Generally, foreigners who do not require visas for entry and are
visiting Singapore as tourists, may be given up to 30-day social
visit passes upon their arrival in Singapore. For more information
on visa requirements, click
here. To download visa application forms, click
here.
Tourists, however, should have valid passports, onward / return
tickets, onward facilities (e.g. visas, entry permits, etc.) to
their next destination and sufficient funds for their stay in
Singapore. If they require a longer stay, they may apply to the
Singapore Immigration and Registration or call the Information
Hotline at tel: 1800 391 6400 (toll-free in Singapore only) after
their arrival. The processing of extension of stay will take at
least one working day.
Women in an advanced state of pregnancy (i.e. 6 months or more)
intending to visit Singapore should make prior application to the
nearest Singapore overseas mission or the Singapore Immigration and
Registration.
Contact details of the Singapore Immigration and Registration are:
Currency There
is no restriction on the amount of currency you can bring in.
Dutiable Goods
Intoxicating liquors
including wine, beer, ale, stout and port Tobacco including
cigarettes and cigars
Non-Dutiable
Goods
Electronic and
electrical goods Cosmetics Cameras, clocks and
watches Jewellery, precious
metals and precious stones Footwear Arts and Crafts Toys
Goods and
Services Tax (GST) There
is a 3% Goods and Services Tax levied on all goods imported into
Singapore.
GST-Free/Duty-Free
Concessions New
articles, souvenirs, gifts and food preparations up to values below:
SGD 50 if traveller
has been away from Singapore for less than 24 hrs SGD 150 if traveller
has been away from Singapore for 24 hrs or more but less than 48 hrs SGD 300 if traveller
has been away from Singapore for 48 hrs or more
The
following duty-free concessions are granted to travellers arriving
from countries other than Malaysia and who have been away from
Singapore for 48 hrs or more:
Duty-free
concessions are granted for personal consumption only. It is an
offence to sell or give them away. There is no duty-free allowance
on cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Excess Goods Goods
exceeding the GST/duty-free concessions can be brought in only on
payment of GST and Customs Duty. Transit
passengers may keep excess items in the Custom Bond. A warehouse
rent is chargeable.
Customs
Formalities