Additional Responsibilities for Party Submitting Entry Application

Additional Responsibilities for Party Submitting Entry Application

Additional Responsibilities for Party Submitting the Entry Application

Entry Approval Requirements under the Work Pass Holder General Lane

Countries/Regions pass holders spent the last 21 consecutive days in before entering Singapore What pass holders must do Read the documents below for more details on your company's additional responsibilities
Group 1 countries/regions:
  1. Brunei
  2. Mainland China
  3. New Zealand
  1. Take on-arrival COVID-19 test in Singapore.
  2. Remain isolated in one of the following until they get negative test result:
    1. Hotel room
    2. Room with an attached toilet in their house

If tested negative, they can go about their activities in Singapore without a need to serve Stay-Home Notice.
Group 2 countries/regions:
  1. Australia
  2. Hong Kong
  3. Macao
  1. Take on-arrival COVID-19 test in Singapore.
  2. Serve 7-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) in one of the following:
    1. Hotel
    2. Place of residence (only occupied by the pass holder or family)
  3. Take COVID-19 swab test before 7-day SHN is over.
Group 3 countries/regions:
  1. Bangladesh
  2. India
  3. Nepal
  4. Pakistan
  5. Sri Lanka
 Defer entry. Not allowed to enter Singapore until further notice. This applies even if pass holders had obtained an entry approval.

In-principle approval (IPA) holders will have their IPA validities extended. Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will share more details on this later on. In the meantime, for IPAs that are expiring soon, employers can request for an extension. 		 
Group 4 countries/regions:
  1. Israel
  2. Taiwan
  1. Take COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test within 72 hours before departure.
  2. Take on-arrival COVID-19 test in Singapore.
  3. Serve 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) in one of the following:
    • Place of residence on approval (Not applicable to pass holders staying in dormitories)
    • SHN dedicated facilities (SDFs)
  4. Additional procedure only for pass holders serving SHN in SDFs:
    Take Antigen Rapid Tests (ARTs) during their SHN using self-test kits issued by SDFs.
  5. Take COVID-19 swab test before 14-day SHN is over.
  6. Additional procedure only for pass holders staying in dormitories:
    After the 14-day SHN, pass holders staying in dormitories must still undergo an additional 7-day stay and testing regime.
All other countries/regions
  1. Take COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours before departure.
  2. Take on-arrival COVID-19 test in Singapore.
  3. Serve 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) in SHN dedicated facilities (SDFs).
  4. Take Antigen Rapid Tests (ARTs) during their SHN using self-test kits issued by SDFs.
  5. Take COVID-19 swab test before 14-day SHN is over.
  6. Additional procedure only for pass holders staying in dormitories:
    After the 14-day SHN, pass holders staying in dormitories must still undergo an additional 7-day stay and testing regime.

Note: Children 2 years old and below this year are exempted from the COVID-19 tests.

What Companies Must Do when Pass Holders Enter Singapore

  • Ensure they comply with the SHN upon arrival, if applicable.
  • Ensure they take all the required COVID-19 tests.
  • Arrange for them to travel using the designated transport stated on the entry approval letters.
  • Get them to download both WhatsApp and FWMOMCare app on their mobile phones.
  • Ensure they respond to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)’s phone calls, WhatsApp video calls or SMSes within 1 hour, and report their health status using the FWMOMCare app. This includes ensuring their prepaid cards have sufficient value.
  • (Only for pass holders who are issued an electronic monitoring device by the checkpoint) Ensure they install the mobile application and register the device within 1 hour of arriving at their SHN accommodation.
  • Provide them with food and other daily essentials throughout their SHN, unless they are serving SHN at dedicated SHN facilities.
  • Reschedule any non-emergency medical needs (e.g. follow-up visits for chronic conditions or refilling of prescription) so that they don’t need to leave their SHN accommodation.

What Pass Holders Must Do During Their SHN

Pass holders must:

  • Remain in their SHN accommodation at all times.
  • Carry their mobile phones with internet connection at all times. They must respond to MOM’s phone calls, WhatsApp video calls or SMSes within 1 hour. They must also report their health status using the FWMOMCare app.
  • (Only for those who are issued an electronic monitoring device by the checkpoint) Wear the device and charge it throughout the SHN.
  • Take all the required COVID-19 tests.
  • Not have any visitors and minimise contact with others.
  • Maintain a record of persons they come into close contact with.
  • Act responsibly based on advisories issued by the Singapore Government.

Penalties for Non-compliance

Companies and pass holders have a joint duty to fulfil the entry approval requirements listed above. Work pass holders are also responsible for ensuring their dependants comply with the entry approval requirements.

If any party is unable to fulfil the requirements, please do not bring the pass holders into Singapore.

Enforcement measures, including criminal proceedings, revocation of passes and suspension of work pass privileges, will be taken for non-compliance or false declaration.

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