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.
To ensure the safety and well-being of our customers, CFO services at Supreme Court will be available from 2 Jun 2020 by appointments only. Deponents/declarants who wish to affirm, swear or take their affidavits and statutory declarations to be used in Supreme Court proceedings are requested to contact tel: 6557 7459 or email: SUPCOURT_Head_Interpreters@supcourt.gov.sg to make an appointment at least one working day in advance.
The operating hours of CFOs are as follows:
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
(For use in Supreme Court proceedings only) | 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 / 6332 3970 |
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.