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                        Singapore Immigration and Registration

Singapore Immigration (SI) and the National Registration Department (NRD) have come a long way, always responding professionally to challenges as demand increased. When the two departments merged on 1 April 1998 to form the Singapore Immigration & Registration (SIR), it used processes and procedures that were unheard of in those early years. The face of SIR has changed significantly since immigration and registration laws were first introduced.



                        National Registration Department


    Customs and Excise Department

To fully appreciate the history of SIR, we need to examine the humble beginnings of SI and the NRD, and see how SIR has grown along with the country.