Guide

Updating shareholder information

Audience

Accounting entities

Businesses

Corporate Service Providers (CSP)

Task or topic

Update registers or information

20 August 2025

You can change your shareholders' personal particulars as long as they are not current position holders in any "live" business entity.

This page is under development and being progressively updated.

Before you update

This eService is for shareholders who do not hold any positions. Examples of position holders include directors and company secretaries.

What you need to know

If your shareholder is a	You should
Position holder in any local entity	Update position holder information instead.
Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident	Report these changes to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) directly: Name Identification type Identification number Nationality Residential address Note: You do not need to notify ACRA about these changes. ICA provides these updates automatically.
Corporate shareholder registered with ACRA	Update your entity’s Information instead. Note: Local corporate shareholders' information will not be shown in the "Update shareholder information" eService.

If your shareholder is a

You should

Position holder in any local entity

Update position holder information instead.

Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

Report these changes to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) directly:

Name
Identification type
Identification number
Nationality
Residential address

Note: You do not need to notify ACRA about these changes. ICA provides these updates automatically.

Corporate shareholder registered with ACRA

Update your entity’s Information instead.

Note: Local corporate shareholders' information will not be shown in the "Update shareholder information" eService.

How updates apply across entities

When you update a shareholder's information, some details will automatically update across all their entities. Other details need to be updated separately for each entity.

Information updates

For updates to	What to expect
Name, address, and nationality	These changes automatically apply across all entities where the shareholder holds shares.
Mobile number and email address	These are specific to each entity. You need to update them separately for each entity where the shareholder holds shares.
Identification type and number	You cannot update these in Bizfile. We are working to add this feature in the second half of 2025.

Who may update

Position holders may file directly on behalf of their company.

You can also engage a corporate service provider (CSP) to file on your behalf.

What you need to prepare

Ensure you have the shareholder's updated information, which includes their:

Name (attach supporting documents like deed poll)
Identification type and number
Nationality
Address (residential and contact)
Mobile number and email address

If a shareholder has passed away, you need to update their status and date of death.

Fees and processing time

Update shareholder information

What you need to know	Details
Fee	Free
Processing time	Immediate

Step 1: Log in to Bizfile and open the "Update shareholder information" eService.

Follow these steps to navigate to the Update shareholder information eService.

Note: All entity and personal information (including UEN, entity details, NRIC or FIN numbers, names and addresses) shown are dummy data for illustration purposes only.

1. Click "Login" on the Bizfile homepage and select "Business User" to log in via Corppass.

Step 2: Update shareholder's details

The information you can update depends on your shareholder type. This includes NRIC holders, foreign shareholders, and foreign entities.

You need to enter the effective date for each change that you make. For example, if you update a shareholder's contact address, you must indicate the effective date of that change.

1. Select the relevant shareholder you want to update. Please note that the list excludes shareholders who are either position holders in the same entity or local corporate entities.