Philippine Embassy Singapore: Fees and Wait Times
Department of Foreign Affairs · consular
Quick answer
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore charges SGD 90.00 to renew a passport and SGD 262.50 to replace a lost one. Its Citizen's Charter commits to a total of 4 weeks and 33 minutes to 6 weeks and 64 minutes for a renewal, payable by Cash or PayNow.
Every figure on this page is from Philippine Embassy Singapore's own published documents.
Last verified 1 source, listed below
Consular Section Citizen's Charter 20261. PHGuides is independent and not affiliated with DFA.
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore does something most posts do not. Its Consular Section Citizen’s Charter, an 86-page document, publishes a committed processing time for every step of every service, down to the minute.
That makes it possible to say not just what a passport costs, but where the wait actually sits.
The fees
| Service | Charter reference | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Passport renewal | SG_CON_P1 | SGD 90.00 |
| New passport for an infant born in Singapore | SG_CON_P2 | SGD 90.00 |
| Replacement of a lost passport | SG_CON_P3 | SGD 262.50 |
| Replacement of a mutilated passport | SG_CON_P4 | SGD 127.50 |
| Release of a newly issued passport | SG_CON_P5 | No fee stated |
| Travel document, regular | SG_CON_P6 | SGD 45.00 |
| Consularization of documents, regular | SG_CON_N1 | SGD 37.50 |
Losing a passport costs SGD 172.50 more than renewing one, close to 3 times the price. A mutilated passport costs SGD 37.50 more than a renewal. Both are arithmetic on the Charter’s own totals.
The times, and where the wait really is
| Service | Total processing time |
|---|---|
| Passport renewal | 4 weeks and 33 minutes to 6 weeks and 64 minutes |
| New passport, infant born in Singapore | 3 weeks and 33 minutes to 5 weeks and 64 minutes |
| Replacement of a lost passport | 6 weeks, 1 day and 21 minutes to 8 weeks, 1 day and 30 minutes |
| Replacement of a mutilated passport | 4 weeks and 33 minutes to 6 weeks and 64 minutes |
| Release of a newly issued passport | 11 to 26 minutes |
| Travel document, regular | 23 minutes to 2 days |
| Consularization of documents, regular | 23 minutes to 2 days |
Read those carefully and the shape of the wait is obvious. The weeks are printing in Manila. The minutes are the counter. A renewal asks about 33 to 64 minutes of your actual time; everything else is waiting for a book to arrive.
An infant’s first passport is quoted 1 week faster than a renewal at both ends of the range. A lost passport is quoted about 2 weeks slower, plus the extra day.
The seven steps of a renewal
This is the part no other post publishes.
| # | Step | Time | Handled by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secure an online appointment and fill out the form at passport.gov.ph, the DFA GOAS | 10 to 20 mins | Client |
| 2 | Arrive with printed form and requirements; Embassy confirms and issues a queue number | 1 to 2 mins | Embassy receptionist |
| 3 | Submit form and requirements when the queue number is called; officer evaluates and endorses for encoding | 3 to 5 mins | Passport officer |
| 4 | Details, photos and biometrics captured on the digital capture machine | 5 mins | Passport encoder |
| 5 | Check biographic information, sign the enrolment confirmation and the log sheet | 3 mins | Client and encoder |
| 6 | Pay by Cash or PayNow; cashier issues a blue collection slip and receipt | 1 to 2 mins | Collecting officer |
| 7 | Application checked on the ePassport system and transmitted | 1 to 2 mins | Passport officer |
Step 1 is the longest, and it happens at home before you travel to Nassim Road. The Embassy sends an email confirmation carrying the schedule and the filled-out form.
Collection is a separate visit, 11 to 26 minutes, and you sign on Page 2 of the passport when you take it.
Booking, and what the Charter is
Appointments go through passport.gov.ph, the DFA’s Global Online Appointment System. A Citizen’s Charter is a commitment document under RA 11032, which is why the times are stated at all rather than left vague. The anti red tape act guide covers the law behind it and the deemed-approved rule that goes with it.
The passport renewal abroad guide covers the requirements common to every post, and the passport renewal Singapore guide covers the Singapore-specific checklist.
Where it is
| Address | 20 Nassim Road, Singapore 258395 |
| Telephone | +65 6737 3977 |
| singapore.pe@dfa.gov.ph |
What the Philippine-side documents cost
Most Singapore transactions rest on Philippine records, and those have published prices.
| Item | Published fee | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| PSA birth certificate | ₱130.00 | Valid 60 days |
| PSA marriage certificate | ₱130.00 | Valid 60 days |
| PSA death certificate | ₱130.00 | Valid 60 days |
| PSA CENOMAR | ₱185.00 | Valid 60 days |
| NBI clearance | ₱130.00 plus ₱30.00, ₱160.00 total | - |
| National Police Clearance | ₱150.00 | Valid 6 months |
| Travel tax, economy | ₱1,620.00 | OFWs pay ₱0.00 |
The Embassy runs an NBI fingerprinting service of its own, listed in the Charter as SG_CON_N2, covering the fingerprinting and the release of a signed NBI Form No. 5.
What this page does not cover
The Charter sections read for this guide are the passport, travel document and consularization entries. Fees and times for the civil registry services it also lists, Report of Birth, Affidavit to Use Surname of Father, Affidavit of Admission of Paternity and Report of Marriage, were not read and are not stated here.
The Embassy website carries an announcement headed Reduction in Consular Fees Effective 01 April 2024 and separate announcements on the GOAS launch and on new appointment and queue systems. Their contents were not read for this guide, so no figure from them appears above.
Related
The passport renewal abroad guide covers the requirements common to every post, the passport renewal Singapore guide covers the local checklist, the Hong Kong Consulate guide covers the other large Asian post, and the dual citizenship guide covers RA 9225.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is passport renewal at the Singapore Embassy?
- SGD 90.00, payable by Cash or PayNow. That is the TOTAL figure in the Embassy's Citizen's Charter for reference SG_CON_P1, passport renewal. A new passport for an infant born in Singapore is the same SGD 90.00.
- What does a lost passport cost?
- SGD 262.50, which is SGD 172.50 more than a renewal. A mutilated passport is SGD 127.50. Both figures are the Charter's TOTAL rows, and the subtraction is arithmetic on them.
- How long does a renewal take?
- Between 4 weeks and 33 minutes and 6 weeks and 64 minutes, which is how the Charter states it. The weeks are the printing wait in Manila. The minutes are the counter time, broken down step by step.
- Why does the Charter give minutes?
- Because it is a Citizen's Charter under the Anti-Red Tape Act, so it commits to a processing time for each step. Renewal is 7 steps: 10 to 20 minutes to book, 1 to 2 minutes to get a queue number, 3 to 5 minutes at evaluation, 5 minutes at biometrics, 3 minutes to check and sign, 1 to 2 minutes to pay, and 1 to 2 minutes to complete.
- How do I book?
- Through passport.gov.ph, the DFA Global Online Appointment System or GOAS. An email confirmation is sent with the schedule and the filled-out application form. You bring the printed form and requirements on the day.
- How can I pay?
- Cash or PayNow for passport renewal. The cashier issues a blue collection slip and receipt. Other services in the Charter are marked Cash.
- How long does collecting the passport take?
- 11 to 26 minutes, with no fee. That is a separate entry in the Charter, SG_CON_P5. You sign on Page 2 of the passport when you collect it.
- What do notarial services and travel documents cost?
- Consularization of documents is SGD 37.50 regular, and a travel document is SGD 45.00 regular. Both are quoted at 23 minutes to 2 days in the Charter.