Visa requirements for Singapore citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states which are imposed on citizens of Singapore.

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A Singapore passport from 2018

As of 2024, holders of Singapore passports have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a total of 195 countries and territories, ranking the Singapore passport first in the world as per the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Changes

Visa requirements for Singapore citizens were recently lifted by Tajikistan (1 January 2022),[2] Guyana (1 October 2023), Iran (4 February 2024)[3] and Timor-Leste (3 July 2024).[4]

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Visa requirements for Singapore citizens holding ordinary passports
  Singapore
  Visa not required / ESTA / eTA / eVisitor
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:

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Country / Region Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees) Reciprocity
 Afghanistan Visa required[29]
 Albania Visa not required[30] 90 days
 Algeria Visa required[32]
 Andorra Visa not required[33]
 Angola Visa not required[34] 30 days
  • For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 1-year period.
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[35] 1 month
 Argentina Visa not required[36] 90 days
 Armenia Visa not required[37] 180 days X
 Australia Electronic Travel Authority[38] 90 days
  • 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.[39]
  • May enter using SmartGate on arrival in Australia.
  • Also eligible for visitor visa (subclass 600) with a validity of six years, allowing a maximum stay of three months per entry during the visa's validity period.[40][41]
X
 Austria Visa not required[42] 90 days
 Azerbaijan eVisa / Visa on arrival[43][44] 30 days X
 Bahamas Visa not required[45] 3 months
 Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival[46] 14 days X
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival[47] 30 days
  • Not available at all entry points.[48]
X
 Barbados Visa not required[49] 6 months
 Belarus Visa not required[50] 30 days X
 Belgium Visa not required[51] 90 days
 Belize Visa not required[52]
 Benin Visa not required[53][54] 14 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 Bhutan eVisa[55][56] X
 Bolivia Online Visa / Visa on arrival[57] 30 days[58] X
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required[59] 90 days
 Botswana Visa not required[60] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 1-year period.
 Brazil Visa not required[61] 30 days
 Brunei Visa not required[62] 30 days
 Bulgaria Visa not required[63] 90 days
 Burkina Faso Visa not required[64] 30 days
 Burundi Visa on arrival[65] 1 month X
 Cambodia Visa not required[67] 30 days
 Cameroon eVisa[68][69]
  • Holders of a pre-arranged approval issued by "Le Delegue General de la Surete" can obtain a visa on arrival.
X
 Canada Electronic Travel Authority[70] 6 months
  • eTA required if arriving by air; not required if arriving by land or sea.[71]
 Cape Verde Visa not required[72] 30 days
 Central African Republic Visa required[73] X
 Chad Visa required[74] X
 Chile Visa not required[75] 30 days
 China Visa not required[76] 30 days
  • A 30-day mutual visa waiver agreement was signed with China and was effective on 9 February 2024.[77]
 Colombia Visa not required[78] 90 days
  • 90 days – extendable up to 180-day stay within a one-year period.
 Comoros Visa on arrival[79] 45 days X
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[80]
  • Except Passengers with VIP invitation.
X
 Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa[81][82] 7 days X
 Costa Rica Visa not required[83] 90 days
 Côte d'Ivoire Visa not required[84] 90 days
 Croatia Visa not required[85] 90 days
 Cuba Visa not required[86] 30 days
 Cyprus Visa not required[87] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period.
 Czech Republic Visa not required[88] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area.
  • Additional 30 days stay over and above the Schengen Area maximum stay limit, pursuant to the bilateral visa exemption agreement between the Czech Republic and Singapore that was concluded before Czechia joined the Schengen Area.[89]
 Denmark Visa not required[90] 3 months
  • 3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries.[91]
 Djibouti Visa not required[92]
 Dominica Visa not required[93] 6 months
 Dominican Republic Visa not required[94] 30 days
 Ecuador Visa not required[95] 90 days[96]
 Egypt eVisa / Visa on arrival[97][98] 30 days
  • 15 day free visa on arrival if arriving and departing from Sharm El-Sheikh, St Catherine and Taba Airports[99]
X
 El Salvador Visa not required[100] 3 months
