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Updated January 2023
Singapore is currently offering various types of ways to enter the country, including visa-free options for nationals of certain countries. Read further to find out the details and whether you are eligible or not to enter Singapore without a visa.
Singapore visa-free countries list 2023
All nationals are eligible to enter Singapore without a visa except the listed nationals below:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- China
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Egypt
- Georgia
- India
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
The holders of these documents must also apply for a Singapore visa, even though their countries are exempt from Singapore visas:
- A Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes
- The Macao Special Administrative Region Travel Permit.
- A Palestinian Authority passport.
- A temporary passport issued by the United Arab Emirates.
Visa-exempt travellers can stay in Singapore without a visa for a maximum of 30 days except for the following countries, which are allowed to stay for 90 days:
- European Union citizens
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Norway
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- United States

Singapore Visa-free Transit Facility (VTF)
The Visa-Free Transit Facility allows certain foreign nationals who are transiting through Singapore to enter the country for 96 hours if they fulfil certain conditions. The nationals that are allowed include:
- The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
- Georgia
- India
- The People’s Republic of China (PRC)
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
If you are a national of India or the People’s Republic of China (PRC)and are transiting to a third country via Singapore, you may be allowed to enter Singapore if:
- You depart Singapore by air or sea, regardless of the way in which you entered.
- You have a long-term visa from one of the following countries that are valid for at least another month after leaving Singapore:
- Australia
- Canada
- Germany
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
If you are a national of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine you may be allowed to enter Singapore if:
- You have a valid onward airplane ticket departing within 96 hours.
- You depart Singapore by airplane, regardless of the method by which you entered.