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Renunciation of Singapore Permanent Residence

Learn more about renouncing your Singapore Permanent Residence (PR) through the ICA website, including required documents, the process, and how to request a verification letter if needed.

Last updated 6 November 2025

If you wish to renounce your Singapore Permanent Residence (PR), please submit your application online via the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority website here (opens in new tab). For detailed information on the procedure and softcopies to be prepared for uploading, please refer to the instructions here (opens in new tab). For general enquiry on your application, please submit your query to ICA_REP@ica.gov.sg (opens in new tab).

Kindly note that only existing Singapore Permanent Residents shall submit for PR renunciation.  If you have remained overseas without a valid Re-Entry Permit (REP), you will be considered to have lost your PR status, will not be required to apply for renunciation of PR.  If you require a verification letter stating that you are no longer a Singapore PR, please submit your request here (opens in new tab).

You will be informed by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority once your Permanent Residency has been successfully renounced. No fee will be charged for the renunciation of PR.