Hello. Thanks for your speedy response. Always good to have the benefit of experience and guidance. Thank you.
I have already downloaded the forms and filled them in. I typed them in but then thought it’s better hand write to fill in the forms. Second guessing oneself is excruciating.
And some of the forms require you to sign in front of the notary public. I am guessing that you sign at the ICA counter in front of the counter person who is also a public notary ?
And the forms ask for all sort of information about family members. Not sure why they need to know all that.
I have made multiple copies of passport and NRIC. Again, not sure if I should get them notarised before I walked into ICA. Do I need notarised copies for CPF and bank? Or just copies ?
So it looks like I have to leave SG and wait for the approval letter to arrive before approaching CPF. Make another trip back to SG for that. Good excuse to stuff my gob with delicious food.
But I can go to the bank and do the changes of residency with the acknowledgement letter , and not the approval letter. Am I correct to understand that?
I am getting anxious as the day draws closer walking into ICA. Hence why I am trying to calm myself getting some idea of what to expect.
Thank you for any other advice and information.
If you are signing in front of the officer, you DO NOT need a notary public. Just bring the originals of the documents. They will make copies. You should bring copies on your own as well just in case their photocopy machine is broken.
email ICA to let them know you are going to renounce. It is good to make an unoffical "appointment" with them. I think it is just one officer who does this.
For the CPF form, bring the form to the Singapore bank you want to deposit your CPF into along with the receipt of renunciation. Have the bank sign and stamp the form.
You DO NOT need to go back to sg to withdraw CPF. When you receive the confirmation of renunciation letter from ICA then sign the CPF withdrawal form in the presence of a Notary Public at wherever you are. Notarize a copy of the renunciation letter. Send the CPF form and the letter in together to CPF.
If you are not sure, you can go to CPF to ask them again for the instructions. I did that. CPF will NOT accept the CPF withdrawal form in advance. I tried asking them to just take the form first. Then I send the renunciation letter later on. They said they do not hold on to the forms.
The junior officer did not know anything. So I asked to speak to a senior. And he gave me the steps on how to get it done overseas then send it to CPF in Singapore. Don't waste your money and time flying back to SG.
