Requirements and Process

Applicants (either the traveller themselves or an SC/PR sponsor) can apply for entry online via the SafeTravel portal here using Singpass. Applications for travel are open between 4 and 64 calendar days before the intended date of entry into Singapore. Any applications submitted less than 4 days from the intended date of entry will not be accepted.

Applicants should have on hand the following details as part of the submission:

1. Traveller details:  
   1. ID type, e.g. NRIC, FIN, In-Principle Approval letter;
      
   2. Passport information, e.g. Date of Birth, Travel Document number;
      
   3. Valid contact details, including mobile phone number and email address; and
      
   4. Accommodation address to serve the Stay-Home Notice, if applicable.
2. Applicant details:  
   1. Valid contact details, including a local mobile number and email address; and
      
   2. Debit/Credit card to make online payment for COVID-19 tests and/or SHN stay at an SDF, if applicable

Entry approvals granted via the application portal are valid for +/- 1 day from the approved date of entry.

Application outside of SafeTravel Portal

Eligible travellers who do not have a Singpass account and have exceptional reasons to enter Singapore on a short-term basis (e.g. death of a family member in Singapore) can complete the webform via https://go.gov.sg/sto-enquiry or contact our SafeTravel Enquiries Helpline at 6812 5555 to seek approval for entry. Applicants should provide the relevant supporting documents to facilitate smooth processing (e.g. doctor’s memo, death certificate, traveller’s passport biodata page).

1. Travellers can check if they require a visa to enter Singapore here; and
2. Travellers who are existing visa holders can check the status here (travellers need not apply for a visa if his/her existing visa remains valid).

To travel to Singapore, travellers must be tested negative for COVID-19 by an accredited or authorised health centre in the country of departure. As documentary proof that the traveller has taken the COVID-19 PCR test, travellers should ask for a copy of the COVID-19 PCR test report that:

1. Is in English (or accompanied with an English translation);
2. Contains the traveller's name, and Date of Birth or Passport number (per the passport used to travel to Singapore); and
3. Reflects the date and result of the PCR test.

1. Electronically submit their pre-trip health and travel history declarations via the SG Arrival Card (SGAC) e-service here;
2. Register and pre-pay for their on-arrival COVID-19 PCR tests here if they arriving at Changi Airport, or here if they are arriving at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal or the Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints; and
3. Install and activate the TraceTogether, WhatsApp , Homer(for Student Pass Holders only), and FWMOMCare (for Work Pass Holders only) mobile applications on their mobile phones.

1. Valid FTL-Approval Letter of Entry;
2. Valid visa to enter Singapore (for visa-required travellers); and
3. Negative COVID-19 PCR test result taken within 72 hours at an accredited/authorised testing facility before departure to Singapore (if applicable).

Travellers who do not produce the above documents at pre-boarding checks may be refused boarding by the airline or transport company.

1. a mobile device with the TraceTogether app downloaded and with their profile registered on the app.*

*Visitors must click on the ‘ACTIVATE APP’ button on their TraceTogether app holding screen immediately after they have cleared arrival immigration in Singapore and follow the instructions to activate the app.

After obtaining arrival immigration clearance, travellers will be directed to take an on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test before commuting directly to their own accommodation or SDF.

Depending on the traveller’s travel history prior to arrival in Singapore, a Stay-Home Notice (SHN) may be served.

Travellers may refer to this table to find out which requirement they would be subjected to upon arrival.

1. transportation from the checkpoint to your place of residence; and
2. transportation to and from place of residence to your scheduled COVID-19 test appointment at the designated testing facility or for approved purposes.

For TraceTogether Token users, visitors must return their own TraceTogether tokens in-person at the designated TraceTogether token return booths/counters set up at checkpoints prior to their departure from Singapore.

For the full details and conditions governing the use of the TraceTogether App or token, please click here.