Travelling to Singapore
Overview
International travel has been restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SafeTravel lanes are available to facilitate controlled entry to Singapore, based on the traveller’s profile and purpose of travel. The following categories of travel are currently allowed, which may be limited based on the traveller’s travel history to various countries/regions:
- Returning Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
- General entry for Long Term Pass Holders and Immediate Relatives of Singapore Citizens/PRs
- Short-term business visits
- Short-term social visits/tourists
- Death and critical illness emergency visit
Arriving Air and Sea Crew as well as Pleasure Craft owners can click here for more information.
1) Returning Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents 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 more information.
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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, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are allowed to enter through these lanes.
Click the relevant lane below for more details.
| Travel Lanes (Click the links for lane details) |
General Traveller Profile |
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| Singapore Citizen (SC)/Permanent Resident (PR) Familial Ties Lane |
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| Student's Pass Holder Lane |
[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 |
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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 |
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| Air Travel Pass (No controlled itinerary within Singapore) |
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| Reciprocal Green Lane (Controlled itinerary within Singapore) |
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| Connect@Singapore (Temporarily suspended; Click the above link for more details) |
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4) Short Term Social Visits/Tourists
Short term visits by foreigners are currently only allowed for countries/regions with low risk of COVID-19 importation. Foreign travellers who are short-term travellers with travel history in the past 21 days to the following countries/regions only, may use the lanes below.
| Travel Lanes (Click the links for lane details) |
Countries/Regions |
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| Air Travel Pass |
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| Air Travel Bubble (launch deferred, click here for more details) |
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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. 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.
Approved travellers will be required to abide by the stipulated health measures for entry including Stay Home Notice and COVID-19 tests. 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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