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
Listing of Safe Travel Lanes by Traveller Profile
Entry Information for Air/Sea Crew and Pleasure Craft Owners

1) Self-Help Tool for Safe Travel Lanes and Entry Requirements

This self-help tool will output the most relevant Safe Travel Lanes to use based on the traveller’s profile, and travellers can click on the relevant lane to find out about the specific health requirements (e.g. Stay Home Notice, COVID-19 tests) under that lane. Some lanes use the Category I/II/III/IV health measure framework while others may not.

No information will be stored by this tool. 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.

2) List of SafeTravel Lanes by Traveller Profile

Returning Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
General entry for Long Term Pass Holders and Immediate Relatives of Singapore Citizens/PRs
Short-term visitors
Death and critical illness emergency visit

a. Returning Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR) can return to Singapore from any overseas country without an entry approval. The applicable category of travel health measures announced by the Ministry of Health, will depend on the traveller's travel history before arrival in Singapore. Details related to the entry requirements and Category of travel health measures is available in the "Returning SC/PR Lane Overview".

Fully vaccinated SC/PRs and any accompanying unvaccinated child(ren) below 12 years old returning to Singapore from the countries/regions listed below may return via the Vaccinated Travel Lane (Air) or Vaccinated Travel Lane (Land) to enjoy quarantine-free measures on arrival. Click here for more information on the Vaccinated Travel Lane (Air) or Vaccinated Travel Lane (Land).

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Denmark¹, Finland, France², Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands³, the Republic of Korea, Spain⁴, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom⁵ and the United States⁶
Thailand (applications open on 7 Dec 2021, for entry into Singapore from 14 Dec 2021)
Cambodia, Fiji, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Turkey (applications open on 9 Dec 2021, for entry into Singapore from 16 Dec 2021)
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (deferred until further notice)

¹Includes the Faroe Island and Greenland
²Includes all overseas departments and regions (DROM), overseas collectivities (COM), overseas territories (TOM) and New Caledonia
³Includes Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and all special municipalities
⁴Including the Canary Islands
⁵Includes the Crown Dependencies (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey), and all British Overseas Territories
⁶Includes the US territories of American Samoa, Northern Marina Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands

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b. General Entry for Long Term Pass Holders and Immediate Relatives of Singapore Citizens/PRs

Long Term Pass Holders and the immediate relatives of Singapore Citizens/PRs must apply for entry approval to enter Singapore. The applicable category of travel health measures announced by the Ministry of Health, will depend on the traveller's travel history before arrival in Singapore. Details can be found in the lane overview, if applicable.

Travel Lanes (Click the links for lane overview)	Traveller Profile
Vaccinated Travel Lane (Air) For Arrivals by flight only	Fully vaccinated travellers including any accompanying unvaccinated children below 12 years old, and are departing from the following countries: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Denmark¹, Finland, France², Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands³, the Republic of Korea, Spain⁴, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom⁵ and the United States⁶ Thailand (applications open on 7 Dec 2021, for entry into Singapore from 14 Dec 2021) Cambodia, Fiji, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Turkey (applications open on 9 Dec 2021, for entry into Singapore from 16 Dec 2021) Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (deferred until further notice) ¹Includes the Faroe Island and Greenland ²Includes all overseas departments and regions (DROM), overseas collectivities (COM), overseas territories (TOM) and New Caledonia ³Includes Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and all special municipalities ⁴Including the Canary Islands ⁵Includes the Crown Dependencies (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey), and all British Overseas Territories ⁶Includes the US territories of American Samoa, Northern Marina Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands
Vaccinated Travel Lane (Land) For Arrivals by Land only	Fully vaccinated travellers including any accompanying unvaccinated children below 12 years old, meeting the following conditions: Entering Singapore via the Causeway and Second Link from Malaysia; and Is a resident of Singapore, this includes a Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident, and holder of a valid Long-Term Pass issued by Singapore, e.g. Work Pass, S Pass, Student's Pass etc. Note: All In-Principal Approval (IPA) holders (e.g. newly-approved pass holders entering Singapore for the first time) should apply for entry via the available lanes found in this list.
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 Fiancé/fiancée of an SC/PR Fully vaccinated travellers will be given priority to enter under this lane.
Student's Pass Holder Lane	Fully vaccinated travellers who are: 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] Note(s): STP and STP-IPA holders whose family members hold an MOM-issued pass should apply for entry via the Work Pass Holder General Lane. STP holders who are related to a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident should apply for entry via the Familial Ties Lane.
Work Pass Holder General Lane	Fully vaccinated travellers who are: 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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c. Short-Term Visitors

Travellers who need to only make a short-term visits 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
Vaccinated Travel Lane (Air) For arrivals by flight only. Arrivals by Land are currently not allowed.	Fully vaccinated travellers and any accompanying unvaccinated children below 12 years old, and are departing from the following countries: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Denmark¹, Finland, France², Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands³, the Republic of Korea, Spain⁴, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom⁵ and the United States⁶ Thailand (applications open on 7 Dec 2021, for entry into Singapore from 13 Dec 2021) Cambodia, Fiji, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Turkey (applications open on 9 Dec 2021, for entry into Singapore from 15 Dec 2021) Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (deferred until further notice) ¹Includes the Faroe Island and Greenland ²Includes all overseas departments and regions (DROM), overseas collectivities (COM), overseas territories (TOM) and New Caledonia ³Includes Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and all special municipalities ⁴Including the Canary Islands ⁵Includes the Crown Dependencies (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey), and all British Overseas Territories ⁶Includes the US territories of American Samoa, Northern Marina Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands
Air Travel Pass (No controlled itinerary within Singapore)	Hong Kong Macao Mainland China Taiwan
Reciprocal Green Lane (Controlled itinerary within Singapore, business and official travel only)	Brunei Darussalam Mainland China (Only for travellers from Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang)

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d. 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. The applicable category of travel health measures announced by the Ministry of Health, will depend on the traveller's travel history before arrival in Singapore and can be found in the "DCEV overview".

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.

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3) 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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