Singapore Visa Information
Visa and Entry Requirements for Foreigners
All visitors to Singapore must meet the following entry requirements:
- Valid travel document (minimum validity = 6 months);
- Onward / return ticket;
- Entry facilities to next destination;
- Sufficient funds to stay in Singapore and
- Visa for Singapore (if applicable)
Eligibility
Foreigners holding ordinary passports issued by the following Assessment Level I Countries will require either a Business or Social Visit visa to enter Singapore:
India*
Myanmar*
Nigeria*
People’s Republic of China (PRC)†
Commonwealth of Independent States†:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine ~
Uzbekistan
AND
Holders of:
- Hong Kong Document of Identity
- Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Travel Permit
- * Holders of Diplomatic, Official and Service passports are exempted from visa requirements.
- † Holders of Diplomatic, Official, Service and Public Affairs passports are exempted from visa requirements for a stay of up to 30 days.
- ~ Holders of Diplomatic, Official and Service passports are exempted from visa requirements for a stay of up to 90 days.
Procedure
For online applications in Singapore
Submit your visa application online via Submission of Application for Visa Electronically (SAVE) through a local contact with a SingPass account.
For Applications Overseas
Submit your visa application at the nearest Singapore Overseas Mission. Please visit the respective Mission's website for their visa application procedures.
Documents Required
- For Business Visit (attending business negotiation/discussions)
- Completed Form 14A (original)
- One recent passport-sized colour photograph (to be pasted on the top right-hand corner of Form 14A) which meets the following requirements:
- Image must be taken within the last 3 months
- Photograph should be in colour, must be taken against a white background with a matt or semi-matt finish
- Image must show the full face and without headgear (headgear worn in accordance with religious or racial customs is acceptable but must not hide the facial features)
- Photocopy of the applicant's passport bio-data page. Please ensure that the passport is valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry
- Checklist 4 attached to Form 14A
- Completed Form V39A (Letter of Introduction for Visa Application)¹
- Computer printout of the Singapore registered company’s detailed business profile (showing the names of all the directors and partners) from the Instant Information Service, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and printed within the last 3 months
- ¹ Letter of Introduction (LOI) may be issued by a local contact in Singapore. Any Singapore - Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident can act as a local contact. For visa applicants intending to attend business negotiations or discussions in Singapore, the local contact must be a Singapore registered corporation. If you are not able to furnish a LOI from a local contact, you may approach your Embassy or Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a LOI to support your visa application.
For Social Visit (visiting friends, relatives and for tourism)
- Completed Form 14A (original)
- One recent passport-sized colour photograph (to be pasted on the top right-hand corner of - Form 14A) which meets the following requirements:
- Image must be taken within the last 3 months
- Photograph should be in colour, must be taken against a white background with a matt or semi-matt finish
- Image must show the full face and without headgear (headgear worn in accordance with religious or racial customs is acceptable but must not hide the facial features)
- Photocopy of the applicant's passport bio-data page. Please ensure that the passport is valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry
- Checklist 4 attached to Form 14A
- Local contact's Singapore Identity Card (original and photocopy)
- Completed Form V39A (Letter of Introduction for Visa Application)²
AND
Letter from the applicant’s employer granting leave of absence and stating how long the applicant has been employed, his/her designation and salary if he/she is employed³
OR
Copy of the household booklet if he/she is a PRC national and is unemployed³
² Letter of Introduction (LOI) may be issued by a local contact in Singapore. Any Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident can act as a local contact. For visa applicants intending to attend business negotiations or discussions in Singapore, the local contact must be a Singapore registered corporation. If you are not able to furnish a LOI from a local contact, you may approach your Embassy or Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a LOI to support your visa application.
³ Young children of schooling age (below 16 years old) and retirees are exempted from furnishing the documents.
For 2-week Collective Gratis Visa – PRC Group Tours
Completed Form 14A per applicant (original)
Signed and endorsed acknowledgement cum sponsorship letter printed from SAVE by the travel agent including:
details of the date and mode of arrival and departure (flight number/vessel name or checkpoint if travel by road)
an undertaking of the maintenance and repatriation of all PRC visitors in the group
assurance that no extension of stay will be sought by any visitor in the group
assurance that all visitors must arrive and depart together
Note: The application is to be submitted by a local designated licensed travel agent for PRC tourists online via SAVE. A group tour application is one consisting of at least 3 persons per group (excluding the tour leader). They must enter and depart from Singapore as a group.
For Medical Treatment
- Completed Form 14A per applicant (original)
- One recent passport-sized colour photograph (to be pasted on the top right-hand corner of - Form 14A) which meets the following requirements:
- Image must be taken within the last 3 months
- Photograph should be in colour, must be taken against a white background with a mred to furnish additional documents and information when necessary.
- Official translations of the documents are required if they are not in the English language.
Other Requirements
The applicant and the local contact may be required to furnish additional documents and information when necessary.
Official translations of the documents are required if they are not in the English language.
Processing Fee
S$30
The fee is non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the application or if you withdraw the application after submission.
For submission via SAVE, please make payment by Visa/MasterCard Credit Cards or Visa Electron/MasterCard Debit Cards.
Security Deposit
Where applicable, a security deposit may be required from the local contact or the visa applicant upon approval of the application. ICA will advise whether the security deposit should be in the form of a Banker’s Guarantee, Cashier’s Order or NETS. Insurance guarantees are not accepted. The amount of security deposit is S$1,000.
For PRC tourists who apply through authorised travel agents, the security deposits will be collected from the travel agents.
Refund of Security Deposit
The security deposit will be refunded to the local contact or the visa applicant if:
the applicant has not breached any of the conditions stated in the security bond executed
by the local contact (or the visa applicant) and
his/her departure from Singapore is confirmed by Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
A completed Inter-Bank Giro form is required for refunding purpose.
The processing time for refund is about 4 weeks. To avoid any delay, visitors are advised to surrender the visa card to the Immigration Officer at the checkpoint upon their final departure. Any unused visa(s) should also be returned to ICA as soon as possible to facilitate the refund.
For PRC group tours, the local travel agents are required to submit a copy of the Declaration Form confirming the number of PRC tourists who had departed from Singapore after the expiry of the visa or the final departure of the group tour from Singapore.
Processing Time
1 working day (excluding the day of submission) for applications via SAVE.
Collection of Visa
For submission via SAVE , the local contact can print the approved visa electronically (e-Visa) if the application is approved. The validity of the e-Visa shall start from the date of approval . There is no need to submit any documents to ICA unless instructed otherwise.
Important Notes
- Original supporting documents will be returned immediately afer verification at the submission counter
- Incomplete forms and/or documents submitted may result in the application being rejected or delayed.
- Every application for a visa will be considered on its own merits.
- Possession of a visa does not guarantee entry into Singapore. Visitors must also meet entry requirements such as holding a valid passport, sufficient funds for the period of stay in Singapore and confirmed onward/return air ticket.
- ICA may share your personal information with other Government agencies to process any applications you have made or to render you a service, so as to serve you in a most efficient and effective way, unless such sharing is prohibited by legislation.