Requirements and Process
1. Eligibility
An Appointed Facility operator can sponsor and host/apply for a SafeTravel Pass under the Connect@Singapore initiative on behalf of a prospective traveller, who is:
- Travelling for business or official purposes, or of high economic value to Singapore; and
- Seeking to make a short-term stay of up to 14 days.
Until further notice, travellers who have travelled to the United Kingdom and South Africa within the last 14 days will not be eligible under the Connect@Singapore scheme.
2. Submit Approvals for Entry into Singapore
At least 2 weeks before stipulated week of planned departure to Singapore | |
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Submit Application | Eligible travellers should submit applications for entry approval through an Appointed Facility operator before travelling to Singapore. The latest list of Appointed Facilities can be found here.
Once the application is approved, the applicant will be issued with SafeTravel Pass via email. The SafeTravel Pass is valid for a single entry to Singapore to arrive within the week of intended travel for stay for up to 14 days at the Appointed Facility, commencing from the day of arrival or until you depart Singapore, whichever earlier. |
At least 7 days before planned entry date into in Singapore | |
Submit visa application (if required) | Eligible travellers who require a visa for travel to Singapore must separately obtain a valid visa before departing for Singapore. |
3. Pre-departure to Singapore
3 calendar days before planned date of entry into Singapore | |
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Pre-departure COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test | Travellers are required to take a COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours before departure for Singapore at an authorised health centre designated by the Government of a counterpart country/region and obtain a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result in English. |
Up to 3 calendar days before planned entry date into in Singapore | |
Submission of Pre-trip Health/Travel History Declarations and Installation of Mandatory Mobile Applications | Travellers should monitor their health and avoid travelling if feeling unwell. If travellers are fit for travel, they should:
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Day of Departure to Singapore | |
Pre-boarding clearance | Travellers under the Connect@Singapore initiative must produce the following documents when leaving for Singapore:
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4. Arrival in Singapore
Day of entry into Singapore | |
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Immigration Clearance and Imposition of Health Control Measures | Travellers can proceed with immigration clearance as per normal. Travellers are required to take an on-arrival COVID-19 PCR test. |
Transport from Checkpoint to Appointed Facility | The Appointed Facility shall arrange meet-and-greet services for every traveller at the airport and ensure that the traveller is escorted directly to the Appointed Facility via a dedicated private vehicle. |
5. Post-Arrival
Up to 48 hours after arriving in Singapore | |
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Self-isolation | Travellers are to remain self-isolated in their guestrooms until a negative COVID-19 PCR test result is conveyed (within 48 hours). Travellers tested positive for COVID-19 will be accorded medical treatment at their own expense. |
After completion of isolation, and up to 14 days after arrival in Singapore | |
Safe Travel within Appointed Facilities | Within the Appointed Facility, travellers will have to stay within their pre-declared travel group of up to five travellers. They will not be allowed to mingle with other travellers outside of this group. They will also have to abide by all prevailing national Safe Management Measures (SMMs), and use TraceTogether and SafeEntry so that the authorities can identify close contacts to be quarantined if a positive COVID-19 case arises.
For the entire duration of their stay in Singapore, travellers under the Connect@Singapore initiative will be housed in a “bubble” within Appointed Facility, undergo regular testing, and strictly observe all prevailing SMMs. Travellers will be able to conduct meetings with Singapore residents and with other traveller groups (with SMMs in place) while in the Appointed Facility. They would also have to undergo COVID-19 PCR tests on Day 3, Day 7 and Day 14 of their stay as part of the health and safety protocols. |