As a Work Permit holder, how do I apply for approval to marry a Singaporean or permanent resident? (2024)

If you are a current or former Work Permit holder (including Training Work Permit holder) who wishes to marry a Singapore citizen or PR, you must apply for approval from MOM.

However, you don’t need to apply for approval if:

How to apply

To apply for approval, you need to provide clear copies of the documents listed below and combine them into 1 file, e.g. zip file.

For	Prepare these documents
Singapore citizen or PR	NRIC Past 6 months’ pay slips from their current or most recent employer Latest Income Tax of Assessment (from IRAS) or the past 3 months’ CPF statements Certificate of highest qualification attained Any legal document (e.g. a deed poll) to certify a change of name, if applicable
Current or former Work Permit holder	Declaration form for application to marry an Singapore citizen or PR (to be signed by both parties) Passport personal particulars page or Work Permit card Past 6 months’ pay slips from their current or most recent employers Certificate of highest qualification attained Any legal document (e.g. a deed poll) to certify a change of name, if you have ever entered Singapore using another name

Additional documents

You need to submit these additional documents, if applicable:

If one or both of you are	Provide these documents
Married: To each other or to another person In Singapore or overseas	Marriage certificate
Divorced	Divorce certificate TheCertificates of Interim Judgementand Final Judgementare also acceptable for the Singapore citizen or PR.
Widowed	Late spouse’s death certificate
Expecting a child together	Doctor’s memo for pregnancy
Not married, but have a child or children together	Child or children’s birth certificate

For non-English documents, you must submit a copy of the original and the English translation. You need to get a service provider to do the translation.

We will email the outcome to the Singapore citizen or PR within 4 weeks.