 Equatorial Guinea eVisa[101][102] X
 Eritrea Visa required[103] X
 Estonia Visa not required[104] 90 days
 Eswatini Visa not required[105] 30 days
 Ethiopia eVisa / Visa on arrival[106][107] up to 90 days X
 Fiji Visa not required[108] 4 months
 Finland Visa not required[109] 90 days
 France Visa not required[110] 90 days
 Gabon Visa not required[111] 30 days
 Gambia Visa not required[112] 90 days
 Georgia Visa not required[113] 1 year X
 Germany Visa not required[114] 90 days
 Ghana Visa not required[115] 60 days
 Greece Visa not required[116] 90 days
 Grenada Visa not required[117] 3 months
 Guatemala Visa not required[118] 90 days
 Guinea Visa not required[119] 30 days
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[120] 90 days X
 Guyana Visa not required[121] 30 days
 Haiti Visa not required[122] 3 months
 Honduras Visa not required[123] 3 months
 Hungary Visa not required[124] 90 days
 Iceland Visa not required[125] 90 days
 India eVisa[126] 30 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][127]
  • An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed]
  • Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[128]
  • Holders of a valid Person of Indian Origin or Overseas Citizen of India Card are exempt from the visa requirement, and may travel to India unlimited times.
 Indonesia Visa not required[129] 30 days
 Iran Visa not required[130][3] 15 days
  • 15 days within any 6-month period.
X
 Iraq eVisa[131] X
 Ireland Visa not required[132] 3 months
 Israel Visa not required[133] 3 months
 Italy Visa not required[134] 90 days
 Jamaica Visa not required[135] 6 months
 Japan Visa not required[136] 90 days
 Jordan eVisa / Visa on arrival[137][138]
  • Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge).
X
 Kazakhstan Visa not required[139] 30 days X
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[140][141] 90 days
  • Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
  • eTA fee is USD 32.50.
  • Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
 Kiribati Visa not required[142] 30 days
 North Korea Visa required[143]
 South Korea Visa not required[144][145] 90 days
  • Singapore citizens can enter South Korea up to 90 days without a visa.[146]
  • A K-ETA application can be completed up to 24 hours before boarding a flight. It will be valid for 3 years.[146]
  • Singapore citizens are exempt from the K-ETA requirement from 1 April 2023 until 31 December 2024.[147]
 Kosovo Visa not required[148][149] 90 days X
 Kuwait eVisa / Visa on arrival[150][151] 3 months
  • e-Visa is also available online.
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 Kyrgyzstan Visa not required[152] 60 days X
 Laos Visa not required[153] 30 days
 Latvia Visa not required[154] 90 days
 Lebanon Free Visa on arrival[155] 1 month
  • 1 month extendable for 2 additional months.
  • Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or stamp in the passport, and in possession of phone number & address to be visited in Lebanon, and a non-refundable onward or round trip ticket.
X
 Lesotho Visa not required[156] 30 days
 Liberia Visa required[157] X
 Libya eVisa[158] X
 Liechtenstein Visa not required[159] 90 days
 Lithuania Visa not required[160] 90 days
 Luxembourg Visa not required[161] 90 days
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[162] 60 days X
 Malawi Visa not required[163] 30 days X
 Malaysia Visa not required[164] 1 month
 Maldives Free visa on arrival[165] 30 days X
 Mali Visa required[166]
 Malta Visa not required[167] 90 days
 Marshall Islands Visa on arrival[168] 90 days X
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[169] X
 Mauritius Visa not required[170] 90 days
 Mexico Visa not required[171] 180 days
 Micronesia Visa not required[172] 30 days
 Moldova Visa not required[173] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180-day period.
X
 Monaco Visa not required[174]
 Mongolia Visa not required[175] 30 days
 Montenegro Visa not required[176] 90 days
 Morocco Visa not required[177] 90 days X
 Mozambique Visa not required[178][179] 30 days
  • Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT.
 Myanmar Visa not required[180] 30 days
 Namibia Visa not required[181] 3 months
 Nauru Visa required[182] X
   Nepal Online Visa / Visa on arrival[183] 90 days[184] X
 Netherlands Visa not required[185] 90 days
 New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority[186] 3 months
  • May enter using eGate.
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[187]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[188] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[187]
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 Nicaragua Visa not required[189] 90 days
 Niger Visa required[190] X
 Nigeria eVisa[191][192] 90 days
  • Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.
 North Macedonia Visa not required[193] 90 days
 Norway Visa not required[194] 3 months
  • 3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries[195][196]
 Oman Visa not required / eVisa[197][198] 14 days / 30 days
 Pakistan eVisa[199][200] 90 days X
 Palau Free visa on arrival[201] 30 days
  • A visa is issued free of charge upon arrival at any port of entries.
X
 Panama Visa not required[202] 90 days
 Papua New Guinea eVisa[203][204] 60 days X
 Paraguay Visa not required[205] 30 days
 Peru Visa not required[206] 90 days
 Philippines Visa not required[207] 30 days
 Poland Visa not required[208] 90 days
  • 90 days within a 180-day period, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries (pursuant to the Poland-Singapore bilateral agreement regulating visa-free traffic that was concluded before Poland joined the European Union and the Schengen Area).
 Portugal Visa not required[209] 90 days
 Qatar Visa not required[210] 30 days
 Romania Visa not required[211] 90 days
 Russia eVisa[212][213] 16 days
  • Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa.
 Rwanda Visa not required[214] 90 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required[215] 3 months
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[216] 15 days
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[217] 3 month
 Samoa Visa not required[218] 60 days
 San Marino Visa not required[219]
 São Tomé and Príncipe eVisa[220][221]
  • Travelers holding a visa issued by the United States or a Schengen Member State together with a passport valid for a minimum of 3 months from the arrival date may enter visa free for a stay of up to 15 days[222]
X
 Saudi Arabia eVisa / Visa on arrival[223][224] 90 days X
 Senegal Visa not required[225] 90 days
 Serbia Visa not required[226] 90 days
  • 90 days within 6-month period.
 Seychelles Electronic Border System[227][228] 3 months
  • Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel.
  • Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles.
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
  • Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card.
  • Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
X
 Sierra Leone Free visa on arrival[229] 30 days X
 Slovakia Visa not required[230] 90 days
 Slovenia Visa not required[231] 90 days
 Solomon Islands Free Visitor's permit on arrival[232] 3 months
  • 3 months within any 1-year period.
X
 Somalia Visa on arrival[233]
  • Visa issued on arrival is available at Bosaso (BSA), Galcaio (GLK) and Mogadishu (MGQ) airports for a maximum stay of 30 days.
X
 South Africa Visa not required[234] 90 days
 South Sudan eVisa[235][236]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
X
 Spain Visa not required[237] 90 days
 Sri Lanka Visa not required[238] 30 days
  • Citizens of Singapore are exempt from the requirement of obtaining tourist standard e-Visa.[239]
 Sudan Visa required[240]
  • Pre-Approved Visa can be obtained on arrival.
 Suriname Visa not required[241][242] 90 days
  • An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[243]
  • Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[244]
 Sweden Visa not required[245] 90 days
  Switzerland Visa not required[246] 90 days
 Syria eVisa[247] X
 Tajikistan Visa not required[248] 30 days X
 Tanzania Visa not required[249][250] 90 days
 Thailand Visa not required[251] 60 days
 Timor-Leste Visa not required[252][4] 30 days
 Togo eVisa[253][254] 15 days X
 Tonga Free visa on arrival[255] 31 days X
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required[256]
 Tunisia Visa not required[257] 3 months X
 Turkey Visa not required[258] 3 months
 Turkmenistan Visa required[259]
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[260] 1 month X
 Uganda Visa not required[261] 3 months
 Ukraine Visa required[262][263]
 United Arab Emirates Visa not required[264] 30 days
  • Visa on Arrival is issued free of charge for stays not exceeding 30 Days.
  • Extension is possible for a fee.
 United Kingdom Visa not required[265] 6 months
 United States Visa Waiver Program[266][267] 90 days
  • ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.[268]
  • ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.[269]
  • Visa required if Nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan.
 Uruguay Visa not required[270] 3 months
 Uzbekistan Visa not required[271] 30 days X
 Vanuatu Visa not required[272] 30 days
 Vatican City Visa not required[273]
 Venezuela Visa required[274] X
 Vietnam Visa not required[275] 30 days
 Yemen Visa required[276]
 Zambia Visa not required[277] 90 days
 Zimbabwe Visa not required[278] 3 months
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Pre-approved visas pick-up

