Singapore visitor e-Visa for Indian passport holders

Singapore does not take direct applications from Indian travellers: the file is lodged either by an ICA authorised visa agent appointed by the Singapore High Commission in New Delhi or the consulates in Mumbai and Chennai, or by a local contact in Singapore (a citizen or permanent resident aged 21 or over, or a Singapore company) using the ICA e-Service with Singpass or Corppass. A local contact signs a Letter of Introduction (Form V39A) and is responsible for the visitor.

ICA assesses each case on its merits and does not give reasons for refusal. The documents that matter are a passport valid for six months, the completed Form 14A, a recent photo meeting ICA's guidelines, and, where an agent asks, bank statements, a return ticket and hotel booking or the host's details. Travel history to Singapore or to Schengen, UK, US and Japan helps multiple-journey approvals.

The visa is permission to seek entry; the Short-Term Visit Pass granted at the checkpoint sets the stay, usually 30 days. Visitors must also submit the free SG Arrival Card online within three days before arrival. Work of any kind, including remote work for an Indian employer, needs a work pass; business meetings, conferences and exhibitions are allowed.

The fee is the same for single and multiple-journey visas and for children. Vistolane charges the SGD 30 fee at the official rupee rate and shows the agent's service separately on the price card.

1. 1

   Prepare Form 14A and documents

   Signed form, photo meeting ICA's guidelines, passport bio page; add the return ticket, hotel or host details and recent statements.

2. 2

   Lodge through an authorised visa agent or local contact

   The agent or local contact submits on the ICA e-Service and pays SGD 30; local contacts attach the Letter of Introduction (Form V39A).

3. 3

   Decision

   ICA processes within three working days; the agent or local contact prints the e-Visa and e-mails it to you.

4. 4

   SG Arrival Card

   Submit the free electronic arrival card within three days before travel.

5. 5

   Entry

   The immigration officer grants the Short-Term Visit Pass, usually 30 days; keep the e-Visa, return ticket and accommodation details to hand.

ICA advises applying within 30 days before arrival; for December and summer travel lodge at least a week ahead. Multiple-journey visas let frequent travellers skip the process for up to two years.

The Short-Term Visit Pass is granted for the period the officer decides, normally 30 days, and can be extended once online through ICA for up to 89 days in total where justified. Overstaying is a criminal offence in Singapore with fines and, beyond 90 days, caning for men; leave on time or extend before expiry.

Visitors may not work, study on a course longer than 30 days or seek employment without the right pass. Frequent visitors who later move for work or study switch to the Employment Pass, S Pass or Student's Pass routes described on the other Singapore route pages; a visitor cannot convert to a work pass without the employer's application.

• ICA: visa guideline for India ↗
• ICA: entering Singapore and the SG Arrival Card ↗
• ICA: Visa-Free Transit Facility ↗
• Singapore High Commission, New Delhi: visa information ↗