How much does a Singapore PR application cost in total?

The fixed part is S$100 per applicant to ICA on submission and S$120 per approved applicant on completion. If you engage a consultancy, add its fee, which across this market runs from roughly S$1,400 to over S$5,000 for a single applicant and more for a family. Budget separately for translation or legalisation where your documents require it.

Why do agency fees vary so much?

Partly genuine differences in scope, partly positioning, and partly the fact that most firms quote only after a consultation, which makes comparison difficult. The practical response is to compare what is included rather than the headline number, and to ask each firm directly what happens commercially if the application is declined.

Is a more expensive agency more likely to get my PR approved?

No, and we would treat any suggestion otherwise as a reason for caution. ICA decides, and no firm has influence over that decision or a channel into it. What a fee can buy is preparation: a candid read of whether you are ready, a consistent and complete submission, and the weak points addressed rather than left to be inferred. That is worth paying for in some circumstances and not in others.

Do you publish your fees?

Not on this page. Our fees are set out in full at the consultation, before you commit to anything, and the assessment itself is complimentary. We would rather quote against your actual circumstances than publish a figure that turns out not to apply to you. If you want a straight answer on cost before committing time, ask for it at the start of the consultation and you will get one.

Do I get a refund if my application is rejected?

That varies by firm and it is a fair question to ask before engaging anyone. What no firm can offer is a guarantee of approval, because the decision is not theirs to make. Be careful to distinguish a commitment about service or fees, which a firm can honour, from a promise about the outcome, which it cannot.

Choosing a consultancy

What a Singapore PR agency costs, and what you are actually paying for.

Fees in this market run from around S$1,400 to well over S$5,000 for broadly similar work. The spread is real, it is not explained by quality alone, and almost nobody publishes enough detail to compare properly.

6 min read · Last updated 16 September 2026

In short

A Singapore Permanent Residence application carries two separate costs. The government fees are fixed and payable to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA): S$100 per applicant on submission, which is non-refundable regardless of outcome, and a further S$120 per approved applicant on completion for the Entry Permit, Re-Entry Permit and identity card. Consultancy fees are separate, are set by each firm, and across this market run from roughly S$1,400 to over S$5,000 for a single applicant, with family applications priced higher. There is no regulated rate. A consultancy fee buys preparation, review and submission support; it does not buy influence over the decision, and no firm can substantiate an approval rate.

This is the question people most want answered and the one the industry is least willing to answer plainly. Most firms quote only after a consultation, which makes comparison difficult by design.

We would rather set out how the pricing in this market actually works, including where our own sits within it, so that you can have a useful conversation with any firm rather than only with us. Nothing below requires you to engage anyone.

The fees that are fixed

These are payable to ICA and are the same wherever you go, or if you go nowhere and apply yourself.

S$100 per applicant on submission. Non-refundable, and payable again on any subsequent application.
S$120 per approved applicant on completion, covering the Entry Permit, Re-Entry Permit and identity card.
Incidental costs where they apply: document translation, notarisation or legalisation, and in some cases a medical examination.

The fees that are not

Consultancy fees across this market run from roughly S$1,400 to over S$5,000 for a single applicant, and family applications are priced higher, typically per additional person. Some firms publish their rates and most do not.

That spread is wide for work that is broadly similar in scope, and it is worth understanding that it does not map neatly onto quality. Some of it reflects genuinely different levels of service; some of it reflects positioning; and some of it reflects how confident a firm is that a client will not compare.

What a fee cannot buy is worth stating plainly, because a good deal of pricing in this market is built on the implication that it can. No consultancy has influence over ICA's decision, no consultancy has a channel into it, and no consultancy can substantiate an approval rate. A higher fee does not purchase a better outcome.

What the fee usually covers

Scope varies more than price does, which is the real reason two quotes are hard to compare. Before you compare numbers, establish what each number includes.

An eligibility assessment, and whether it is genuinely candid or a formality before a sale.
Case strategy: which scheme to apply under and when to file, which for many applicants is the most important decision in the process.
Document preparation and review, including identifying what is missing rather than only checking what is present.
Preparation of any cover letter or supporting statement.
Submission through ICA's e-Service and handling of any follow-up.
What happens if the application is unsuccessful, and whether any further work is chargeable.

Questions worth asking any firm, including us

The answers tell you more than the price does.

Will you tell me if you think I should wait rather than apply now?
What exactly is included, and what would be charged separately?
Who will actually work on my case, and what is their background?
Do you publish an approval rate, and if so, how is it calculated and audited?
What happens, commercially, if the application is declined?
Can you show me evidence of work you have done, rather than only testimonials?

Whether to pay anything at all

ICA's e-Service is open to any eligible applicant and nothing requires you to engage a firm. If your circumstances are straightforward, your documents are in order and your timing is sound, applying yourself is a perfectly reasonable choice and the only cost is the S$100 fee and your time.

The case for engaging someone is strongest where the position is not straightforward: a previous rejection, a complicated employment or family history, documents that do not agree with one another, or genuine uncertainty about whether this is the right year to apply. That is where preparation changes what a reviewing officer sees.

We would rather tell you that at the consultation than take a fee for work that would not have changed your outcome.

Criteria, fees and timelines are set by the Singapore authorities and are revised from time to time. Please confirm the current requirements directly.