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This Authentication Certificate / Legalisation Certificate / Apostille only certifies the authenticity of the signature and the capacity of the person who has signed the public document, and where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the public document bears.. This Certificate is not valid if the seal of the Singapore Academy of Law is removed or altered in any way whatsoever.
SAL provides service for the legalisation of documents. From 16 September 2021, SAL will affix an Apostille Certificate on every document which requires legalisation. Members of the public who require legalisation service will have to submit an online request and make payment online.
Since 20 January 2021, the legalisation function of outgoing public documents issued in Singapore and intended for use in States with legalisation requirements has been transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL).
Sep 12, 2024 · SINGAPORE, 12 September 2024 — Authenticating public documents for overseas use will become more convenient and less time consuming from 2025, when the process is digitised by the Singapore Academy of Law (“SAL”), in collaboration with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”).
Sep 12, 2024 · From 2025, users will be able to submit documents online for verification by SAL, which will generate and email an e-Apostille attached to the document. Recipients can then verify the documents via the SAL Legalisation Portal. This system offers faster processing and reduces administrative burdens for both businesses and individuals.
Sep 12, 2024 · Authenticating public documents for overseas use will become more convenient and less time consuming from 2025, when the process is digitised by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL), in collaboration with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
Jan 19, 2021 · Singapore on 18 January deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (“Apostille Convention”), making us a Contracting Party to the Apostille Convention.
Sep 20, 2019 · From 1 October 2019, members of the public and recipients of notarised documents can log on to https://legalisation.sal.sg to verify the authenticity of notarial certificates. Notaries thus no longer need to keep physical records of their notarised documents.
Sep 20, 2024 · The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) is Singapore's designated Competent Authority for the legalisation/apostillation of documents in Singapore for overseas use. Please refer to the SAL’s website (https://legalisation.sal.sg) for details on the process and procedures.
All documents that require notarisation by a Notary Public in Singapore will have to be authenticated and legalised by SAL. The following payments are payable at the Notary Public’s office: Authentication Fee of $87.20 (incl of GST) to the Singapore Academy of Law.
