Singapore admin steps

Apply for the baby's Dependant's Pass before the Special Pass runs out

Once the passport exists, your employer applies to the Ministry of Manpower for a Dependant's Pass for the baby, in the same way as for a spouse. It has to be in before the 42-day Special Pass expires; staying past it is an offence under the Immigration Act. Checked against mom.gov.sg on 21 September 2026.

Who it applies to

Everyone having a baby in Singapore

On your timeline

Paperbump schedules this between 7 days and 5 weeks after the birth

Official source

mom.gov.sg

Last checked

21 September 2026

What else to know

Employment Pass and S Pass holders qualify if they earn enough. If you hold permanent residence or a different pass, check which route applies to your child before the birth, not after — a PR parent sponsors the child differently again.

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Around the same time

• Register the birth within 42 days, on LifeSG within 2 weeks of the birth
• Get the baby a passport from your own country within 3 weeks of the birth
• Baby Bonus and the Child Development Account, if the baby is a citizen within 6 weeks of the birth