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Entry into Singapore

Welcome to Singapore

Visitors planning a visit to Singapore or a Singaporean planning to travel overseas will find this guide useful and handy for your trip!

Bilingual Disembarkation / Embarkation Form

A foreign visitor arriving in Singapore is required to complete the Disembarkation / Embarkation Form (or D/E Form) as shown below. Singapore Permanent Residents, work pass holders and other valid pass holders are not required to fill in D/E Forms.

There are three versions of Bilingual D/E Forms available:

  1. English / Chinese
  2. English / Malay
  3. English / Japanese

To facilitate clearance, all D/E Forms must be completed in a neat and legible manner. A separate D/E Form must be completed for each accompanying child travelling with the same passport.

At the immigration counter, the visitor must present the completed D/E Form together with his travel document to the ICA officer. Upon the grant of immigration clearance, the Disembarkation portion will be retained by the ICA officer. The Embarkation portion will be returned to the visitor. An endorsement indicating the period that the visitor is allowed to enter and stay in Singapore will be stamped on both portions of the D/E Form as well as on the passport.

When the visitor leaves Singapore, the Embarkation portion will be retrieved from the visitor.

The D/E Form is issued free of charge. It is obtainable from all checkpoints in Singapore. Those arriving by air can obtain the form from the airlines or on board their flights to Singapore while those arriving by land and sea can obtain it from their travel agents and ferry operators.

Important Note
A foreign visitor arriving in Singapore may be required to complete other declaration forms / cards as and when required by Singapore authorities.

Updated about a week ago
Who needs a VISA to enter Singapore?

Foreigners holding travel documents issued by the following countries will require a visa to enter Singapore:

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Bangladesh (except Diplomatic / Official passport holders)
  • Commonwealth Independent States*
    (except Diplomatic / Official / Service passport holders for a stay of up to 30days)
    Countries include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  • Egypt
  • India (except Diplomatic / Official passport holders)
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Jordan (except Diplomatic / Official passport holders)
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar (except Diplomatic / Official passport holders)
  • People's Republic of China (except Diplomatic / Service / Public Affairs passport holders for a stay of up to 30 days)
  • Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia (except Diplomatic passport holders)
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia (except Diplomatic / Official passport holders)
  • Yemen

In addition, visitors holding Hong Kong Document of Identity, Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Travel Permit, Palestinian Authority Passport, Refugee Travel Document issued by the Middle-East countries and Temporary Passport issued by United Arab Emirates will also require a visa to enter Singapore.

* Nationals of the Commonwealth Independent States may be granted entry into Singapore without visas if they are on transit to a third country. However, they are required to fulfill the following conditions:

  • They are in transit to a third country;
  • They hold a valid passport, a confirmed onward air-ticket, entry facilities (including visa) to the third country and have sufficient funds for the period of stay in Singapore;
  • They continue their journey to the third country within the 96-hour visa free period granted; and
  • They satisfy Singapore's entry requirements. As in all arrivals, the grant of the visit passes to travellers will be determined by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at the Singapore Checkpoints.
Updated about a week ago
Entry Requirements

All visitors need to go through immigration clearance on arrival at Singapore.

Visitors need to satisfy the following requirements before they are allowed to enter:

  • Passport / Travel document valid for at least 6 months.
  • Confirmed onward / return tickets.
  • Sufficient funds for their stay in Singapore.
  • Visa, if applicable. Learn more about who needs a Visa to enter Singapore in the next section.
  • Entry facilities, including visas, to their onward destinations.

The grant of visit passes to visitors will be determined by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at Singapore checkpoints.

Visitors are advised to check their passports for the number of days given in to endorsement upon their arrival. For example, if you arrived on 1st January, you can stay in Singapore until 15th January for a 14-day pass or 31st January for a 30-day pass.

All visitors on visit passes are not permitted to engage in any form of paid employment or in any business, profession or occupation in Singapore.

Updated about a week ago
Updated about a week ago
 
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