Find Notary Public & Commissioner for Oaths in Orchard

Search public directory listings of every Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths in Singapore by location, language and opening hours, then read plain-language guides before you book.

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Legal service professionals near Orchard

The closest listings from the public directory, measured from the MRT station. Use the map above to adjust the search point, filter by language or appointment type, and open a listing for contact details.

Planning a Orchard appointment

Orchard is a long commercial corridor, and an office described as being in the Orchard area may be closer to another station or a side road than to Orchard MRT itself. The map distance and postal address therefore matter more than the neighbourhood label when choosing between results.

The area can be convenient for residents, retail and hospitality staff, medical visitors and people who prefer a central appointment outside the traditional CBD. It may also provide more varied building access than office-only districts, although the professional’s appointment schedule still needs direct confirmation.

Traffic, mall layouts and peak shopping periods can add travel time. Check whether the office accepts walk-ins, what identity and originals to bring, and whether the signer needs an interpreter. For certified copies, ask whether the office makes copies or expects you to arrive with complete sets.

Getting there

Orchard is an interchange between the North South Line and the Thomson–East Coast Line, with exits spread along Orchard Road and Paterson Road. Offices in medical suites and towers between Orchard and Somerset are usually closer to one of the two stations than to the other, so check which exit the listing is nearest.

Nearby search areas: Raffles Place, Marina Bay.

  1. Aw Wee Chong Nicholas

    Imperial Law LLC

    0.17 km away

  2. Chew Poh Kwan Margaret

    Balkenende Chew & Chia

    0.17 km away

  3. CHOY WING KIN MONTAGUE

    Imperial Law LLC

    0.17 km away

  4. Koh C-U Pinn

    Arielle Law Corporation

    0.17 km away

  5. Siaw Kheng Boon

    Siaw Kheng Boon & Co

    0.17 km away

  6. Shirley Perumpoykail Lourdesamy

    Attorneys Inc LLC (Scott Road)

    0.37 km away

  7. Lam Sek Fah Maria

    Maria Tham & Co

    0.51 km away

  8. Lim Heng Chong Benny

    Chris Chong & C T Ho LLP

    0.8 km away

  9. Lionel Yun Weijie

    Tzedek Law LLC

    0.8 km away

  10. Tan Siak Hee

    S H Tan & Associates

    1.11 km away

Legal Services Available

Commissioner for Oaths

A Commissioner for Oaths is appointed under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act to administer oaths and affirmations. When a Singapore court, agency, bank or employer asks for a sworn or affirmed document, the commissioner confirms your identity, watches you sign and records the oath or affirmation. Commissioners handle documents for use in Singapore; they are not authorised to sign documents for use in foreign countries.

  • Statutory declarations
  • Affidavits for local use
  • Certified true copies
  • Witnessing signatures

Notary Public

A Notary Public is appointed under the Notaries Public Act to perform notarial acts for documents that will be used outside Singapore: witnessing signatures, certifying copies and issuing notarial certificates. The certificate is then apostilled or authenticated by the Singapore Academy of Law, and legalised at an embassy where the destination country is not in the Apostille Convention.

  • International document notarization
  • Notarial certificates for apostille or legalisation
  • Power of Attorney
  • Corporate documents authentication

Coverage Across Singapore

Every listing in the public directory is on the map. These location pages centre the search on a major MRT station and add local planning notes for the area:

Understanding the two appointments

Notarisation and commissioning in Singapore, explained briefly

Singapore has two separate appointments for witnessing formal documents, and most confusion comes from treating them as interchangeable. A Commissioner for Oaths administers oaths and affirmations. When a Singapore court, government agency, bank or employer asks for an affidavit or a statutory declaration, the person making the statement signs it in front of a commissioner, who confirms their identity and records that the statement was sworn or affirmed. Commissioners are appointed under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, and the Singapore Academy of Law maintains the public directory.

A Notary Public performs notarial acts, which are the acts a foreign organisation will recognise. A notary witnesses signatures, certifies copies of documents and issues a notarial certificate for use outside Singapore. Since Singapore joined the Apostille Convention in 2021, the notarial certificate can be apostilled by the Singapore Academy of Law for use in member countries; for other countries it is authenticated and then legalised at that country’s embassy. Notaries are appointed under the Notaries Public Act and are typically senior practising lawyers.

The practical rule is simple. If the document will be used in Singapore and must be sworn or affirmed, look for a Commissioner for Oaths. If the document is going overseas and the recipient has asked for notarisation, a notarial certificate or an apostille, look for a Notary Public. Many professionals hold both appointments, which is why the map lets you filter by either.

Fees for both appointments are set out in published schedules under the Commissioners for Oaths Rules and the Notaries Public Rules, with the Singapore Academy of Law’s authentication fee added when a document is going abroad. The fees guide explains how a quotation is built up from those schedules and why exhibits, extra signers and certified copies change the total.

Which one do I need? How fees work

How to use this directory

The map above searches public directory listings of every Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths in Singapore. These four steps take most people from a search to a confirmed appointment.

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    Set your starting point

    Use the search box to type an address, MRT station or firm name, or press “Near Me” to use your device location. Distances are measured from that point, so results near an MRT station are practical for people travelling by train.

  2. 2

    Filter by appointment type and language

    Choose Commissioner for Oaths for documents used in Singapore, or Notary Public for documents going overseas. Add a language filter if the signer needs to be spoken to in Mandarin, Malay, Tamil or another language listed in the directory.

  3. 3

    Compare, then call the office

    Each result shows the firm, address, listed languages and published opening hours. Open the listing for the professional’s profile, then telephone the office to confirm that the named person is available, what to bring and what the appointment will cost.

  4. 4

    Prepare with a guide

    Read the guide that matches your document before you travel. Most repeat trips are caused by signing early, bringing the wrong identification, missing an exhibit or booking the wrong type of appointment.

Prepare before you go

Singapore document guides

21 original guides, 21,564 words in total, written from Singapore Courts, Singapore Academy of Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Singapore Statutes Online sources. Each guide lists its sources and shows when it was last reviewed.

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Where the information comes from

Directory listings

Names, appointment types, firms, addresses, telephone numbers and languages come from the public Singapore Academy of Law directory. Map positions, websites, opening hours and ratings are added from Google Places where available. Listings are never paid placements.

Guides

Written by the site’s founder from official sources, in plain language, with every source linked. Guides are reviewed when a cited rule changes and at least once a year. Read the editorial policy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions?

Read the Singapore guides for a fuller explanation of each process, then contact a listed professional directly for questions about your specific documents. NearbyNotary does not give legal advice or take bookings.