Visa requirements for Singapore citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states which are imposed on citizens of Singapore.
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 map
Visa requirements
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:
Country / Region | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[29] | √ | ||
Albania | Visa not required[30] | 90 days |
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√ |
Algeria | Visa required[32] | √ | ||
Andorra | Visa not required[33] | √ | ||
Angola | Visa not required[34] | 30 days |
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√ |
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 | X | |
Austria | Visa not required[42] | 90 days |
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√ |
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 |
|
X |
Barbados | Visa not required[49] | 6 months | √ | |
Belarus | Visa not required[50] | 30 days |
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X |
Belgium | Visa not required[51] | 90 days |
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√ |
Belize | Visa not required[52] | √ | ||
Benin | Visa not required[53][54] | 14 days |
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√ |
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 |
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√ |
Brazil | Visa not required[61] | 30 days | √ | |
Brunei | Visa not required[62] | 30 days | √ | |
Bulgaria | Visa not required[63] | 90 days |
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√ |
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] |
|
X | |
Canada | Electronic Travel Authority[70] | 6 months | √ | |
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 |
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√ |
Colombia | Visa not required[78] | 90 days |
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√ |
Comoros | Visa on arrival[79] | 45 days | X | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[80] |
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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 |
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Cuba | Visa not required[86] | 30 days | √ | |
Cyprus | Visa not required[87] | 90 days |
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√ |
Czech Republic | Visa not required[88] | 90 days |
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√ |
Denmark | Visa not required[90] | 3 months |
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√ |
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 |
|
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 |
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√ |
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 |
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√ |
France | Visa not required[110] | 90 days |
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√ |
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 |
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√ |
Ghana | Visa not required[115] | 60 days | √ | |
Greece | Visa not required[116] | 90 days |
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√ |
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 |
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√ |
Iceland | Visa not required[125] | 90 days |
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√ |
India | eVisa[126] | 30 days |
|
√ |
Indonesia | Visa not required[129] | 30 days | √ | |
Iran | Visa not required[130][3] | 15 days |
|
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 |
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√ |
Jamaica | Visa not required[135] | 6 months | √ | |
Japan | Visa not required[136] | 90 days | √ | |
Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[137][138] |
|
X | |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required[139] | 30 days | X | |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[140][141] | 90 days |
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√ |
Kiribati | Visa not required[142] | 30 days | √ | |
North Korea | Visa required[143] | √ | ||
South Korea | Visa not required[144][145] | 90 days | √ | |
Kosovo | Visa not required[148][149] | 90 days | X | |
Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival[150][151] | 3 months |
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X |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[152] | 60 days | X | |
Laos | Visa not required[153] | 30 days | √ | |
Latvia | Visa not required[154] | 90 days |
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√ |
Lebanon | Free Visa on arrival[155] | 1 month |
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X |
Lesotho | Visa not required[156] | 30 days | √ | |
Liberia | Visa required[157] | X | ||
Libya | eVisa[158] | X | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required[159] | 90 days |
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√ |
Lithuania | Visa not required[160] | 90 days |
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√ |
Luxembourg | Visa not required[161] | 90 days |
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√ |
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 |
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√ |
Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival[168] | 90 days | X | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[169] |
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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 |
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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 |
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√ |
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 |
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√ |
New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority[186] | 3 months |
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X |
Nicaragua | Visa not required[189] | 90 days | √ | |
Niger | Visa required[190] | X | ||
Nigeria | eVisa[191][192] | 90 days |
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√ |
North Macedonia | Visa not required[193] | 90 days | √ | |
Norway | Visa not required[194] | 3 months |
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√ |
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 |
|
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 |
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√ |
Portugal | Visa not required[209] | 90 days |
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√ |
Qatar | Visa not required[210] | 30 days | √ | |
Romania | Visa not required[211] | 90 days |
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√ |
Russia | eVisa[212][213] | 16 days |
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√ |
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] |
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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 |
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√ |
Seychelles | Electronic Border System[227][228] | 3 months |
|
X |
Sierra Leone | Free visa on arrival[229] | 30 days | X | |
Slovakia | Visa not required[230] | 90 days |
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√ |
Slovenia | Visa not required[231] | 90 days |
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√ |
Solomon Islands | Free Visitor's permit on arrival[232] | 3 months |
|
X |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[233] |
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X | |
South Africa | Visa not required[234] | 90 days | √ | |
South Sudan | eVisa[235][236] |
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X | |
Spain | Visa not required[237] | 90 days |
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√ |
Sri Lanka | Visa not required[238] | 30 days |
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√ |
Sudan | Visa required[240] |
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√ | |
Suriname | Visa not required[241][242] | 90 days | √ | |
Sweden | Visa not required[245] | 90 days |
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√ |
Switzerland | Visa not required[246] | 90 days |
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√ |
Syria | eVisa[247] | |||
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] |
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√ | |
United Arab Emirates | Visa not required[264] | 30 days |
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√ |
United Kingdom | Visa not required[265] | 6 months | √ | |
United States | Visa Waiver Program[266][267] | 90 days |
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√ |
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 | √ |
Pre-approved visas pick-up
Pre-approved visas can be picked up on arrival in the following countries instead in embassy or consulate.
Pre-approved visas pick-up on arrival | Conditions |
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Bhutan[279] | For a maximum stay of 15 days if the application was submitted at least 2+1⁄2 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. |
Territories and disputed areas
Visa requirements for Singapore citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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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] |
Brest and Grodno | Visa not required | Visa-free for 10 days[289] |
Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months[290] |
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] | |
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] |
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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. |
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] |
Kish Island | Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[323] |
Macao | Visa not required[324] | 30 days |
Sabah and 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 | 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 |
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] |
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] |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone | An official company is able to provide access into the Buffer Zone. |
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 |
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required[342] | 3 months[343] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required[344] | 30 days, extensions possible |
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 |
French Guiana | Visa not required[348] | |
French West Indies | Visa not required[349] | French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. |
Greenland | Visa not required[292] | |
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 |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required.[359] |
Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required.[360] |
Cook Islands | Visa not required[361] | 31 days |
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 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, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[380][381][382][383][384][385][386][387][388][389][390][391] |
APEC Business Travel Card
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:
Country / Region | Type of entry | Duration of Allowed initial stay | Name of Immigration Authority | Name of ABC System | Ref |
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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] |
* - 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
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
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[update]) 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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