Pre-approved visas can be picked up on arrival in the following countries instead in embassy or consulate.

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Pre-approved
visas pick-up
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Conditions
 Bhutan[279] For a maximum stay of 15 days if the application was submitted at least 2+12 months before arrival and if the clearance was obtained.
 Cameroon[280] Must hold approval from the General Delegate of Security.
 Eritrea[281] Must have a sponsor who must submit an application at least 48 hours before arrival.
 Liberia[282] Available only if arriving from a country without a diplomatic mission of Liberia and if a sponsor obtained an approval.
 Nigeria[283] Holders of a visa application who have a Nigerian company taking responsibility for them.
 Sudan[284] Holders of an entry permit issued by the Ministry of Interior.
 Turkmenistan[285] Holders of an invitation letter of the local company that was approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Singapore citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:

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Europe
 Abkhazia Visa required[286]
Mount Athos Special permit required Special permit required (4 days: EUR 25 for Orthodox visitors, EUR 35 for non-Orthodox visitors, EUR 18 for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[287][288]
Belarus Brest and Grodno Visa not required Visa-free for 10 days[289]
 Northern Cyprus Visa not required 3 months[290]
United Nations UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Access Permit required[291] Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
 Faroe Islands Visa not required[292]
 Gibraltar Visa not required[293]
 Guernsey Visa not required[294]
 Isle of Man Visa not required[295]
Norway Jan Mayen Permit required[296] Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[297] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[298]
 Jersey Visa not required[299]
 Russia Special authorization required Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[300]
 South Ossetia Visa not required Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[301][302]
 Transnistria Visa not required Registration required after 24 hours.[303][304]
Africa
 British Indian Ocean Territory Special permit required Special permit required.[305]
 Eritrea outside Asmara Travel permit required To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[306]
 Mayotte Visa not required[307]
 Réunion Visa not required[307]
 Ascension Island eVisa[308][309]
  • 3 months within any 1-year period
 Saint Helena Visitor's Pass required Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[310]
 Tristan da Cunha Permission required Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[311]
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Undefined visa regime Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
 Somaliland Visa on arrival 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[312][313]
 Sudan Travel permit required All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Sudan Darfur Travel permit required Separate travel permit is required.[314]
Asia
 Hong Kong Visa not required[315] 90 days
 India PAP/RAP PAP/RAP required Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[316][317][318][319][320][321]
 Kazakhstan Special permission required Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[322]
Iran Kish Island Visa not required Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[323]
 Macao Visa not required[324] 30 days
Malaysia Sabah Sabah and Sarawak Sarawak Visa not required These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[325]
Maldives Maldives Permission required With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[326]
 North Korea outside Pyongyang Special permit required People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
 Palestine Visa not required[327] Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[328]
 Taiwan Visa not required[329] 30 days
Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province OIVR permit required OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[330][331][332]
China Tibet Autonomous Region TTP required Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[333][334][335]
 Turkmenistan Special permit required A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[336]
United Nations Korean Demilitarized Zone Restricted zone An official company is able to provide access into the Buffer Zone.
United Nations UNDOF Zone and Ghajar Restricted zone
 Yemen Special permission required Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[337]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
 Anguilla Visa not required[338] 3 months
 Aruba Visa not required[339] 30 days, extendible to 180 days[340]
 Bermuda Visa not required[341] Up to 6 months, decided on arrival
Netherlands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Visa not required[342] 3 months[343]
 British Virgin Islands Visa not required[344] 30 days, extensions possible
Colombia San Andrés and Leticia Tourist Card on arrival Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[345]
 Cayman Islands Visa not required[346] 6 months
 Curacao Visa not required[347] 3 months
France French Guiana Visa not required[348]
France French West Indies Visa not required[349] French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
 Greenland Visa not required[292]
Venezuela Margarita Island Visa required All visitors are fingerprinted.[350]
 Montserrat Visa not required[351] 6 months[352]
 Puerto Rico Electronic Authorization[353]
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa not required[307]
 Sint Maarten Visa not required[354] 3 months[355]
 Turks and Caicos Islands Visa not required[356] 90 days
 U.S. Virgin Islands Electronic Authorization[357]
Oceania
 American Samoa Electronic authorization[358] 30 days
Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Special authorisation required Special authorisation required.[359]
France Clipperton Island Special permit required Special permit required.[360]
 Cook Islands Visa not required[361] 31 days
Fiji Lau Province Special permission required Special permission required.[362]
 French Polynesia Visa not required[363]
 Guam Visa not required[364] 45 days
 New Caledonia Visa not required[307]
 Niue Visa not required[365] 30 days
 Northern Mariana Islands Visa not required[366] 45 days
 Pitcairn Islands Visa not required 14 days visa free and landing fee USD 35 or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore.[367][368][369]
United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Special permits required Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[370][371][372][373][374][375][376]
 Wallis and Futuna Visa not required[307]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
 Falkland Islands Visa required[377] British Overseas Territory visa is required.
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Permit required Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[378][379]
 Antarctica Special permits required Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australia Australian Antarctic Territory, Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norway Peter I Island, Norway Queen Maud Land, New Zealand Ross Dependency.[380][381][382][383][384][385][386][387][388][389][390][391]
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APEC Business Travel Card

