Singapore Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy

2023-07-24 16:19:04

Singapore is located in South-eastern Asia. It is a developing country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Singapore is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check Singapore Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.



Travel advice and advisories

Published 26.04.2022
1. Passengers must have:
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), Covaxin, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm and Sinovac; or
- a vaccination status on the HealthHub app or TraceTogether app; or
- an acceptance letter issued by the Safe Travel Office (STO), confirming that the traveller\'s vaccination certificate has been verified using the Vaccination Check Portal; or
- an SGAC acknowledgement email confirming that the traveller’s vaccination certificate has been verified.
More details can be found at: https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/arriving/overview#vaccination .
- This does not apply to:
- unvaccinated or partially vaccinated nationals and permanent residents of Singapore;
- passengers younger than 18 years with a Long-Term Pass or the respective In-Principle Approval (IPA);
- passengers younger than 13 years;
- passengers with a vaccination exemption letter;
- passengers with an Approval Letter for Entry (ALE) from the Safe Travel Office (STO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) or Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI);
- passengers with a Business Travel Pass (BTP);
- residents of Brunei Darussalam with a valid SafeTravel Pass approval letter issued by Singapore under the Singapore-Brunei Reciprocal Green Lane, a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 3 days before departure from the first embarkation point, and a return/onward ticket. They must have stayed in Brunei Darussalam in the last 14 days before departure;
- residents of China (People\'s Rep.) with a valid Safe Travel Pass approval letter issued by Singapore under the Singapore-China Reciprocal Green Lane, a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 3 days before departure from the first embarkation point, and a return/onward ticket. They must have stayed in Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin, or Zhejiang in the last 7 days before departure;
- returning passengers with a Work Pass, Student\'s Pass, Dependant\'s Pass, or Long-Term Visit Pass who have an Entry Travel Pass issued by the Brunei authorities under the Singapore-Brunei Reciprocal Green Lane or an invitation letter issued by the Chinese authorities under the Singapore-China Fast Lane.
2. Passengers without one of the vaccination documents mentioned in the item 1 above, must have a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 2 days before the day of departure from the first embarkation point. Tests accepted are: LAMP, NAAT, NA-PCR, PCR, rapid antigen, rapid PCR and RT-PCR. Self-administered rapid antigen tests remotely supervised by a provider in Singapore are also accepted. If passengers have transited for more than 24 hours before arriving in Singapore, the negative test must be taken at most 2 days before the day of departure of the last direct flight to Singapore.
The test certificate must:
- be in English; and
- include the date the test was taken; and
- include a minimum of 2 personal identifiers as stated in the passport (i.e. name and either date of birth or passport number).
More details can be found at https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/arriving/general-travel/non-fully-vaccinated .
- This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 13 years;
- passengers with proof of recovery. More details can be found at https://www.caas.gov.sg/docs/default-source/docs---cartf/circulars-2022/caas_circular_21_2022_web.pdf ;
- passengers with a letter of exemption issued by a Singapore Government Agency;
- residents of Brunei Darussalam with a valid SafeTravel Pass approval letter issued by Singapore under the Singapore-Brunei Reciprocal Green Lane, a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 3 days before departure from the first embarkation point, and a return/onward ticket. They must have stayed in Brunei Darussalam in the last 14 days before departure;
- residents of China (People\'s Rep.) with a valid Safe Travel Pass approval letter issued by Singapore under the Singapore-China Reciprocal Green Lane, a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 3 days before departure from the first embarkation point, and a return/onward ticket. They must have stayed in Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin, or Zhejiang in the last 7 days before departure;
- returning passengers with a Work Pass, Student\'s Pass, Dependant\'s Pass, or Long-Term Visit Pass who have an Entry Travel Pass issued by the Brunei authorities under the Singapore-Brunei Reciprocal Green Lane or an invitation letter issued by the Chinese authorities under the Singapore-China Fast Lane.
3. Passengers transiting through Singapore must have their baggage checked through to their destination.
4. Passengers must comply with the prevailing Singapore government requirements upon entry into Singapore. Passengers could be subject to quarantine or Stay Home Notice (SHN). Please refer to https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/arriving/general-travel/non-fully-vaccinated
5. Passengers must submit the SG Arrival Card (SGAC) before arrival via https://eservices.ica.gov.sg/sgarrivalcard or via the mobile application.


Travel Advisory By USA

Mon, 24 Jul 2023

Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. 

Exercise normal precautions in Singapore.

Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Singapore.

