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Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Chennai
Announcements

Updates on Border Measures for Travellers Entering Singapore from India

27 April 2022

  1. With effect from 26 April 2022, 0001 hours (Singapore time), all fully vaccinated travellers and non-fully vaccinated children aged 12 and below arriving in Singapore via air or sea checkpoints will no longer be required to take a pre-departure test (PDT) before departing for Singapore.

  2. Entry requirements for non-fully vaccinated travellers remain unchanged. All non-fully vaccinated Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents aged 2 and above (born before 2020) are required to take a PDT (i.e. RT-PCR test/professionally administered ART test) within 2 days before departure for Singapore, undergo a 7-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN), and take a take a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test at the end of their SHN period. The PDT is a pre-requisite before non-fully vaccinated passengers are allowed to board their flights to Singapore. They will also be required to present their valid COVID-19 negative RT-PCR/professionally administered ART test result upon arrival in Singapore. Recovered non-fully vaccinated travellers who are certified positive for COVID-19 between 14 to 90 days (inclusive) before departure for Singapore may qualify for exemption from COVID-19 tests. You may use the self-check tool at https://go.gov.sg/recovered-traveller-checker to determine if the PDT can be waived. Remote Supervised ART Services

  3. In addition, with effect from 31 March 2022, 2359 hours (Singapore time), Singapore Citizens (SCs), Permanent Residents (PRs), and other Long-Term Pass Holders (LTPHs, including In-Principle Approval Holders) arriving from India may use the remote supervised ART services by approved licensed providers in Singapore if they face difficulties obtaining valid PDT within 2 days before returning to Singapore. Travellers who wish to use the remotely supervised ART PDT services should book their slots early with these providers via their respective websites and bring along the approved ART kits from Singapore for their remotely supervised ART. Please refer to https://go.gov.sg/remote-art-overseas-sg for a list of approved remotely supervised ART PDT providers, and the travellers and countries/regions that this service applies to. For information on COVID-19 self-test kits authorised for use in Singapore, please visit the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) website at www.hsa.gov.sg/consumer-safety/articles/covid19_selftests

  4. Please refer to the Singapore Ministry of Health press release dated 22 April 2022 (https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/further-easing-of-community-and-border-measures) and the SafeTravel website for more details.

  5. `Should you have any queries, please call the SafeTravel Enquiries Helpline at +65 6812 5555 or submit your query to (www.safetravel.ica.gov.sg/contact-us) for assistance.

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