National Registration Identity Card

The National Registration Identity Card (abbreviation: NRIC, or colloquially IC; simplified Chinese: 身份证; traditional Chinese: 身份證; Tamil: அடையாள அட்டை; Malay: Kad Pengenalan Pendaftaran Negara) is the identity document in use in Singapore. It is compulsory for all persons who are lawfully resident in Singapore (other than certain exempted persons) to register for an NRIC either upon becoming a resident or, if below the age of 15, within one year of attaining that age.

National Registration Identity Card

The National Registration Identity Card (abbreviation: NRIC, or colloquially IC; simplified Chinese: 身份证; traditional Chinese: 身份證; Tamil: அடையாள அட்டை; Malay: Kad Pengenalan Pendaftaran Negara) is the identity document in use in Singapore. It is compulsory for all persons who are lawfully resident in Singapore (other than certain exempted persons) to register for an NRIC either upon becoming a resident or, if below the age of 15, within one year of attaining that age.