If you're an American citizen with a U.S. passport, you do not need to apply for a visiting visa for Singapore, provided you're staying for 90 days or less. But if you're a national of an assessment level I or level II country, you will need visa regardless of the amount of time you intend to stay.
According to the Singapore government, assessment level I countries include India, Myanmar, Nigeria, China, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. If you have a Hong Kong document of identity or a Macao special administrative region (MSAR) travel permit, you fall under the assessment level I country list.
Assessment level II countries include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. Likewise, if you have a Palestinian Authority passport, a United Arab Emirates temporary passport or a Middle Eastern country refugee travel document, you're also on the assessment level II list.
- Passport
- Singapore visa entry application
- Passport-size photo
- Copy of passport bio-data page
- Copy of Singapore identity card
- Letter of introduction
- Checklist
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Instructions
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Complete Form 14A. This is the visa entry application. You'll need to explain who you are, where you live, where you'll be staying in Singapore, your occupation and other personal details.
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Affix a passport-sized photo to Form 14A. It must be a color photo with a white background, taken within the previous three months. Headgear isn't permitted, except when it's a religious custom. Even then, your facial features must be visible.
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Photocopy your passport bio-data page. This is the page that includes your photo and personal information.
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Make a copy of the Singapore identity card for the person you'll be visiting or staying with.
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Have your local contact complete Form V39A, which is a letter of introduction. It's a fill-in-the-blank form that specifies who you are and why you're coming to Singapore.
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Complete and attach Checklist 4 to Form 14A. Checklist 4 verifies that you have all the appropriate documentation to enter the country.
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Submit the application and documentation to your nearest Singapore Overseas Mission.
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If you're in Bangladesh, Brunei, Egypt, India, Malaysia, China, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand or the United Arab Emirates, you may submit your application through one of their trusted partners or online via your local contact.
