The Commissioners for Oaths (CFOs) at Supreme Court administer oaths or affirmations in respect of affidavits or statutory declarations to be used in Supreme Court proceedings.
Deponents/declarants who wish to affirm, swear or take their affidavits and statutory declarations to be used in Supreme Court proceedings may proceed to the Legal Registry at Level 2 of the Supreme Court Building for CFO services during the following operating hours:
| Monday-Thursday | 9.00am to 5.30pm |
| Friday | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
For deponents/declarants who do not understand or speak English, interpretation in the following languages and dialects will be provided:
| Chinese Languages | Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese |
| Indian Languages | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Malay Languages | Malay, Javanese, Boyanese |
Deponents/declarants who require interpretation in foreign languages or languages and dialects other than those listed above must engage and bring along a qualified interpreter if they wish to have their affidavits and court-related statutory declarations affirmed/sworn/taken before the duty CFOs at the Supreme Court.
For documents to be used in a foreign country, deponents/declarants should have them executed in the presence of a Notary Public instead of a Commissioner for Oaths.
Please click here for the Notaries Public Directory.
The following commissioning fees apply:
Type of Document
| Commissioning Fee
| Additional Fees |
| Affidavit in civil matters | S$25.00 per affidavit | S$5.00 per exhibit (if any) |
| Affidavit in bankruptcy matters | S$5.00 per affidavit | S$1.00 per exhibit (if any) |
| Affidavit in company winding-up matters | S$4.00 per affidavit | S$1.00 per exhibit (if any) |
| Statutory declarations | S$25.00 per statutory declaration | S$5.00 per exhibit (if any)
For matters under the Companies Act, a fee of S$2.00 per exhibit (if any) will be imposed |
Please contact the respective language CFOs for any queries relating to CFO services:
| CFO | Tel No. |
| Chinese / English | 6332 3924 / 6557 7637 |
| Tamil / English | 6332 3925 / 6332 3930 |
| Malay / English | 6332 3926 / 63323970 |
House Call Services
The Commissioners for Oaths of the Supreme Court do not provide house call services.
For house call services, you may wish to contact a Commissioner for Oaths in the CO & NP Directories of the Singapore Academy of Law. Click here.