COVID-19 – General Information for Travellers to Singapore and the UK

Travelling to Singapore from the UK

Singapore Citizens (SC) or Permanent Residents (PR) do not require entry approval to enter Singapore.

All other short-term visitors with travel history to the United Kingdom are currently not allowed to enter Singapore.

You may refer to the SafeTravel Lanes listed by traveller profile here to determine if you are eligible to apply for entry into Singapore.

Fully vaccinated travellers (including short-term visitors) may enter Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Land (VTL) scheme. Please check here to determine if you are eligible.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Due to the fluidity of the COVID-19 situation, we strongly encourage travellers to Singapore to check the SafeTravel website closer to their travel date to ensure that they meet all travel requirements before departure.

Requirements

Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR)

Non-SC, Non-PR and Long-Term Pass Holders (LTPH)

Entry Approval into Singapore

Not required.

Yes. All travellers, excluding SCs and PRs, require explicit approval from ICA for entry into Singapore. Please check if you are eligible to apply here.

SG Arrival Card (SGAC) with Electronic Health Declaration

Yes. Please submit your SGAC with Electronic Health Declaration here within three (3) days prior to date of arrival in Singapore.

Pre-departure COVID-19 Test (PDT)

Yes. All travellers (including SCs and PRs) must produce a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 2 days before departure to Singapore. PCR test or professionally administered ART results will be recognised for PDT. Please refer to MOH’s press release here.

On-arrival COVID-19 test(s)

Yes. All travellers must take their on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test. You should register and pre-pay for it prior to departing for Singapore here.

SHN and testing regime upon arrival in Singapore

Yes. Serve a 7-day SHN at a declared place of accommodation. Take a Day 7 exit PCR test. For more information, please refer to SafeTravel website here.

For more information and updates on the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, please visit the Ministry of Health’s website here.

For more information and updates on travelling to Singapore, please visit the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) website here.

Transiting through Singapore from the UK

Travellers can transit through Changi Airport (Singapore), if they are travelling with an airline whose transfer route via Singapore has been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). Details on transit arrangement should be obtained directly from the airline before purchasing flight tickets.

Travellers with travel history to the following countries/regions within the past 14 days, are disallowed from transiting in Singapore until further notice:

Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwa.

From 3 December 2021, all transit travellers must take a COVID-19 test within 2 days before departure for Singapore. Travellers without a valid negative COVID-19 test will not be allowed to board their connecting flight or ferry out of Singapore.

For latest updates on transiting through Singapore, please refer here.

Travelling to the UK from Singapore

There are separate guidance for travelling to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

England has a new system for international travel whereby the previous traffic light system comprising red, amber and green list countries/territories has been replaced by a single red list of countries/territories. Singapore is not on the red list.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Due to the fluidity of the COVID-19 situation, we strongly encourage travellers to the UK to check the Gov.uk website closer to their travel date to ensure that they meet all travel requirements before departure.

Requirements

Pre-departure COVID-19 test (PDT)

All travellers, regardless of vaccination status, would need to take a COVID-19 test in the three days before travel to England.

For detailed information on type of tests accepted for travel to England, please visit here.

Book and Pay for a Day-2 COVID-19 PCR test

Yes. You can do so here.

Complete Passenger Locator Form (PLF)

Yes. You can do so here.

Quarantine upon arrival

Yes, you must quarantine until you receive your Day 2 COVID-19 PCR test result.

If your Day 2 test result is negative, you can end your quarantine.

If your Day 2 test result is positive, you must self-isolate for 10 full days. The day of test is Day 0.

For more detailed information, please visit here.

You do not need to take a COVID-19 test or quarantine on arrival in England if you’re travelling within the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man (the Common Travel Area) and have not been outside of the Common Travel Area in the last 10 days.

Recognition of Singapore Vaccination Programme for International Travel

There are separate guidance for travelling to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Currently, travellers who received their full dose of COVID-19 vaccinations in Singapore are not recognized as fully vaccinated in the UK.

From 4 October 2021, Singapore will be added to the list of recognized overseas vaccination programmes for international travel to England. To prove that you have been fully vaccinated (plus 14 days), you are required to provide a document (digital or paper-based) from a national or state-level public health body that includes, as a minimum, the following information:

• First and last name(s)
• Date of Birth
• Vaccine brand and manufacturer
• Date of vaccination for every dose
• Country of territory of vaccination and/or certificate issuer

For more information on the new system for international travel, please visit here.

Singaporeans can use Notarise to obtain their Vaccination Health Certificates. You will need your SingPass to log-in.

COVID-19 in the UK

National COVID Alert Levels in the UK

The UK government has introduced a 5-level Alert system to measure the threat from COVID-19. The alert levels reflect the extent of the epidemic and corresponding social distancing measures across the whole country. On 10 May 21, the alert level was reduced from Level 4 to Level 3 (third highest level). This means that COVID-19 is in general circulation but there is a gradual relaxation of restrictions.

For more information and latest updates on the COVID-19 situation in the UK, please visit here.

Visas and Immigration

Ensuring the validity of entry/work visas (where required) and adherence to immigration requirements of the UK is the individual responsibility of all travellers. The Singapore High Commission does not handle or process visas for entry into the United Kingdom. This is handled by UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI).

The UK Government has published guidance for those affected by changes to the UK Immigration and borders regulations due to COVID-19. You can access the details via: www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-immigration-and-borders or UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) via www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration.

Now that travel restrictions are lifting globally, you will no longer be able to extend your visa automatically and you are expected to take all reasonable steps to leave the UK where it is possible to do so or apply to regularise your stay in the UK. For detailed guidance and instructions, please refer to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents.

Visas and Immigration Service and Support Centre

Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre

Email: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk

Telephone: +44 (0) 800 678 1767

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Calls to this number are free of charge within the UK. Check call charges with your phone provider if you are calling from abroad.

Students in the UK

Students who are intending to return to the UK to resume their studies should consult their respective educational institutions and other relevant parties on their academic and logistical arrangements before undertaking travel.

From 1 Sep 20, travel for students pursuing academic qualification overseas, and where distance-learning is not offered as an option by the education institution is allowed. Overseas studies should be of at least one academic year, for courses which require physical presence in the foreign educational institution, and which will lead to attainment of academic qualifications. Existing students who are completing such academic programs (i.e. balance duration of less than an academic year) are included. Students below the age of 18 may be accompanied by an adult. Mature students may travel overseas with their dependents who will be residing with them for the duration of their studies. Please see paragraphs 1 and 8 of the press release.

Singapore’s border measures will evolve as the global situation changes. MOH will continue to monitor the global health situation closely and update our border measures in accordance with the public health risk assessment. If the situation in a country/region deteriorates, more stringent measures will be put in place to limit the risk of importation and prevent community transmission from imported cases. We encourage everyone to check the MOH website regularly for the latest updates. At the individual level, do take the necessary precautions (wash your hands frequently, wear a face covering when not able to social distance) and follow local government advice.

You may also wish to obtain more information from the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) at www.ukcisa.org.uk. Further guidance and support for students in the UK can be found here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus/education-and-childcare.