Singapore PR application fee: the full cost in 2026

• At submission, ICA charges “S$100 for each application”, payable online by Visa or MasterCard credit/debit card, American Express, Internet Direct Debit (DBS/POSB, OCBC, UOB, Standard Chartered Bank internet banking), or PayNow. “All fees are non-refundable.”
• If approved, completing formalities costs S$20 for the Entry Permit, S$50 for a 5-year Re-Entry Permit, and S$50 for your Identity Card — S$120 more, also non-refundable. Across both stages, that’s S$220 in ICA fees for one approved applicant.
• ICA adds that “successful applicants will be notified of other applicable fees subsequently”, so this fee table isn’t necessarily the complete bill.
• Since June 2024, a family can submit one application for the same immigration facility, but ICA’s fee page doesn’t say whether a family on one application pays the S$100 fee once or per person — this isn’t stated.
• After your first Re-Entry Permit (REP), each renewal costs S$10 for every year or part-year of validity, charged separately for each REP. Transferring an REP to a new passport carries no fee.
• Documents not in English need an official translation, accepted from the embassy of the issuing country, a notary public (in Singapore or that country), or a private translation that one of those two then attests or notarises. ICA “does not endorse any private translation companies or entities” and publishes no translation price — that cost is between you and whoever translates it.
• ICA’s FAQ says all successful applicants, including children, must also submit a health declaration to CPF Board for MediShield Life and CareShield Life as part of completing formalities, and that “the health status declared will not affect” the PR application itself. ICA does not charge a fee for this.
• ICA’s 2026 advisory on fake letters describes an applicant who engaged a commercial entity for “a total fee of close to $5,000” and was sent a forged approval letter; ICA confirmed no application had actually been submitted on their behalf. ICA says it “does not support nor endorse” consultants and encourages applying directly through its own website.

Sources: ICA — Becoming a Permanent Resident · ICA — Re-Entry Permit · ICA — Transfer of Re-Entry Permit · ICA FAQ — health declaration at completion of formalities · ICA — Advisory on fake ICA letters (2026) · ICA — Applying through commercial entities

Self-reported by applicants on public platforms. Not ICA policy; may not be representative.

• Public pricing pages from Singapore immigration consultancies mostly list S$1,500–5,000 for a single applicant’s PR case, commonly around S$2,500–3,000, and occasionally up to about S$8,000 — on top of, not instead of, ICA’s own S$100 application fee. Every consultant we found who addresses the question says they cannot influence ICA’s decision; what they charge for is help with documents and a cover letter.
• Media reported at least S$8.8 million lost since January 2026 to scams claiming to help with PR applications, including fake consultancy adverts and forged approval letters, with individual losses reported from under S$5,000 to S$80,000.

Sources: E&H Immigration — approval-rate myth (consultant pricing context) · Straits Times — S$8.8m lost to ICA-related scams (Sep 2026)