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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

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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