# Visa requirements for Singapore citizens

Visa requirements for Singapore citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states which are imposed on citizens of Singapore.
As of 2025, holders of Singapore passports have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a total of 193 countries and territories, ranking the Singapore passport first in the world as per the Henley Passport Index.

## Changes

Visa requirements for Singapore citizens were recently lifted by Tajikistan (1 January 2022), Guyana (1 October 2023), Iran (4 February 2024) and Timor-Leste (3 July 2024).
* Timeline (expansion of visa privileges)
* No historical visa requirements: Brunei (visa-free); Indonesia (visa-free); Ireland (visa-free); Schengen Area (European Union + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City; applies to Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Romania; excludes Ireland) (visa-free); United Kingdom (visa-free)
* 1972: Japan (visa-free; 1 January)
* 1982: South Korea (visa-free; 1 November)
* 1985: France (visa-free, 1 June)
* 1987: New Zealand (visa-free; 1 November)
* 1990: Mongolia (visa-free; 9 March)
* 1996: Australia (electronic authorisation; 11 September)
* 1999: Argentina (visa-free; 5 August); United States (electronic authorisation; 9 August)
* 2001: Taiwan (visa-free; 1 May)
* 2003: China (visa-free; 1 July); Slovakia (visa-free; 13 August); Vietnam (visa-free; 1 December)
* 2014: Brazil (visa-free; 9 January); India (e-Visa; November)
* 2015: Kazakhstan (visa-free; 15 July)
* 2016: Suriname (visa-free; January); Azerbaijan (visa on arrival; February); Cuba (visa-free; May); Myanmar (visa-free; December)
* 2017: Belarus (visa-free; 12 February); Primorye, Khabarovsk, Sakhalin, Chukotka, and Kamchatka regions of the Russian Far East (visa on arrival; August); Paraguay (visa-free; 5 October)
* 2018: Djibouti (visa-free; 21 January); Uzbekistan (visa-free; 10 February); Armenia (visa-free; 21 March); Angola (visa-free; 30 March); Guinea (visa-free; 20 November)
* 2019: Saudi Arabia (e-Visa/visa on arrival; September)
* 2022: Tajikistan (visa-free; 1 January)
* 2023: Guyana (visa free; 1 October)
* 2024: Iran (visa free; 4 February); Timor-Leste (visa-free; 3 July)

## Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports travelling for tourist purposes:
| Country / Region | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | | √ |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | May enter Albania using a national ID card in lieu of a passport. | √ |
| Algeria | Visa required | | | √ |
| Andorra | Visa not required | | | √ |
| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days | For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 1-year period. | √ |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 1 month | | √ |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days | | X |
| Australia | Electronic Travel Authority | 90 days | 90 days on each visit in a 12-month period if granted. May enter using SmartGate on arrival in Australia. Also eligible for a visitor visa (subclass 600) with a validity of six years, allowing a maximum stay of three months per entry during the visa's validity period. | X |
| Austria | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Azerbaijan | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Available at airports. Singaporeans of Armenian origin will be permanently banned from entering Azerbaijan and will be included into the "list of persona non grata". | X |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | | X |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Not available at all entry points. | X |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 6 months | | √ |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport. | X |
| Belgium | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Belize | Visa not required | | | √ |
| Benin | Visa not required | 14 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. | √ |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | | X |
| Bolivia | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 1-year period. | √ |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Bulgaria | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Burkina Faso | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Burundi | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 1 month | From December 2021, passengers of all countries that require a visa, can now obtain a visa on arrival at Bujumbura International Airport, and all land borders. | X |
| Cambodia | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | Holders of a pre-arranged approval issued by "Le Delegue General de la Surete" can obtain a visa on arrival. | X |
| Canada | Electronic Travel Authority | 6 months | eTA required if arriving by air; not required if arriving by land or sea. | √ |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | | X |
| Chad | eVisa | | | X |
| Chile | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| China | Visa not required | 30 days | A 30-day mutual visa waiver agreement was signed with China and was effective on 9 February 2024. | √ |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days – extendable up to 180-day stay within a one-year period. | √ |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | | X |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | Except passengers with a VIP invitation. | X |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days | | X |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Croatia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Cuba | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Cyprus | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period. | √ |
| Czech Republic | Visa not required | 3 months | 3 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen Area countries (pursuant to the Czech Republic-Singapore bilateral agreement that was concluded before the Czech Republic joined the European Union and the Schengen Area). | √ |
| Denmark | Visa not required | 3 months | 3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries. | √ |
| Djibouti | Visa not required | | | √ |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 6 months | | √ |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | 15 day free visa on arrival if arriving and departing from Sharm El-Sheikh, St Catherine and Taba Airports | X |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | | X |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | | X |
| Estonia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. | X |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | | √ |
| Finland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| France | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France). | √ |
| Gabon | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | | X |
| Germany | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Ghana | Visa not required | 60 days | | √ |
| Greece | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Guinea | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Guyana | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Hungary | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Iceland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| India | eVisa | 30 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. Holders of a valid Person of Indian Origin or Overseas Citizen of India Card are exempt from visa requirements, and may travel to India unlimited times. | √ |
| Indonesia | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Iran | Visa not required | 15 days | 15 days within any 6-month period. | X |
| Iraq | eVisa | 30 days | | X |
| Ireland | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Italy | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Jamaica | Visa not required | 6 months | | √ |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival | | A 40 JOD Visa can be obtained upon arrival, but the fee can be waived for single entry evisa or visa on arrival if purchase Jordan Pass, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge). | X |
| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 90 days | Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. | √ |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| North Korea | Visa required | | | √ |
| South Korea | Visa not required | 90 days | Singapore citizens can enter South Korea up to 90 days without a visa. A K-ETA application can be completed up to 24 hours before boarding a flight. It will be valid for 3 years. Singapore citizens are exempt from the K-ETA requirement from 1 April 2023 until 31 December 2025. | √ |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | e-Visa is also available online. | X |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days | | X |
| Laos | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Latvia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Lebanon | Free Visa on arrival | 1 month | 1 month extendable for 2 additional months. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or stamp in the passport, and in possession of a phone number & address to be visited in Lebanon, and a non-refundable onward or round trip ticket. | X |
| Lesotho | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Liberia | Visa required | | | X |
| Libya | eVisa | | | X |
| Liechtenstein | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Lithuania | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Luxembourg | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 60 days | | X |
| Malawi | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 1 month | | √ |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Mali | Visa required | | | √ |
| Malta | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Mauritania | eVisa | 30 days | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. | X |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days | | √ |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period. | X |
| Monaco | Visa not required | | | √ |
| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Mozambique | Visa not required | 30 days | Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT. | √ |
| Myanmar | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Namibia | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Nauru | Visa required | | | X |
| Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Netherlands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area (European Netherlands). | √ |
| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | May enter using eGate. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. | X |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Niger | Visa required | | | X |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival. | √ |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Norway | Visa not required | 3 months | 3 months within the past 6 months, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries, but including time spent in other Nordic countries | √ |
| Oman | Visa not required / eVisa | 14 days / 30 days | | √ |
| Pakistan | Free eVisa | 90 days | Pakistan e-Visa fee is free. Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes. Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes. | X |
| Palau | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | A visa is issued free of charge upon arrival at any port of entry. | X |
| Panama | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days | | X |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Poland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within a 180-day period, regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries (pursuant to the Poland-Singapore bilateral agreement regulating visa-free traffic that was concluded before Poland joined the European Union and the Schengen Area). | √ |
| Portugal | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Qatar | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Romania | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa. | √ |
| Rwanda | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 15 days | | √ |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 3 month | | √ |
| Samoa | Entry permit on arrival | 90 days | | √ |
| San Marino | Visa not required | | | √ |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | | Travelers holding a visa issued by the United States or a Schengen Member State together with a passport valid for a minimum of 3 months from the arrival date may enter visa-free for a stay of up to 15 days | X |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within 6-month period. | √ |
| Seychelles | Electronic Border System | 3 months | Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country. | X |
| Sierra Leone | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Slovakia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Slovenia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Solomon Islands | Free Visitor's permit on arrival | 3 months | 3 months within any 1-year period. | X |
| Somalia | eVisa | 30 days | | X |
| South Africa | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. | X |
| Spain | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Sri Lanka | Visa not required | 30 days | Citizens of Singapore are exempt from the requirement of obtaining a tourist standard e-Visa. | √ |
| Sudan | Visa required | | Pre-Approved Visa can be obtained on arrival. | √ |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 90 days | An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. | √ |
| Sweden | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Switzerland | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area. | √ |
| Syria | eVisa / Visa on arrival | | Singaporeans of Syrian origin, or Singaporeans whose passport states that they were born in Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates or Yemen are visa exempt | X |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Tanzania | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | | √ |
| Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | | X |
| Tonga | Free visa on arrival | 31 days | | X |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | | | √ |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months | | X |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | | √ |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 1 month | | X |
| Uganda | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Ukraine | Visa required | | e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | √ |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa on Arrival is issued free of charge for stays not exceeding 30 Days. Extension is possible for a fee. | √ |
| United Kingdom | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 6 months | | √ |
| United States | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days | ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance. ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land. Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan. | √ |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | | | √ |
| Venezuela | Visa required | | | X |
| Vietnam | Visa not required | 30 days | | √ |
| Yemen | Visa required | | | √ |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | | √ |
| Zimbabwe | Visa not required | 3 months | | √ |

## Pre-approved visas pick-up

Pre-approved visas can be picked up on arrival in the following countries instead of an embassy or consulate.
| Pre-approved visas pick-up on arrival | Conditions |
| Bhutan | 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 | Must hold approval from the General Delegate of Security. |
| Eritrea | Must have a sponsor who must submit an application at least 48 hours before arrival. |
| Liberia | Available only if arriving from a country without a diplomatic mission of Liberia and if a sponsor obtained an approval. |
| Nigeria | Holders of a visa application who have a Nigerian company taking responsibility for them. |
| Sudan | Holders of an entry permit issued by the Ministry of Interior. |
| Turkmenistan | 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) |
| Europe |||
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| 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. |
| Brest and Grodno | Visa not required | Visa-free for 10 days |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months |
| UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
| Faroe Islands | Visa not required | |
| Gibraltar | Visa not required | |
| Guernsey | Visa not required | |
| Isle of Man | Visa not required | |
| Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. |
| Jersey | Visa not required | |
| Russia | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. |
| South Ossetia | Visa required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and 3-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24 hours. |
| Africa |||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. |
| Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). |
| Mayotte | Visa not required | |
| Réunion | Visa not required | |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months within any 1-year period |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Asia |||
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 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) is required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. |
| 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. |
| Kish Island | Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. |
| Macao | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Sabah and Sarawak | Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and a passport is required to travel to them, however, the same visa applies. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| Taiwan | Visa not required | 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. |
| Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). |
| Turkmenistan | Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. |
| Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone | An official company is able to provide access to the Buffer Zone. |
| UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone | |
| Yemen | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. |
| Caribbean and North Atlantic |||
| Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Aruba | Visa not required | 30 days, extendible to 180 days |
| Bermuda | Visa not required | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival |
| Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 3 months |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 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. |
| Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Curacao | Visa not required | 3 months |
| French Guiana | Visa not required | |
| French West Indies | Visa not required | French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. |
| Greenland | Visa not required | |
| Margarita Island | Visa required | All visitors are fingerprinted. |
| Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Puerto Rico | Electronic Authorization | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | |
| Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Electronic Authorization | |
| Oceania |||
| American Samoa | Electronic authorization | 30 days |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required. |
| Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required. |
| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Lau Province | Special permission required | Special permission required. |
| French Polynesia | Visa not required | |
| Guam | Visa not required | 45 days |
| New Caledonia | Visa not required | |
| Niue | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Visa not required | 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. |
| 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. |
| Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required | |
| South Atlantic and Antarctica |||
| Falkland Islands | Visa required | 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). |
| 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. |
* Visas for Cambodia, Myanmar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sri Lanka and Turkey are obtainable online.

## APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:
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The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:
* 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. 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).
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 |
| Australia | Electronic Travel Authority | 90 days | Australian Border Force (ABF) | SmartGate |
| Czech Republic | Visa not required | 90 days | Ministry of the Interior (Czech Republic) | EasyGo Gate |
| France | Visa not required | 90 days (within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area) | Direction centrale de la police aux frontières (DCPAF) | PARAFE |
| Hong Kong$^*$ | Visa not required | 90 days | Immigration Department (Hong Kong) | e-Channel |
| Indonesia | Visa not required | 30 days | Directorate General of Immigration | Autogate |
| Italy | Visa not required | 90 days (within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area) | Polizia di Frontiera | EGate (Italy) |
| Japan$^*$ | Visa not required | 90 days | Immigration Services Agency | Automated Gates |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days | Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia | Autogate and MACS 2.0 |
| Netherlands$^2$ | Visa not required | 90 days | Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) | Self-service passport control (eGates) |
| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | New Zealand Customs Service | eGate |
| Portugal | Visa not required | 90 days (within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area) | Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) | RAPID4ALL |
| South Korea$^1$ $^2$ | Visa not required | 3 months | Korea Immigration Service | SmartPass |
| Taiwan$^1$ | Visa not required | 30 days | National Immigration Agency | e-Gate |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 30 days | Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau | Automated Passport Control (APC) |
| United Arab Emirates$^1$ | Visa not required | 30 days | Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (FAICCPS) | Smart Gate |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months | UK Border Force | EPassport gates |
| United States$^1$ | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | Mobile Passport Control (MPC) and Global Entry |
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## 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. 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 to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.
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.

### 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 or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).
Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, 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, 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, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, 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.
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 and South Africa.

#### Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.

### Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, 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.

### Israeli stamps

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen 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) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.
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.
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, 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), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.
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 and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.