Source: www.ica.gov.sg
National Service
Liability
Under the Enlistment Act, all male Singapore Citizens and
Permanent Residents, unless exempted, are liable to register for
National Service (NS). Following the completion of full-time NS,
they will be required to serve up to 40 days of Operationally Ready
National Service (ORNS) per year for the duration of their
ORNS training cycle till the age of 50 years (for officers) or
40 years (for other ranks).
Main applicants who are granted PR status under the
Professionals/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS)
Scheme or the Investor Scheme are exempted from NS. Male
children who are granted PR status under their parents' sponsorship
are liable for NS under the Enlistment Act. They are required to
register for NS upon reaching 16½ years old and will be scheduled
for enlistment at the earliest opportunity upon reaching 18 years
old. If they are pursuing full-time studies, deferment from
full-time NS may be granted only if they meet the deferment
conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Defence which can be found
at www.ns.sg.
All NS-liable males aged 13 years old and above, are required to
obtain an Exit Permit (EP) when travelling overseas for 3 months or
more.
NS-liable PRs are expected to serve NS. Renouncing or losing
one's PR status without serving or completing full-time NS would
have an adverse impact on any immediate or future applications to
work or study in Singapore, or for Singapore citizenship or PR
status.
Males who are granted Singapore PR, and who were previously
Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents, are liable to
be called up for NS regardless of the type of PR status they have
been granted. For further enquiries, please write to:
Central Manpower
Base
CMPB Podium
3, Depot Road
Singapore 109680
Tel : 1800-3676767 (local)
65-65676767 (overseas)
Email: [email protected]