Embassy Attestation and Apostille in Singapore, From Notary to Embassy Under One Roof

The destination country decides the route, not the document. Before anything is stamped, we check three things: where the document was issued, which country will receive it, and exactly what the receiving office asked for.

If the document will be used here in Singapore — for example a foreign birth certificate for an ICA application — it is a different process, and none of the stamps on this site are required.

When the receiving country has not joined the Apostille Convention, an apostille alone is not enough. After SAL, the document goes to that country's embassy or high commission in Singapore, and often to its foreign ministry once it arrives. How the full embassy attestation chain works explains each stamp and who issues it.

The destinations our Singapore clients ask about most:

• UAE embassy attestation — degrees for work visas, marriage and birth certificates for family visas, company papers for free-zone setup
• Malaysia document legalisation — marriage, property sale and purchase agreements and statutory declarations through the Malaysian High Commission
• Qatar embassy attestation — degrees and licensing documents for healthcare, engineering and teaching roles
• Thailand embassy legalisation — marriage and company documents through the Royal Thai Embassy until apostille applies in 2027
• Saudi Arabia document attestation — now an apostille country, with advice on when a receiver still asks for more

For Apostille Convention countries, the SAL apostille is the last stamp. Government documents go to SAL directly; private documents are signed or certified before our Notary Public first. Our SAL apostille service covers submission and collection, and explains when a paper apostille is needed instead of an e-Apostille.

Destination pages with country-specific rules:

• Apostille for China, including Chinese translations that must be apostilled too
• Power of attorney for India, apostilled in Singapore and stamped in India
• Apostille for South Korea for bank, visa and company documents
• Apostille for Hong Kong for POAs and declarations

Each document has its own trap — a laminated scroll, a digital-only certificate, a missing ROM endorsement. These pages explain the route for each one.

Powers of attorney, declarations and company papers only become usable abroad once they are signed before a Notary Public. Our notarisation service explains what the notary checks and what to bring. From there:

• Power of attorney attestation — general, special, property, banking and corporate POAs
• Statutory declarations and affidavits — name, address, marital status, child travel consent
• Corporate document attestation — board resolutions, ACRA profiles, incumbency certificates
• Certified true copies — passports, NRIC, degrees and licences, without handing over originals
• Certified translation with attestation — Arabic, Chinese, Thai and more, in the order the receiver expects

Two services exist because clients kept asking for them. A mobile notary can meet you at home, at your office, in hospital or at a hotel — useful for elderly parents, several company directors or a tight deadline. With document pickup and delivery, we collect your papers, handle SAL and the embassy counters, and return them tracked and photographed at each hand-off. The one thing no one can do for you is sign; that still happens in front of the notary.

• One accountable team. The notary, the SAL submission and the embassy step are handled by the same people, so nothing falls between offices.
• We tell you what you don't need. If an apostille is enough, we will not sell you an embassy stamp.
• Stage-by-stage updates. You know when your document is notarised, at SAL, at the embassy and on its way back.
• Originals handled with care. Receipt on collection, photo record at each stage, tracked return.
• Reviewed by a Notary Public. Content on this site is reviewed by our in-house Notary Public in Singapore.