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Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS)

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Application Details

A veterinary licence from AVS is required to practise veterinary medicine in Singapore.

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) accredited universities are generally acceptable for licensing in Singapore as well as RCVS-accredited veterinary schools in the UK. Veterinary degrees from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and veterinary degrees from US veterinary schools (AVMA-accredited) are generally recognisable. Membership to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS) obtained by virtue of EU Directive 2005/36/EC is not recognised.

Veterinarians who graduated from non-recognised universities may still be eligible for licensing based on passes in the RCVS Statutory Examination for Membership; North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE); Australian National Veterinary Examination (ANVE) or the New Zealand Veterinary Examination (NZNVE).

FAQs

1. What are the universities recognized by AVS?
   Veterinary degrees from veterinary schools fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) are generally acceptable for licensing in Singapore as well as RCVS-accredited veterinary schools in the UK. As guide, veterinary degrees from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and veterinary degrees from US veterinary schools (AVMA-accredited) are generally accepted. Veterinarians who hold veterinary degrees from non-recognized universities may still be eligible for licensing based on passes in the RCVS Statutory Examination for Membership; North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE); Australian National Veterinary Examination (ANVE) or the New Zealand Veterinary Examination (NZNVE).
   
   
2. Is there a licence application fee?
   There is no licence application fee but licence fee of $80.00 is incurred for the issuance of licence.
   
   
3. Supporting documents required for submission?
   The following documents are required for the submission:
   1. Passport (if applicable)
   2. Veterinary Degree Certificate (certified true copy)
   3. Other Veterinary Qualification Certificates and memberships (certified true copy)
   4. Letter of Good Standing from Vet Licensing Authority
   5. Curriculum Vitae
   6. MOM employment pass/ approval letter (if applicable)
   7. Letter of employment/endorsement
   8. Passport Size Photo
   9. Supervisor's Letter of Endorsement (if applicable)
   10. Work Performance Report (applicable only for renewal, when required)
   11. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Documents (applicable only for renewal)
       
       
4. Where can I get the FAQ for Veterinary Surgeon?
   You can get the FAQ on this link: AVS FAQ website at https://www.nparks.gov.sg/avs/animals/animal-health-and-veterinarians/veterinary-licensing/licensing-policies

Additional Information

Fee:
Licence Fee:$80.00

Documents Needed

• Passport
  Scanned copy of applicant's Passport
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Veterinary Degree Certificate
  Scanned copy of applicant's veterinary degree certificate (certified true copy)
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Other Veterinary Qualification Certificates & memberships
  Scanned copy of applicant's veterinary qualification certificates (certified true copy)
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Letter of Good Standing from Vet Licensing Authority
  Scanned copy of letter of good standing from Veterinary Authority in the applicant's last country/region of residence/ practice. Fresh graduates are exempted.
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  Scanned copy of curriculum vitae (including photo ID, personal particulars and history of past employment
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• MOM employment pass/ approval letter
  Scanned copy of employment pass/ approval letter
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Letter of employment/endorsement
  Letter of employment/ endorsement from veterinary practice in Singapore, stating approximate starting date
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Passport Size Photo
  Soft copy of the applicant's passport size photo
  File Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PNG
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Supervisor's Letter of Endorsement
  Scanned copy of Supervisor's Letter of Endorsement
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB
  
  
• Others
  Scanned copy of other Miscellaneous documents
  File Format: BMP,CSV,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,MDB,MPEG,MSG,ONE,PDF,PNG,PPT,PPTX,RTF,TIF,TIFF,TXT,VSD,XLS,XLSX
  Maximum upload per application: 2MB