Singapore Entry Requirements for Visitors
To enter Singapore as a visitor you need a passport valid for at least 6 months, a visa if your travel document is on ICA's list, a submitted SG Arrival Card, and onward travel and enough funds for your stay. ICA officers decide at the checkpoint whether you are allowed in and for how long.
Verified: October 28, 2026
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The checklist
- A passport or travel document issued to you alone, valid for at least 6 months. Collective travel documents are not accepted, and children need their own.
- A Singapore visa, if your travel document is on ICA's visa-required list
- The SG Arrival Card, submitted on one of three days: two days before arrival, one day before arrival, or on the arrival day
- Proof of onward travel, such as a ticket out of Singapore, and enough money for your stay
- A yellow fever vaccination certificate, if you were recently in a country with risk of yellow fever transmission
- Your fingerprints, face and iris: ICA requires biometrics at immigration clearance, and travellers who do not comply may be denied entry
Passport validity
ICA requires every traveller except Singapore passport holders to have a passport with at least 6 months' validity. Use the same passport for your SG Arrival Card and at the checkpoint. If you change passports after submitting, the passport number on your card no longer matches, and you need a new submission.
Do you need a visa?
You need a Singapore visa if your travel document was issued by a country or place on ICA's visa requirements list. On 28 October 2026 the list named Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
ICA also lists documents that need a visa whatever the holder's nationality, such as refugee travel documents, Palestinian Authority passports, the PRC Travel Document, the Hong Kong SAR Document of Identity and the Macao SAR Travel Permit. The list can change, so check ICA's page before you book.
- What a visa is
Permission to travel to Singapore and seek entry. ICA says it is not an immigration pass and does not guarantee entry.
- Where to apply
Online through a local contact in Singapore who has a Singpass or Corppass account. Without such a contact, ICA points to an authorised visa agent appointed by a Singapore Overseas Mission, or the mission itself. ICA does not accept visa applications at immigration counters.
- SG Arrival Card
Not a visa. Visa holders submit it too.
The 96-hour Visa Free Transit Facility
Some visa-required travellers in transit to or from a third country may stay less than 96 hours without a visa under ICA's Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF). It may be available to nationals of India, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and to holders of some PRC documents. Each group has its own conditions, such as an onward ticket within 96 hours and, for some, a valid visa for a listed third country. The conditions are in the Singapore transit guide. ICA states that extensions under the VFTF are strictly not allowed.
How long you can stay: the e-Pass
ICA officers decide at the point of entry whether to grant a visit pass. Since 11 March 2022 foreign visitors receive it as an electronic visit pass (e-Pass) by email, at the address in their SG Arrival Card, after clearing immigration. Your passport is not stamped. The e-Pass shows the number of days granted and the last day you may stay. ICA's e-Pass page explains how to retrieve it with your Disembarkation/Embarkation (DE) number or your passport details.
Your period of stay is not tied to the validity of a visa. A visa can be valid for longer than the stay you are granted.
Extensions, work and overstaying
- Extension: apply online with ICA's e-Service when your short-term visit pass has 14 days or less left. ICA does not accept walk-in applications, assesses every application, and some applicants need a local sponsor.
- Work: short-term visit pass holders may not take up any employment, paid or unpaid, business or profession, unless they hold a valid work pass or the activity is exempt from one.
- Overstaying: ICA states that overstaying is a punishable offence in Singapore. Leave by the last day shown on your e-Pass.
Yellow fever certificate
All travellers, Singapore residents included, who were in a country with risk of yellow fever transmission in the six days before arriving must show a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate to the ICA officer. This also applies to more than 12 hours in airport transit in such a country. ICA's list, correct as of 18 November 2022, covers countries in Africa and Latin America, such as Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. See ICA's yellow fever page for the full list.
Also check before you fly
What you may bring, cash above S$20,000 and the rules on vapes and medicines are in Singapore customs rules. How the automated lanes work on arrival is in Singapore arrival and automated lanes. Who must submit the SG Arrival Card is in who needs the SG Arrival Card.
SingaporeDigitalCard is an independent paid service, not ICA. It helps with the SG Arrival Card only. It does not apply for visas or decide whether a visa is needed, and an SG Arrival Card does not guarantee entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long must my passport be valid to enter Singapore?
At least 6 months. ICA applies this to all travellers except Singapore passport holders.
Is the SG Arrival Card a visa?
No. ICA says the SG Arrival Card is not a visa. If your travel document is on ICA's visa-required list, you need a visa as well as the card.
How long can I stay in Singapore as a visitor?
The ICA officer decides when you arrive. Your e-Pass, sent by email after immigration clearance, shows the number of days granted and the last day you may stay.
Can I extend my stay in Singapore?
You can apply online with ICA's e-Service when your short-term visit pass has 14 days or less left. ICA assesses each application. Extensions are strictly not allowed for stays under the Visa Free Transit Facility.
Do I need a yellow fever certificate for Singapore?
Only if you were in a country with risk of yellow fever transmission in the six days before arrival, or spent more than 12 hours in airport transit there. ICA's yellow fever page lists the countries.
Sources checked
- ICA: Entering Singapore · October 28, 2026
- ICA: Visa requirements · October 28, 2026
- ICA: Visa Free Transit Facility · October 28, 2026
- ICA: Retrieval of Electronic Visit Pass (e-Pass) · October 28, 2026
- ICA: Seeking extension of visit pass · October 28, 2026
- ICA: Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate · October 28, 2026
- ICA: Visiting Singapore · October 28, 2026
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