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You can have approved overseas leave and still have a passport problem. Check the travel document early, then coordinate the application, collection and booking details around your NS schedule. Passport processing and military leave approval are separate decisions.

Archive note: This article fills the 7 September 2026 archive date and was added on 15 September 2026. Official sources were checked on 15 September 2026; this is not a verification of policy as it stood on the archive date.

Archive backfill: Added on 15 September 2026 for the date shown above. Official sources were checked on 15 September 2026; this is not verification of the policy in force on the archive date. NSVault is unofficial.

Losing your Singapore passport overseas during approved NSF leave creates two urgent jobs: arranging a lawful return document and telling your unit that the return plan may change. Neither job substitutes for the other.

This guide focuses on Singapore passport holders. It is unofficial guidance and does not grant additional leave, determine service consequences or guarantee when an emergency document will be ready.