All travellers, including citizens, must submit online health declaration before entering Singapore from March 27: ICA
The ICA said that with effect from Friday, the agency will also discontinue the paper-based disembarkation and embarkation card for travellers. It added that when entry for short-term visitors into the country resumes in the future, they will have to provide their arrival and departure information via the SGAC e-Service instead.
SINGAPORE — All travellers arriving in Singapore from 9am on Friday (March 27) will have to submit a health declaration online before proceeding with their immigration clearance, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said.
In a media statement on Monday, the ICA said that this new entry requirement is an additional precautionary measure to mitigate the risk of importing Covid-19 cases into Singapore, and will be subject to further review based on the global situation.
The online health declaration can be done through the SG Arrival Card (SGAC) e-Service site.
All travellers — including citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass (LTP) holders — will have to complete the declaration in advance of their arrival into Singapore or risk delaying their immigration clearance.
The ICA said that residents and LTP holders who are submitting their health declaration will need to select “Residents” on the SGAC e-Service, after which they will be directed to provide their health and recent travel information, as well as personal and contact details.
Those travelling into Singapore can submit their health declaration up to three days prior to arrival into the country.
“They must re-submit their health declaration if there are changes to their health condition or travel history before arriving in Singapore. Those who make false declarations will be liable for prosecution under the Infectious Diseases Act,” said the ICA.
Travellers who have not submitted their health declaration electronically before arriving in Singapore will be required to do so upon arrival at the checkpoint, the ICA added.
The ICA said that the health declaration function on the SGAC e-Service was developed by ICA in consultation with the Ministry of Health (MOH), and is fully integrated with the agency’s immigration system.
Separately, the ICA said that with effect from Friday, the agency will discontinue the paper-based disembarkation and embarkation card for travellers.
It added that when entry for short-term visitors into the country resumes in the future, they will have to provide their arrival and departure information via the SGAC e-Service instead.
On Sunday, the MOH said that Singapore will bar all short-term visitors from entering or transiting through the country from 11.59pm on Monday, while only work pass holders in essential services such as healthcare and transport will be allowed to enter.
Previously, short-term visitors from most countries were allowed to come into Singapore, although they would have to serve a 14-day stay-home notice upon arrival.