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  Full members of the scheme
  Transitional members (United States, Canada)

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[400]

1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
4 - Up to 60 days

The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[401]

  • No need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
  • Undertake legitimate business in participating economies
  • Expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members

Automated border control systems

Singapore citizens aged 6 and older are eligible to use the automated clearance lanes at the ICA Checkpoints run by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, provided that their biometric identifiers (iris / facial / fingerprints) have been enrolled with ICA.[402] In addition, for young Singapore citizens who wish to use the automated lanes but had collected their passports before turning six, they may enrol their biometrics at the staffed immigration counters (with the supervision of their parent / guardian).[402]

In addition, Singapore citizens who intend to travel as tourists, are eligible to use the automated border control systems (eGates) when arriving in (or departing from) the following countries:

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Country / Region Type of entry Duration of Allowed initial stay Name of Immigration Authority Name of ABC System Ref
 Australia Electronic Travel Authority 90 days Australian Border Force (ABF) SmartGate [403]
 Czech Republic Visa not required 90 days Ministry of the Interior (Czech Republic) Easy Go [404][405]
 France Visa not required 90 days (within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area) Direction centrale de la police aux frontières (DCPAF) PARAFE [406]
 Germany Visa Not Required 90 days Bundesamt für Migration Flüchtlinge (BAMF) EasyPass
 Hong Kong* Visa not required 90 days Immigration Department (Hong Kong) e-Channel [407]
 Indonesia Visa not required 30 days Directorate General of Immigration Autogate [408][409]
 Italy Visa not required 90 days (within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area) Polizia di Frontiera EGate (Italy) [410]
 Japan* Visa not required 90 days Immigration Services Agency Automated Gates [411]
 Macau Visa not required 30 days Public Security Police Force of Macau e-Channel
 Malaysia Visa not required 30 days Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia Autogate and MACS 2.0 [412]
 Netherlands2 Visa not required 90 days Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) Self-service passport control (eGates) [413]
 New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority 3 months New Zealand Customs Service eGate [414]
 Portugal Visa not required 90 days (within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area) Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) RAPID4ALL [415]
 South Korea1 2 Visa not required 3 months Korea Immigration Service SmartPass [416]
 Taiwan1 Visa not required 30 days National Immigration Agency e-Gate [417]
 Thailand Visa not required 30 days Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau Automated Passport Control (APC) [418][419][420]
 United Arab Emirates1 Visa not required 30 days Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (FAICCPS) Smart Gate [421]
 United Kingdom Visa not required 6 months UK Border Force EPassport gates [422]
 United States1 Visa Waiver Program 90 days U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Mobile Passport Control (MPC) and Global Entry [423][424]
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* - Automated system enrollment eligibility is limited only to certain categories of travellers.
1 - First-time visitors are required to enrol on their first visit and can only use the automated gates on their subsequent visits.
2 - Use of the E-Gates are only valid when departing from the country and that the traveler is aged 16 & above.

Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[425] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

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Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[426] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[427]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[428][429]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[430][431] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[432]

Some countries, such as Japan,[433] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[434] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[435] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[436] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[437] Philippines,[438] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[439]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[440] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[441] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[442]

Israeli stamps

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Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,[443] Lebanon,[444] Libya,[445] Syria,[446] and Yemen[447] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[448]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[449][450] Argentina,[451] Brunei, Cambodia,[452] China,[453] Ethiopia,[454] Ghana, Guinea,[455] India, Japan,[456][457] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[458] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[459] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[460] Singapore, South Korea,[461] Taiwan, Thailand,[462] Uganda,[463] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),[464][465][466] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[467]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[468] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[469][470]

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References

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