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Immigration and Visa needs for Singapore

Visa requirements for Singapore for patients and accompanying Medical Escorts

Visitors to Singapore can either enter the country without a visa or in some cases they must first obtain a visa. Citizens of almost 80% of the world's countries may travel to Singapore for 30 days or 90 days without a visa, depending on their nationality. Countries requiring visas are categorized into countries eligible to apply for an electronic visa and countries whose citizens need a visa vignette.

All visitors to Singapore must:

hold a passport or a travel document valid for more than 6 months at the time of departure,
hold an onward or return ticket,
have sufficient funds to stay in Singapore,
have entry documents (including a visa) to their next destination, if required,
have a completed Disembarkation/Embarkation Card, and,
have a visa and a yellow fever vaccination certificate for entry into Singapore (if applicable).

Visa-free
Citizens of all countries not included in Assessment Level I and Assessment Level II lists are allowed a maximum stay of 30 days without a visa in Singapore, except the holders of the following passports who are allowed to stay for 90 days:

European Union All European Union citizens1
Australia
New Zealand
Norway
South Korea
Switzerland
United States

Assessment Level I Countries
Holders of ordinary passports or travel documents issued by the following countries and territories may obtain a visa online through a local Singaporean contact or a strategic partner in Singapore, or at the nearest Singaporean diplomatic mission or one of its authorized visa agents outside Singapore. Visa will usually be issued in 1 working day, and the applicant can travel with a printout of the e-visa. Visa requirement does not apply to holders of non-ordinary passports of these countries except North Korea.

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
China
Georgia
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
North Korea
Russia
Tajikistan
Ukraine
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Holders of Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes
Holders of Macao Special Administrative Region Travel Permit

Assessment Level II Countries
Citizens of the following countries must obtain a visa in advance. They may apply for a visa through a local Singaporean contact or a strategic partner in Singapore, or at the nearest Singaporean diplomatic mission or one of its authorized visa agents outside Singapore. Visa will generally be issued in 3 working days, and a visa vignette is affixed on the applicant's passport.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Bangladesh
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Morocco
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
Holders of temporary passports issued by the United Arab Emirates
Holders of Refugee travel documents issued by Middle-East countries
Stateless persons (holder of alien's passport, such as a certificate of identity and refugee travel document, is considered as stateless by ICA, regardless of the nationality appearing on the holder's travel document)

Non-ordinary passports
Other than non-ordinary passport holders of Assessment Level I countries (except North Korea), visa requirement does not apply to holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Bangladesh, Jordan, Tunisia and of diplomatic passports of Saudi Arabia and Morocco.

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "SGP" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Singapore can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 60 days.

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:

Australia
Brunei
Chile
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
South Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Russia
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam

Visa-free transit
Nationals of Assessment Level I and II countries do not require a visa to transit through Singapore Changi Airport as long as they fulfill the following requirements:[7]

have an onward ticket,
remain in the transit area,
have their luggage checked to their final destination,
do not clear immigration to enter Singapore, and,
are not traveling on a low-cost airline (except for passengers traveling on Scoot with Scoot-thru and passengers traveling on Tigerair with Tigerconnect).
Nationals of certain Assessment Level I countries may enter Singapore under the Visa Free Transit Facility.

Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF)
Nationals of China and India
Nationals of China and India may enter Singapore without a visa for 96 hours if they are in transit to or from any third country by air, when possessing a valid visa or long-term residence permit with validity of at least one month issued by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom or the United States.

Single journey visas issued by these eight countries are also acceptable for transit, but if using the VFTF on the return journey (i.e., after the single journey visa has been used) the traveler must travel directly from the visa-issuing country and directly back to the home country, and they must not have returned to their home country since the single journey visa was last used.

Nationals of China and India are only allowed to use the VFTF once in their itinerary (either on the forward or the return journey but not both). They must also enter and depart by air.

Nationals of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Georgia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine
Nationals of the following countries may enter Singapore without a visa for 96 hours if they are in transit to or from any third country. These nationals may use the VFTF on both the forward and the return journey. They may enter Singapore by any mode of transport but must depart by air.

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan

Mandatory yellow fever vaccination
Any person entering Singapore over one year of age, regardless of nationality, are required to have a valid International Certificate of Vaccination for yellow fever if they have been in or have passed through any country at risk of yellow fever within the preceding six days. From 1 May 2016, the International Certificate of Vaccination for yellow fever is valid for life. This lifetime validity applies to all existing and new certificates, beginning 10 days after the date of vaccination.[9]

Angola
Argentina
Benin
Bolivia
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Colombia
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo

Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Kenya
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania

Niger
Nigeria
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Sudan
Sudan
Suriname
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Venezuela