If you decide to travel to Singapore:


Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Singapore

Visa required

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen

Visa not required

  • Albania (30 days)
  • Andorra (90 days)
  • Angola (30 days)
  • Argentina (30 days)
  • Australia (90 days)
  • Austria (90 days)
  • Bahamas (30 days)
  • Bahrain (30 days)
  • Barbados (30 days)
  • Belgium (90 days)
  • Belize (30 days)
  • Benin (30 days)
  • Bhutan (30 days)
  • Bolivia (30 days)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (30 days)
  • Botswana (30 days)
  • Brazil (30 days)
  • Brunei (30 days)
  • Bulgaria (90 days)
  • Burkina Faso (30 days)
  • Burundi (30 days)
  • Cambodia (30 days)
  • Cameroon (30 days)
  • Canada (30 days)
  • Cape Verde (30 days)
  • Central African Republic (30 days)
  • Chad (30 days)
  • Chile (30 days)
  • Colombia (30 days)
  • Comoros (30 days)
  • Congo [DRC] (30 days)
  • Congo [Republic] (30 days)
  • Costa Rica (30 days)
  • Côte d'Ivoire (30 days)
  • Cuba (30 days)
  • Cyprus (90 days)
  • Czech Republic (90 days)
  • Denmark (90 days)
  • Djibouti (30 days)
  • Dominica (30 days)
  • Dominican Republic (30 days)
  • Ecuador (30 days)
  • El Salvador (30 days)
  • Equatorial Guinea (30 days)
  • Eritrea (30 days)
  • Estonia (90 days)
  • Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) (30 days)
  • Ethiopia (30 days)
  • Fiji
  • Finland (90 days)
  • France (90 days)
  • Gabon (30 days)
  • Gambia (30 days)
  • Germany (90 days)
  • Ghana (30 days)
  • Greece (90 days)
  • Grenada (30 days)
  • Guatemala (30 days)
  • Guinea (30 days)
  • Guinea-Bissau (30 days)
  • Guyana (30 days)
  • Haiti (30 days)
  • Honduras (30 days)
  • Hong Kong (30 days)
  • Hungary (90 days)
  • Iceland (30 days)
  • Indonesia (30 days)
  • Ireland (90 days)
  • Israel (1 month)
  • Italy (90 days)
  • Jamaica (30 days)
  • Japan (30 days)
  • Kenya (30 days)
  • Kiribati (30 days)
  • Kuwait (30 days)
  • Laos (30 days)
  • Latvia (90 days)
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia (30 days)
  • Liechtenstein (30 days)
  • Lithuania (90 days)
  • Luxembourg (90 days)
  • Macau (30 days)
  • Macedonia [FYROM] (30 days)
  • Madagascar (30 days)
  • Malawi (30 days)
  • Malaysia (30 days)
  • Maldives (30 days)
  • Malta (90 days)
  • Marshall Islands (30 days)
  • Mauritania (30 days)
  • Mauritius (30 days)
  • Mexico (30 days)
  • Micronesia (30 days)
  • Monaco (90 days)
  • Mongolia (30 days)
  • Montenegro
  • Mozambique (30 days)
  • Myanmar [Burma] (30 days)
  • Namibia (30 days)
  • Nauru
  • Nepal (30 days)
  • Netherlands (90 days)
  • New Zealand (90 days)
  • Nicaragua (30 days)
  • Niger (30 days)
  • Norway (90 days)
  • Oman (30 days)
  • Palau (30 days)
  • Panama (30 days)
  • Papua New Guinea (30 days)
  • Paraguay (30 days)
  • Peru (30 days)
  • Philippines
  • Poland (90 days)
  • Portugal (90 days)
  • Qatar (30 days)
  • Romania (90 days)
  • Rwanda (30 days)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis (30 days)
  • Saint Lucia (30 days)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (30 days)
  • Samoa (30 days)
  • San Marino (30 days)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (30 days)
  • Senegal (30 days)
  • Serbia (30 days)
  • Seychelles (30 days)
  • Sierra Leone (30 days)
  • Slovakia (90 days)
  • Slovenia (90 days)
  • Solomon Islands (30 days)
  • South Africa (30 days)
  • South Korea (90 days)
  • Spain (90 days)
  • Sri Lanka (30 days)
  • Suriname (30 days)
  • Sweden (90 days)
  • Switzerland (90 days)
  • Tanzania (30 days)
  • Thailand (30 days)
  • Timor-Leste (30 days)
  • Togo (30 days)
  • Tonga (30 days)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (30 days)
  • Turkey (30 days)
  • Tuvalu (30 days)
  • Uganda (30 days)
  • United Arab Emirates (30 days)
  • United Kingdom (90 days)
  • Uruguay (30 days)
  • Vanuatu (30 days)
  • Vatican City (30 days)
  • Venezuela (30 days)
  • Vietnam (30 days)
  • Zambia (30 days)
  • Zimbabwe (30 days)

eVisa

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Georgia
  • India
  • Jordan (30 days)
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Moldova
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan

Visa free access

  • Croatia

e-Visa

  • Ukraine

Visa Requirements for Singapore Citizens

References