Who Requires a Visa for Singapore

Singapore

Singapore receives lots of visitors each year because it is teeming in tourist attractions. If you wish to enjoy art, landscape, the best zoo in the world, malls, or some delightful, vibrant food, then you should visit Singapore. Most of the countries in the world can visit Singapore visa-free. The Singapore visa appeal process has been simplified through the e-visa.

Who Requires a Visa for Singapore?

You require a Singapore visa if you are a citizen of the nations itemized on the tables below. The citizens who need permission to go to Singapore have been categorized into two groups:  (1) Assessment Level I Countries and (2) Assessment Level II Nations.

Assessment Level I Nations: The Assessment Level I Nations whose citizens require a Singapore permit are:

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Georgia

India

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Moldova

The People’s Republic of China (PRC)

Russia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

 

Assessment Level II Nations: The Assessment Level II Nations whose citizens need a visa to enter Singapore are:

Afghanistan

Algeria

Bangladesh

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Kosovo

Lebanon

Libya

Mali

Morocco

Nigeria

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

Syria

Tunisia

Yemen

 

In adding, if you own one of the following documents, you will have to appeal for a visa, even if your nation is exempted from Singapore visas:

  • A Hong Kong Paper of Identity for Visa Determinations
  • The Macao Special Administrative Area Travel Permit
  • A Palestinian Officials passport
  • A temporary passport provided by the UAE
  • A documentation of identity and refugee travel document.

Singapore Visa Exclusions

You are excused from a Singapore visa (even if you are a citizen of an Assessment Level I or II Country) if you own an ambassadorial, service, or official passport.

Visa-free Nations for Singapore

Each country which was not stated on the tables above is exempted from holding a Singapore visa. Visa exempted citizens can stay in Singapore short of a visa for a maximum of 30 days excluding for the following nations, who are permitted to stay for 90 days:

European Union citizens

Australia

New Zealand

United States

Norway

South Korea

Switzerland

 

Who Requires a Visa to Transit through Singapore?

You do not require a transit visa to pass over Singapore, even if you are a citizen from an Assessment Level I or II Country, as long as you accomplish the following circumstances:

  • Have a flight itinerary for onward travel
  • Do not depart the transit zone of the airport
  • Do not go over the immigration zone

Some nations can come to Singapore for a short period if they are transiting. This is likely due to the Visa-Free Transit Facility (VFTF).

Visa-Free Transit Facility (VFTF)

Generally, it takes about three to five working days for the Consulate to manage your visa application. Yet, the visa managing time depends on the specific ambassadorial mission where you are applying as well as the application procedure.

If you are a resident of China or India and are transiting to a third destination country through Singapore, you may be permitted to arrive in Singapore if:

  • You leave Singapore by air or sea
  • You have a long-term permit by one of the resulting nations that are legal for a minimum of one month after departure from Singapore:
    • Australia
    • Canada
    • Germany
    • Japan
    • New Zealand
    • Switzerland
    • United Kingdom
    • United States of America

If you are a inhabitant of the Commonwealth States, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine you might be permitted to arrive in Singapore if:

  • You have a legal onward airplane itinerary leaving within 96 hours
  • You leave Singapore by air


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