Requirements and Process

1. Eligibility

The traveller must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.

2. No Approvals or Inbound Pre-Departure COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (“PCR Test”) Required for Entry into Singapore

Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR) can return to Singapore without applying for entry under any SafeTravel Lane. There is also no need for returning SC/PRs to take an inbound PCR test within 72 hours before arrival in Singapore.

3. Pre-Departure to Singapore

Up to 3 calendar days before planned date of entry into Singapore
Submission of Pre-trip Health/Travel History Declarations and Installation of Mandatory Mobile Applications	Travellers should monitor their health and avoid travelling if feeling unwell. If travellers are fit for travel, they should: Electronically submit their pre-trip health and travel history declarations via the SG Arrival Card (SGAC) e-service here; and Register and pre-pay for their post-arrival COVID-19 PCR test here, depending on the traveller’s recent travel history in the past consecutive 14 days to countries/regions listed in the Summary Table on SHN and Swab Requirements for Travellers to Singapore here. Travellers who have yet to pay for their post-arrival COVID-19 PCR test will be required to pay on the spot; and Install and activate the TraceTogether and WhatsApp mobile applications on their mobile phones.

Up to 3 calendar days before planned date of entry into Singapore

Submission of Pre-trip Health/Travel History Declarations and Installation of Mandatory Mobile Applications

Travellers should monitor their health and avoid travelling if feeling unwell. If travellers are fit for travel, they should:

Electronically submit their pre-trip health and travel history declarations via the SG Arrival Card (SGAC) e-service here; and
Register and pre-pay for their post-arrival COVID-19 PCR test here, depending on the traveller’s recent travel history in the past consecutive 14 days to countries/regions listed in the Summary Table on SHN and Swab Requirements for Travellers to Singapore here. Travellers who have yet to pay for their post-arrival COVID-19 PCR test will be required to pay on the spot; and
Install and activate the TraceTogether and WhatsApp mobile applications on their mobile phones.

4. Arrival in Singapore

Day of entry into Singapore
Immigration clearance and Imposition of Health Control Measures	Travellers can proceed with immigration clearance per normal. Depending on the traveller’s recent travel history in the past consecutive 14 days to countries/regions listed in the Summary Table here, travellers may be required to: Take an on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test and self-isolate at a place of residence/self-sourced (non-residential) accommodation until notification of negative COVID-19 PCR test result (within 48 hours); Serve 7-day SHN at a place of residence/self-sourced (non-residential) accommodation and take a COVID-19 PCR test during the SHN period, at their own cost; Serve 14-day SHN at SHN Dedicated Facility (SDF) and take a COVID-19 PCR test during the SHN period, at their own cost. Travellers arriving from countries/regions at S/N 3 of the table here are permitted to opt out of staying at the SDF, subject to approval and relevant terms and conditions here.
Transport from Checkpoint to Accommodation	For travellers on self-isolation/serving Stay Home Notice (SHN) at a place of residence/self-sourced (non-residential) accommodation, they must take private transportation, taxi, or private hire car from the immigration checkpoint to the declared place of accommodation immediately after their on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test. The use of public transport is not allowed. For travellers serving SHN at an SHN Dedicated Facility (SDF), dedicated transport will be provided.

Day of entry into Singapore

Immigration clearance and Imposition of Health Control Measures

Travellers can proceed with immigration clearance per normal.

Depending on the traveller’s recent travel history in the past consecutive 14 days to countries/regions listed in the Summary Table here, travellers may be required to:

Take an on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test and self-isolate at a place of residence/self-sourced (non-residential) accommodation until notification of negative COVID-19 PCR test result (within 48 hours);
Serve 7-day SHN at a place of residence/self-sourced (non-residential) accommodation and take a COVID-19 PCR test during the SHN period, at their own cost;
Serve 14-day SHN at SHN Dedicated Facility (SDF) and take a COVID-19 PCR test during the SHN period, at their own cost.

Travellers arriving from countries/regions at S/N 3 of the table here are permitted to opt out of staying at the SDF, subject to approval and relevant terms and conditions here.

Transport from Checkpoint to Accommodation

For travellers on self-isolation/serving Stay Home Notice (SHN) at a place of residence/self-sourced (non-residential) accommodation, they must take private transportation, taxi, or private hire car from the immigration checkpoint to the declared place of accommodation immediately after their on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test. The use of public transport is not allowed.

For travellers serving SHN at an SHN Dedicated Facility (SDF), dedicated transport will be provided.

5. Post-Arrival

Up to 14 days after arriving in Singapore
Self-isolation/SHN	For travellers eligible for on-arrival PCR test with self-isolation until test results are out within 48 hours, they can leave their declared accommodation only after they are notified of their negative result. For travellers who are required to serve 7 or 14-day SHN at place of residence or SDF, please find more information about serving SHN or serving SHN at dedicated facilities here. Travellers tested positive for COVID-19 will be accorded medical treatment at their own expense.
After completion of isolation
Safe Travel within Singapore	All travellers are to abide by prevailing local public health requirements and safe distancing measures and encouraged to use TraceTogether and SafeEntry so that the authorities can identify close contacts to be quarantined if a positive COVID-19 case arises.