Request a Certificate of Good Standing

Request a Certificate of Good Standing or a Letter of Confirmation

Foreign lawyers currently or previously registered with the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (“LSRA”) (or the Attorney General’s Chambers’ Legal Profession Secretariat ("AGC LPS") prior to 18 November 2015) may apply to the LSRA for a Certificate of Good Standing.

[Note: Singapore solicitors, including those currently or previously registered under section 36E (previously section 130N) of the Legal Profession Act, should apply to the Supreme Court of Singapore for a Certificate of Good Standing or the Law Society of Singapore for a Certificate of Standing.]

To request for a Certificate of Good Standing from the LSRA, the law practice entity should submit the request on the foreign lawyer's behalf via LSRA e-Services. A fee of SGD150.00 is payable before the issuance of the Certificate of Good Standing. If the foreign lawyer is no longer registered with the LSRA, please submit the request via Contact Us @ OneMinLaw with the following information:

Full name
Identification number (as reflected in the individual’s identification document)
[Note: NRIC is preferred, followed by FIN, then passport.]
A scanned copy of the NRIC/work pass/passport
Current Certificate of Registration number (if any)
Previous Certificate(s) of Registration number(s) (if any)
Date by which the Certificate of Good Standing is required
Purpose of request

* If the applicant would like to authorise another individual to liaise with the LSRA on his/her behalf, the applicant should state this in a letter or email.

Law practice entities currently or previously licensed with the LSRA (or the AGC LPS or the Law Society of Singapore prior to 18 November 2015) may apply to the LSRA for a Letter of Confirmation to certify their registration or licence with the LSRA.

To request for a Letter of Confirmation, the law practice entity should submit the request via LSRA e-Services. If the law practice entity is no longer licensed with the LSRA, please submit the request via Contact Us @ OneMinLaw with the following information:

Name of law practice
Unique Entity Number (UEN)
Current LSRA Licence number (if any)
Previous Licence number(s) (if any)
Date by which the Letter of Confirmation is required
Purpose of request

You may also wish to refer to the User Guide (under Quick Links) for step-by-step instructions on how to submit an application via LSRA e-Services.

For more information, please refer to our FAQs.

Step	Exceptions
STEP 1: Login to LSRA e-Services
Please login to Government-to-Business (G2B) digital services in Singapore using SingPass. For more information, please visit here.	Nil.
STEP 2: Request a Certificate of Good Standing or a Letter of Confirmation via an update application
The request for a Letter of Confirmation must be indicated under the ‘Please state the sections/fields which you have updated’ section of the application form. The completed application form must be signed by the Registrant (if applicable) and the Managing Partner / Managing Director or Partner / Director (or equivalent) with the requisite authority of the applicant law practice entity. The LSRA will seek clarification or further information from the Main Contact for the application.	Nil.
STEP 3: Receive outcome of Certificate of Good Standing or Letter of Confirmation request
Requests for a Certificate of Good Standing or a Letter of Confirmation may take around 3 to 6 weeks to process, commencing when all required supporting documents and information have been received. Applications that are incomplete, complex or submitted during the peak period from January to March may require more time to process. Please also note that the LSRA only issues electronic Certificates of Good Standing or Letters of Confirmation.	Nil.

Last updated on 12 Apr 2021