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Hotel Renewal Application

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INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOTEL RENEWAL APPLICATION 

  1. The Hotel-Keeper's licence expires on 31 December every calendar year and need to be renewed before its expiry.

  2. The annual fees for the Certificate of Registration should also be paid during the renewal of the Hotel-Keeper's licence.


  3. Applications for the renewal of the Hotel-keeper's licence and the payment of the annual fees for the Certificate of Registration will be open during the last quarter of the calendar year. Licensees will be notified by post, email and sms on the renewal application process and requirements.


Submission of Applications
  1. Renewal Applications of the Hotel-keeper’s licence and payment of the annual fees for the Certificate of Registration are to be submitted online through the Online Business Licensing Service (OBLS) at https://licences.business.gov.sg/.


  2. The following documents are required to be submitted together with the online application.

    (i) Declaration forms (forms will be provided together with the notification letters).

    - guests ratio
    - transit rates and minimum security measures

    (ii) A copy of  a valid Grant of Written Permission (WP) from Urban Redevelopment Authority if your premises was granted with a temporary WP.

    (iii) If there is a change of Hotel-Keeper, please see the requirements as stated under the “Change of Hotel-Keeper”.



  3. The following information is needed when submitting the application online through the OBLS website :
    • Full Name of Hotel
    • Complete Address of Hotel
    • Full Name of Hotel-Keeper
    • Supporting documents

                    You may attach your supporting documents in the online application. or email them to hlb_info@hlb.gov.sg

  4. The following fees are to be paid online when submitting the application form :
  5. Renewal Fee:
    (i) hotel with 100 rooms or less
    $300 
    (ii) hotel with 101-299 rooms
    $400 
    (iii) hotel with 300 or more rooms
    $500 
  6. The Hotels Licensing Board reserves the right to prescribe additional conditions or waive existing conditions for any application for a Certificate of Registration and/or a Hotel-keeper's Licence.

  7. The Hotels Licensing Board will send the hotel a letter to confirm the renewal of the Hotel-Keeper’s licence and advise the date and venue for the collection of the new Hotel-Keeper licence.

  8. For further clarification, please email hlb_info@hlb.gov.sg or call telephone no. 6831 3484 or 6831 3325.
Last Updated on 7 March 2011