Apply for Licences & Permits

Step-by-Step guide on applying for licenses and permits using the Online
Busienss Licensing Service (OBLS)

Get Started

1.   Make sure you have the following:
      a) SingPass
      b) Credit Card, eNets Debit or Flexipay to make payment
      c) Valid email address

      Exising businesses should also have their ACRA  registration  number on
      hand. It  is  the  number  that  was issued to you by the Accounting &
      Corporate Regulatory Authourity (ACRA) when you first registered your
      business or incorporated your company.

      • Applying For Licences & Permits
      • Examples of ACRA registration numbers

2.   Go to "Apply New Licence(s)" on the OBLS Homepage.

     

Select Licences

3.    Navigate or search to find the licence/permit you need.
       There are three ways to do this:

      √ Keyword search in Licences and Industries/Business Activities
      √ Navigate by Industry/Business Activity
      √ Navigate by Government Agency

      See:   • How-To: Find Licences & Permits

4.   Choose the licences/permits you want to apply for by checking the boxes.

      √ Click on [Read more...] to know more about the licence/permit.
      √ You can apply online only if the licence/permit has a tick box next to it.

        

      See:   • How-To: Find Licences & Permits

5.    Click on the      button when you have
      finished.

6.    Check your selection appearing inside the Licence Selection box and
       click on the . Follow the instructions on the screen.


Submit SingPass

7.     Key in your SingPass and password.

8.     Confirm your personal particulars by clicking on .

9.     Confirm your business particulars by clicking on .


Enter General Information

10.    You will see the General Information form.

11.    Fill up the form and click on .

        √ You can save your draft application anytime by clicking on
            

        √ You can retrieve the draft application anytime by going to
           

Fill licence forms

12.    You will see the names of the licence form(s) you need to fill up.

13.    Click on  to start.

14.    Fill up the form(s).
        √ Please provide your mobile number or email address so that we can
           update you on the progress of your application.
        √ Note: If  you  filled up the form(s) incorrectly, you will see this error
                    message.

             
       
           The error message are in red text. In the example below, the error
           message is "This field is compulsory" which means that you need to
           fill it up.

            

15.    When you are done, click on .

         √ You can save your draft application anytime by clicking on
             
         √ You can retrieve the draft application anytime by clicking on
            


Send out applications

16.     You will see a preview of your application. Check to make sure all the
          information is correct.

17.      When you are ready, click on .

18.      Make payment if you are instructed to do so.

Wait for approval
19.       You wil be notified by SMS or email when your application has  been
            processed.
            √ For some licences/permits, approval is immediate.
            √ You can check the status of your application anytime by going to
               

20.        In the SMS or email notification, you may be instructed to make
             payment.  If  so,  please  go  to      and  follow the
             instructions closely.