Singapore SG Arrival Card

You submit it within the three days before you arrive, and submitting too early is not accepted because the health declaration must reflect your actual situation at arrival. The card itself costs nothing at the government source; the service fee covers preparing your declaration in your own language and reviewing every field before it is submitted, so your record is complete and accurate when you reach the checkpoint. The SG Arrival Card does not grant a visa, work rights or the right to live in Singapore.

If your nationality needs a Singapore visa for your trip, you must still obtain that visa through the proper consular channel before you travel; the arrival card is a separate, additional requirement on top of any visa. Because it is digital, there is nothing to collect at the airport and no stamp in your passport. Your SG Arrival Card is completed and checked so it is filed correctly inside the window and you can travel with confidence.

You also answer the short electronic health declaration, which asks about your recent travel and health status and must reflect your real situation on the day you arrive. There is no photograph to upload and no fee charged by the authority, because the Singapore Arrival Card itself is free at the government source. A valid email address is essential, since your acknowledgment and your Visit Pass are notified by email.

Every traveller files individually, including children and infants, so prepare one set of details for each person.

Third, complete the declaration, checking the spelling of your name and every digit of your passport number against the passport itself, and answer the short electronic health declaration honestly so it reflects your situation on arrival. Fourth, note that the card is free at the government source, so the price you pay is the service fee for preparing and reviewing your declaration in your own language before it is lodged. The declaration is submitted within the three days before you arrive, because submitting too early is not accepted.

Finally, you receive an acknowledgment by email and foreign visitors are notified of their Visit Pass, the e-Pass that states the period of stay granted; there is no passport stamp and nothing to collect at the airport, so keep the email accessible during your trip.

Keep the acknowledgment and e-Pass email accessible on your phone or saved offline in case you want to refer to it. At the checkpoint you normally clear immigration with your passport alone, so travel on the exact passport you used for the declaration. The officer makes the final admission decision, so it helps to have your return or onward ticket and your accommodation details ready to show if asked.

The review is completed and the card submitted early inside that window, leaving a short buffer in case a flight or accommodation detail still needs correcting. Every field is verified against the passport so the submission is clean and questions at the checkpoint on arrival are avoided.

Be wary of look-alike sites that copy the official wording and charge inflated fees while adding no value, since the declaration is free at the source. The decision rests solely with the Singapore government.