information correct?

http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/overseasmission/canberra/consular_services/certificate_of_clearance.html

[kitthekat 1,317]

Visit your local police station and have them do a fingerprint card and then included it with your paperwork that you will be sending off to Singapore. I read that they no longer do COC's for non-Singapore citizen, he/she may wish to submit an appeal to SPF. Is this information correct?

http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/overseasmission/canberra/consular_services/certificate_of_clearance.html

the appeal for non-citizens is just a one page form, submitted and processed together with the regular application. they are all approved and the COC will be issued as long as evidence is submitted to show that a government authority is requesting the certificate of clearance (i.e. the US embassy).

[Al422 221]

You need to get from USEM what they call The Singapore Letter. It is a one page form they have that they issue all the time. Send USEM an email and they will mail the Singapore Letter to you. You send that, the appeal form, the application for COC, two passport photos, your prints from any police station, and $60 in Singapore money.

We got our $60 Singapore draft from HSBC. I understand BPI will issue it as well.

Edited July 10, 2014 by Al422

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Al422, on 10 Jul 2014 - 12:41 PM, said:

You need to get from USEM what they call The Singapore Letter. It is a one page form they have that they issue all the time. Send USEM an email and they will mail the Singapore Letter to you. You send that, the appeal form, the application for COC, two passport photos, your prints from any police station, and $60 in Singapore money.

We got our $60 Singapore draft from HSBC. I understand BPI will issue it as well.

That's good information... thanks

[JoeandChristie 0]

Sir .. do you know how long it takes to get a reply for the Singapore letter?

[Sagot 1,548]

My fiance is in Manila Philippines, but she worked in Singapore for awhile and it seems we will need a CoC from the Singapore police.

Question on fingerprints: Do the finger prints have to be a fingerprint card authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, or would the Singapore police accept something from a local NPI office or police station? (She's basically in a suburb and it would be a two hour bus ride or something like that to the DFA/US Embassy I think)

Does any one have experience with this?

Thank you in advance.

Check the Singapore embassy website for Manila, there should instruction there.

Here is the info I have:

Police Certificates

Available: Yes

Fees: Processing fee is S$55.00 per application. Payment can be made by credit cards (VISA/MASTERCARD) or internet banking. In addition to the processing fee, a postage fee of S$5.00 must be included in the payment (total S$60.00) if the COC is to be mailed. Payment is non- refundable once the application is accepted.

Document Name: Certificate of Clearance

Issuing Authority: Singapore Police Force

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: N/A

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: N/A

Registration Criteria: All applicants must complete an online application on the Singapore Police Force eServices website and submit the application with the necessary supporting documents:

• A set of applicant’s fingerprint impressions (ten prints). Applicants applying in Singapore will need to book their fingerprinting appointment though the Singapore Police Force eServices website. For application by post from overseas, the applicant must submit a set of his/her fingerprint impressions taken by a qualified Fingerprint Officer at a Police Station or an authorized office of the country he/she is now residing.
• A photocopy of applicant’s valid passport (showing biodata page).
• Two recent photographs measuring 3.5cm by 4.5cm.
• Photocopy of document from relevant consulate/immigration authority/government bodies or other requestor to establish that the certificate is required by such authority and that a statutory declaration of no criminal conviction by the applicant is not acceptable as evidence that s/he has no criminal convictions. All documents are to be translated into English if written in other languages.

Procedure for Obtaining:

For all applicants, a form letter from the requesting/processing office (NVC, KCC, Embassy, employer etc.) is required to obtain a Certificate of Clearance (COC). Such letter should specify the need for the clearance and state explicitly that "a statutory declaration of no criminal conviction by the applicant is not acceptable as evidence that he/she does not have criminal convictions". The COC will be sent directly to the requesting/processing office.

Applicants should apply for the Certificate of Clearance online via the Singapore Police Force eServices website at: http://www.police.gov.sg/e-services/apply/certificate-of-clearance. Applicants will also be able to make payment and book for fingerprinting appointment through the eService website.

Processing time for each application is between 10 to 15 working days.

Certified Copies Available: N/A

Alternate Documents: N/A

Exceptions: The police records for Singapore may be considered complete from their origins to the present, except for the "occupation" period during World War II.

Comments:

Non-Singapore citizens requesting a Certificate of Clearance must also submit a copy of this letter after adding the names of the principal and dependent applicants as indicated, along with the checklist letter from NVC.

Please refer to http://www.police.gov.sg/e-services/apply/certificate-of-clearance for further information and updates on Certificate of Clearance from Singapore.

Prison Records

Available. Obrtained from the Director of Prisons, Prison Headquarters at 407 Upper Changi Road North 20 Km, phone number 65-6546-9359. For further information, please check http://www.sps.gov.sg/.

Court Records

Available. Please refer to http://www.supcourt.gov.sg or https://www.statecourts.gov.sg/Pages/default.aspx.

[JoeandChristie 0]

Sir is there a direct e-mail address to the US Embassy for the COC for Singapore. Is it a special branch of the embassy?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

20 hours ago, JoeandChristie said:

Sir is there a direct e-mail address to the US Embassy for the COC for Singapore. Is it a special branch of the embassy?

you go to Window 38 at the US embassy in Manila and ask for the consulate letter requesting the PC if not, then email:
 IVMANILAREPLIES@STATE.GOV
 
***Request for the consulate to issue a letter officially requesting the Singapore Police Force to release a COC or certificate of Clearance. Make sure that the letter states that "A STATUTE OF DECLARATION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
 
The US embassy can send this to you by Mail or by email

[maui 0]

i already paid online for COC .after finger print .. what are the ff. documents i need to mail to SPF aside from finger print? 

[Hank_ 9,174]

6 hours ago, maui said:

i already paid online for COC .after finger print .. what are the ff. documents i need to mail to SPF aside from finger print? 

 

Did you read through the earlier posts with the checklist of documents, and the post by Greenbaum?   There is reference to a letter that i needed.