About SG Arrival Card
Singapore Arrival Card (also known as an SG Arrival Card or SGAC) is a mandatory document introduced with the aim of minimizing the COVID-19 spread. The electronic travel declaration was implemented by the Singaporean authorities as a replacement for the paper-based D/E Card (Disembarkation/Embarkation) system.
All travelers planning to visit Singapore must submit the SG Arrival Card up to 3 business days prior to the scheduled arrival in Singapore. It is easy: complete an online form sharing your personal, travel, and health details. Then complete the payment and regularly check your inbox – the confirmation will be sent via email.
Before completing the SGAC, you must prepare a working electronic device with access to the internet, your valid passport, and the requested information. If, after submitting the form, you experience new symptoms, you must immediately complete a new form with updated data.
The approved SG Arrival Card will be digitally connected to your passport, so instead of the printout, just save the confirmation onto your mobile device.
Important: A Singapore Arrival Card does not serve as a visa substitution. If you are from a non-visa-exempt country, you must obtain a Singapore visa and an SG Arrival Card.
Who needs to submit a Singapore Arrival Card?
Before visiting Singapore, the Singapore Arrival Card must be completed by any traveler for arrival immigration clearance, including Singapore citizens and permanent residents, long-term pass holders Student’s Pass, Dependant’s Pass, Long-Term Visit Pass, and Work Pass), travelers enrolled in the Frequent Traveler Programme and foreign visitors.
The exemption only applies to those who are transiting through Singapore without seeking immigration clearance and fully vaccinated residents who enter Singapore through the land checkpoints.
When to submit SG Arrival Card?
You must submit the Singapore Arrival Card up to 3 days before the intended date of entering Singapore. The form is processed within 1-2 business days. However, the exact processing time may depend on many factors, for example, the number of waiting applications and the correctness of your data.
Ensure that the provided information is correct and relevant since mistakes can lead to delays or refusal, and untrue information may even cause legal consequences.
How do you complete an electronic health declaration for Singapore?
It is possible to complete the Singapore Arrival Card in a simple way online:
- Provide your data in the form. You need to enter your personal and travel information, as well as your health details.
- Make the payment. Complete the payment using the most comfortable online payment method – debit/credit card, PayPal, Klarna, etc.
- Refresh the inbox. Check your email address regularly so that you don’t miss the approval of your health declaration.
The SG Arrival Card is electronically connected to the traveler’s passport. While a printout is not required, you must download the digital copy of your SGAC onto your working electronic device (smartphone/tablet) that you bring with you during the trip.
SG Arrival Card requirements
When filling out the form for a Singapore Arrival Card, you should be ready to provide the following information:
- your basic personal data (e.g., name, surname, date of birth, nationality)
- travel information (e.g., the arrival and departure dates)
- contact details (phone number, email address)
- health declaration
- a copy of your passport that does not expire for at least 6 months from arrival in Singapore
Since the application procedure is conducted online, all applicants must have:
- a working electronic device
- stable internet connection
- an active email address
- the ability to make online payments
Requirements upon arrival
When you arrive in Singapore, you must be ready to show:
- your valid passport (the SG Arrival Card will be automatically digitally linked to it)
- a return/onward ticket
- sufficient funds for the entire stay in the country
- certificate of yellow fever vaccination (if traveling from yellow fever endemic countries)
Ports of entry
You can enter Singapore with an SG Arrival Card only through certain entry ports, presented below:
- Singapore Changi Airport SIN
- Tuas checkpoint
- Woodlands checkpoint
- Singapore Cruise Centre
- Changi Point Ferry Terminal
- Changi Ferry Terminal
- Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal