Document checklist
Singapore → Ethiopia: Temporary ID (employment)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
5 itemsIdentity
Passport copy
RequiredA copy of your passport.
Source: Immigration and Citizenship Service (Ethiopia), Temporary ID
Valid visa with entry stamp
RequiredA valid visa for Ethiopia, with the entry visa stamp in your passport.
Source: Immigration and Citizenship Service (Ethiopia), Temporary ID
Purpose of travel
Letter to ICS from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
RequiredA letter to the Immigration and Citizenship Service from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, confirming your work permit as an employee of the company.
Source: Immigration and Citizenship Service (Ethiopia), Temporary ID
Letter to ICS from your employer
RequiredA letter to the Immigration and Citizenship Service from the company employing you, and the company must hold a valid trade certificate.
Source: Immigration and Citizenship Service (Ethiopia), Temporary ID
Your employer's trade certificate
RequiredA copy of the employing company's trade certificate.
Source: Immigration and Citizenship Service (Ethiopia), Temporary ID
Why applications on this route get refused
Employer doesn't hold a valid trade certificate
The letter from your employer must come from a company with a valid trade certificate, and a copy of that certificate is a required document.
How to avoid it: Confirm with your employer that their trade certificate is valid and that a copy is included with the application.
Missing letter from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Employees of a company must include a letter to ICS from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, this is separate from the employer's own letter.
How to avoid it: Complete the work permit step with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs before applying to ICS for the Temporary ID.
Sources
- Immigration and Citizenship Service (Ethiopia), Temporary ID · checked 24 Sept 2026
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