Travelling to Singapore

Travelling to Singapore

Travellers seeking to enter Singapore will do so via a Safe Travel Lane arrangement, and the entry requirements and health controls of each Safe Travel Lane may differ depending on the traveller’s profile and travel history. Travellers can refer to the following sections on this page to determine the most relevant arrangement(s) to enter Singapore:

Self-Help Tool for Safe Travel Lanes and Entry Requirements

The self-help tool below will output the most appropriate SafeTravel Lane(s) to use to travel to Singapore, depending on the individual traveller’s profile. Vaccinated travellers may refer to this separate info page for inbound vaccinated travellers to determine if they are considered fully vaccinated, and the steps to obtain vaccinated status for activities within Singapore. Indicate “Fully Vaccinated (WHO EUL Vaccines)” in the form below if the vaccination criteria is met.

If the tool below does not work in your browser, try opening it in a separate window, or refer to the list of SafeTravel Lanes.

List of SafeTravel Lanes by Traveller Profile

1) Returning Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR) returning from all countries/regions may return to Singapore without seeking entry approval. However, prevailing travel health measures will apply depending on their travel history to various countries/regions before arriving in Singapore. Click here for information on requirements for the Returning SC/PR Lane.

Fully vaccinated Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents, and accompanied unvaccinated children below 12 years old departing from certain countries/regions may use the Vaccinated Travel Lane to enjoy quarantine-free measures on arrival, instead of the prevailing requirements under the Returning SC/PR Lane. Click here for more information on the Vaccinated Travel Lane.

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2) General Entry for Long Term Pass Holders and Immediate Relatives of Singapore Citizens/PRs

Long Term Pass Holders and immediate relatives of Singapore Citizens/PRs need to apply for entry approval to enter Singapore, and may use the following lanes to enter. Currently, travellers with travel history to all countries/regions except Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are allowed to enter through these lanes.

Fully vaccinated travellers and accompanied unvaccinated children below 12 years old departing from certain countries/regions may be able to utilise the Vaccinated Travel Lane to enjoy quarantine-free measures on arrival. Click here for more details on the Vaccinated Travel Lane.

Otherwise, click the relevant lane below for more details.

Travel Lanes
(Click the links for lane details)		 General Traveller Profile
Familial Ties Lane
  • Singapore Permanent Resident In-Principle Approval holders who need to complete long-term immigration formalities
  • Are on an ICA-issued Long-Term Visit Pass
  • Travellers whose immediate family member is an SC/PR based in Singapore
  • Adopted child of an SC/PR
  • Fiance/fiancée of an SC/PR
Student's Pass Holder Lane
  • Student’s Pass (STP) and STP In-Principle Approval Holders (STP-IPA)
  • Eligible accompanying guardian or family of the STP and STP-IPA holder who is travelling on the same date

[Note: STP and STP-IPA holders whose family members hold an MOM-issued pass should travel via the Work Pass Holder General Lane instead.]
Work Pass Holder General Lane
  • MOM-issued Pass holders, including a Dependant’s Pass, Letter of Consent (except those holding an ICA-issued Long-Term Visit Pass) and In-Principle Approval Holders
  • Confinement Nannies
  • Helpers
Periodic Commuting Arrangement
  • Malaysian Citizen or Malaysian Permanent Resident, and hold a valid long-term pass for business and work purposes in Singapore; or
  • Malaysian Citizen who is a Singapore Permanent Resident working in Singapore

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3) Short-Term Business Visits

Travellers who need to only make a short-term business trip to Singapore may use the lanes below. Only travellers with travel history to the listed countries/regions before arriving in Singapore may use the respective lanes.

Travel Lanes
(Click the links for lane details)		 Countries/Regions
Air Travel Pass

(No controlled itinerary within Singapore)
  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
  • Mainland China
  • Taiwan
Reciprocal Green Lane

(Controlled itinerary within Singapore)
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Mainland China (Only for travellers from Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang)
Vaccinated Travel Lane

(For fully vaccinated travellers and accompanied unvaccinated children below 12 years old)
  • Brunei
  • Germany
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • South Korea (For arrivals from 15 Nov 2021)

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4) Short Term Social Visits/Tourists

Short term visitors from the following countries/regions may apply to enter Singapore for any purpose of visit.

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5) Death and Critical Illness Emergency Visits

Travellers from all countries/regions may enter Singapore on a short-term basis to attend to a family crisis (e.g. death or critical illness of family member in Singapore) under the Death and Critical Illness Emergency Visits Lane. Only a maximum of two visitors per case is allowed.

Applications for urgent emergency entry can be submitted via this enquiry form, selecting “appeal for entry into Singapore under compassionate reasons” as the enquiry category.

To expedite the assessment process, travellers who are requesting for emergency entry are strongly encouraged to submit the following supporting documents:

  • Death certificate or any other documents as proof of death, or Doctor’s letter/memo proving critical illness of the immediate family member in Singapore;
  • Official documents proving familial connection with the deceased or critically ill in Singapore;
  • Passport biodata page of all travellers; and
  • Any other supporting documents.

Our officers will facilitate arrangements for the travellers to make short and safe visits to the medical facility and/or funeral, subject to the prevailing health policies governing such visits.

Click here for more information on the Death and Critical Illness Emergency Visits Lane.

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6) Air/Sea Crew and Pleasure Craft Owners

Air Crew

Arriving air crew members are not required to apply for entry approval to enter Singapore via Safe Travel Lanes. Flight operators and air crew should instead refer to the latest circulars and directives issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore concerning border and health control measures.

Sea Crew & Pleasure Craft Owners

Sea Crew and Pleasure Craft Owners should visit the MPA website for information on the application of crew changes under various circumstances, and refer to MPA’s latest circulars and notices.

Applications for the following matters can be made via ICA’s CREW system:

  • Arrival or departure immigration clearance of vessel
  • Crew sign-on or sign-off
  • Transfer of crew from one vessel to another
  • Extension of stay of crew

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