Submit Your Entry Declaration for Singapore (SGAC)
The Singapore Arrival Card (SGAC) is the mandatory digital entry and health declaration required for all foreign travelers entering Singapore, issued by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Replacing the former paper disembarkation card, it must be completed online within the 3 days prior to your arrival, including your day of entry.
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Submit Your SGAC for Singapore in 3 Steps
Our platform guides you through every step, flags errors before submission, and delivers your official confirmation directly via email.
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Answer a few questions
Takes 5 minsProvide your identity details, travel itinerary, and confirmed accommodation address in Singapore—only the information strictly required by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority.
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Verification and processing
Double-checkedYour details are thoroughly reviewed by our specialists prior to official submission to correct any formatting errors or inconsistencies. While an incorrect declaration can be updated before arrival, getting it right the first time prevents unnecessary delays.
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Receive your SGAC
Quick verificationOnce validated by ICA systems, your official confirmation is delivered directly to your email inbox. Save a copy on your mobile device or print it to present to immigration officers upon arrival.
Why choose Service eVisa?
While you can file your declaration independently on the official government portal, no prior data verification is offered there. A simple entry typo can cause immigration delays or trigger additional manual inspections. Here is why travelers choose our tailored support.
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| Service fee refund if refused |
Singapore entry regulations
What Is the SG Arrival Card (SGAC)?
The SGAC is neither a visa nor an electronic travel authorisation: it is an entry and health declaration required for every foreign traveler passing through Singapore immigration, regardless of their visa status. It centralises your personal details, itinerary information, accommodation address in Singapore, and an electronic health declaration covering recent travel history.
You must submit your declaration within the 3 days prior to your arrival, including your day of entry. Unlike other entry declarations across the region, the SGAC can be updated post-submission if your itinerary or health status changes, provided your arrival date has not passed.
Good to know: Providing a false health declaration constitutes a punishable offence under Singapore's Infectious Diseases Act.
Who Needs to Submit the Singapore Entry Declaration?
Unlike a visa, the SGAC applies universally: there is no country eligibility list to check. Every foreign national passing through Singapore border control must complete it on every entry, whether or not their passport is visa-exempt.
If you are in pure international transit at Changi Airport without clearing immigration, you are exempt. However, if your connecting flight requires you to collect luggage, change terminals across border control, or exit the airport, that layover constitutes an official entry into Singapore, making the SGAC mandatory.
Singapore citizens, Permanent Residents, and Long-Term Pass holders entering by land via the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints benefit from a specific exemption.
If your nationality requires an entry visa for Singapore, the SGAC remains an arrival declaration only: it does not replace a required visa under any circumstances. Your entry visa must be obtained separately prior to departure.
How Long Can I Stay in Singapore Without a Visa?
Travelers holding visa-exempt passports are granted a Short-Term Visit Pass upon arrival, allowing stays of 30 or 90 days depending on nationality. This visa exemption should not be confused with the SGAC: visa exemption depends on your nationality, whereas the arrival declaration is mandatory for everyone entering the territory.
Good to know: Under ICA No-Boarding Directives, airlines are instructed to deny boarding to any passenger who is deemed inadmissible or fails to meet entry criteria—including individuals lacking an approved visa or holding a passport with less than 6 months of remaining validity.
What Happens at Arrival Checks in Singapore?
Upon arrival, Singapore authorities perform automated biometric registration (facial recognition, iris scans, and fingerprints) for most non-resident travelers. This process operates separately from the SGAC and takes place directly at immigration counters or automated gates.
Immigration officers retain full authority to inspect supporting documentation at all checkpoints. We recommend keeping your SGAC acknowledgement, return or onward travel ticket, proof of accommodation, and evidence of sufficient financial funds readily accessible upon entry.
Health, Insurance, and Customs: What You Need to Know
Singapore's public healthcare system does not extend coverage to foreign visitors, and private medical treatment is among the most expensive in Asia. Purchasing comprehensive travel and health insurance prior to departure is strongly recommended. A Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate is mandatory for travelers arriving from or transiting through endemic risk regions.
Singapore strictly enforces border customs laws. Chewing gum, e-cigarettes, and vaping devices are illegal and strictly prohibited, and cigarettes carry zero duty-free allowance. Foreign currency exceeding SGD 20,000 (or equivalent) must be declared upon arrival, and drug trafficking offences carry severe legal penalties under Singapore law.
Data Protection, Security, and Checks
Every application submitted through Service eVisa undergoes rigorous checks before being processed according to Singapore immigration requirements. Our verification system automatically detects formatting errors, transposed passport numbers, and inconsistent data, eliminating the primary causes of delay.
Your personal information is protected with end-to-end encryption, and payment details are deleted immediately after transaction confirmation.
Frequently Asked Questions — Singapore Arrival Card
Yes. If your actual date of arrival changes, your SGAC must be updated or resubmitted to remain valid. A declaration reflecting a past arrival date will no longer be accepted at border checks.
Yes. The SGAC applies equally to maritime arrivals as it does to air travelers, including entries through Singapore's cruise and ferry terminals. There is no exemption for sea travel.
Yes. An individual SGAC declaration is required for every physical entry into the country, regardless of how short the time is between visits, including multiple trips within the same week.
No. The SGAC covers entry into Singapore only. No exit declaration is required upon departure, including land travel across the causeway into Malaysia.
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