Public Hours and Holiday Closure
New Public Hours: Our morning hours will remain the same, Monday-Friday 8:30AM-12:00PM. Our afternoon hours will change to 1:30PM-3:00PM, Monday-Wednesday and Friday. We will be closed to the public on Thursday afternoons. These hours will take effect from Monday, April 20, 2009. Document pass-back will take place between 3:00-3:30 Monday-Friday.
Services in the afternoon public hours are reserved for American citizens only. Non- Americans who need notarial services may come during the morning hours.
NOTICES- Appointments are required for Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and passport renewals for minors (aged below 16). You can click here to make an appointment or find more information at http://singapore.usembassy.gov/birth_abroad.html and http://singapore.usembassy.gov/applicants_age_below_16.html
- The Consular Section is CLOSED on Singapore and American holidays. Occasionally, this section may also close for internal reasons. For more closure dates, please click here.
No Parking at the Embassy: If you plan to visit the Embassy for consular services, please plan to arrive by public transportation or taxi or to seek parking in public parking lots. The closest public car parks are at Gleneagles Hospital on Napier Road, Botanical Gardens on Cluny Road and the Tanglin Mall.
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Scheduled Public Holidays:
The American Embassy will observe the following American and Local Holidays.
2009
OFFICIAL DATE | U.S. HOLIDAY | LOCAL HOLIDAY | DATE OBSERVED |
January 1 | New Year's Day | New Year’s Day | Thursday, Jan 1 |
3rd Mon in Jan | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | --- | Monday, Jan 19 |
January 26 – 27 | --- | Chinese New Year | Monday, Jan 26 Tuesday, Jan 27 |
3rd Mon in Feb | Washington's Birthday | --- | Monday, Feb 16 |
April 10 | --- | Good Friday | Friday, Apr 10 |
May 1 | --- | Labor Day | Friday, May 1 |
May 9 | --- | Vesak Day | Friday, May 8 |
Last Mon in May | Memorial Day | --- | Monday, May 25 |
July 4 | Independence Day | --- | Friday, Jul 3 |
August 9 | | National Day | Monday, Aug 10 |
1st Mon in Sep | Labor Day | --- | Monday, Sep 7 |
September 20 | --- | Hari Raya Puasa | Monday, Sep 21 |
2nd Mon in Oct | Columbus Day | --- | Monday, Oct 12 |
October 17 | --- | Deepavali | Friday, Oct 16 |
November 11 | Veteran's Day | --- | Wednesday, Nov 11 |
4th Thu in Nov | Thanksgiving | --- | Thursday, Nov 26 |
November 27 | | Hari Raya Haji | Friday, Nov 27 |
December 25 | Christmas | Christmas | Friday, Dec 25 |