"Do I Need Singapore Visa to Enter Singapore?"

Singapore visa is the first thing asked by people who are going to enter Singapore for the first time. Actually most of you don’t need visa unless your travel documents are issued by the following country:

• Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh (except Diplomatic/ Official passport holder),
• Commonwealth of Independent States (except Diplomatic/ Official/ Service passport holders for a stay of up to 30 days, on transit to or from a third country with certain requirements): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan;
• Egypt, India (except Diplomatic/ Official passport holders), Iran, Iraq, Jordan (except Diplomatic/ Official passport holders), Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar (except Diplomatic/ Official passport holders),
• People’s Republic of China (except Diplomatic/ Service/ Public Affairs passport holders for a stay of up to 30 days), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia (except Diplomatic/ Official passport holders), and Yemen.

Singapore visa also required if you are holding:

Hong Kong Document of Identity, Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Travel Permit, Palestinian Authority Passport, Refugee Travel Document issued by the Middle-East countries and Temporary Passport issued by United Arab Emirates.

You may want to note that before applying for visa, you shall have the Letter of Introduction (LOI) from local contact (Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident aged 21 and above or Singapore registered corporation or your embassy or Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to support your application. It’s a must to have LOI!

Also, from wherever you are, make sure that all of your documents are in English. Get the official translation if not.

Processing Fee:

As for the processing fee, although it’s only S$20.00, the refundable security deposit of S$ 1000.00 may be required (where applicable) upon approval of the application.

Now, check out other entry requirements before choosing your travel date.



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