Documents required for Singapore visa

If you’re planning a trip to Singapore, it’s important to make sure you have all the required documents before applying for a visa. You will also need to be required to obtain an SG Arrival Card before entering the city-state. This card acts as your health declaration during COVID-19.

Passport requirements for Singapore Visa

You should check your passport validity before arriving in Singapore. Your travel documents must be valid for at least 6 months after the date you plan on exiting and entering our country, so it’s important to renew or replace them ahead of time if needed! You will also need a blank passport page for the visa stamp. Once you have the passport ready, You need to scan it for a digital copy for your eVisa application. Make sure to scan the cover page as well.
Passport example

Photo requirements for Singapore Visa

You will need a recent passport-sized photograph to apply for the eVisa application. The photograph must meet the following requirements

  • The photo must be taken within the last three months
  • It must be taken against a white background, and you should not wear any headgear or sunglasses
  • It must be of passport size, and it must be of good quality
  • The recommended size is 400px x 514px
  • Your face should be visible, and you should not have any shadows on your face or in the background
Singapore visa photo requirements

Additional Documents that may require for Singapore Visa

When entering Singapore, foreign citizens may sometimes need additional documents depending on their specific circumstances.

These additional documents are not necessary to prepare or submit always. ICA may ask for it depending on the applicant’s profile. This will depend mainly upon the ICA visa regulations and travel plans for that particular person’s visit.

Additional documents can be
  • Return Air ticket or other proof of transportation, Proof of financial stability to cover the stay, Vaccination certificate/other health certificates, And vaccination for yellow fever
  • If the applicant is a student, then student ID card. In the case of an employee, then an employment letter stating the date of commencement, designation, and salary/month , or If the applicant is a businessman, then bank statements, incorporation certificate, and tax certificate
  • In case of a couple’s application, marriage certificate and spouse’s passports copy, In case of child/minor, a birth certificate as proof of relationship with family
  • In case of ex-pats, work permit/ visa document/ residency permit
  • Finally, the applicant’s may require to fill up the "Form 14a" and sign it

Singapore Arrival Card

The Singaporean government has announced that passengers traveling to their country must submit health and recent travel information using the SG Arrival Card application. This is an entry requirement for COVID-19 and acts as your health declaration to Singapore government. You must fill in the Singapore tourist arrival card three days before your visit. Make sure to provide the information correctly else, there might be a fine or imprisonment. The fine can be as high as $10000 – 20000, plus six months of prison time!
SG arrival card

Covid-19 Requirements for Singapore Visa

Travelers who are 12 Years old or below are exempted from Covid-19 border measures in Singapore. However, If you are 13 years old or above, you must have a vaccination before entering Singapore. If not, you are required to do a Pre-departure Test (PDT) within 2 days of your departure from your country.

WHO-EUL Vaccination Acceptance in Singapore,

  1. One dose of CanSinoBIO/Convidecia or Janssen/J&J vaccine; OR
  2. Two doses of AstraZeneca, Covaxin, Moderna/Spikevax, or Covishield vaccine administered at least 24 days apart; OR
  3. Two doses of Novavax/Covovax/Nuvaxovid, Pfizer/BioNTech/COMIRNATY, or Sinopharm vaccine, administered at least 17 days apart; OR
  4. Two doses of Sinovac vaccine, administered 13 days apart; OR
  5. A mixture of any two doses of vaccines listed in points 1-4, administered at least 17 days apart; OR
  6. Any vaccination combinations listed in points 1-5 recovered from COVID-19; OR
  7. At least one dose of any WHO EUL approved vaccines listed in points 1-4, taken at least 28 days after a COVID-19 positive diagnosis