Does Singapore require a visa on arrival?

No. A visa on arrival means that the applicant does not obtain a visa to travel to other countries directly from the country where he or she is located. Instead, he or she arrives at the port of that country with a passport and an entry permit certificate issued by the relevant authorities of the country, and then a visa is issued. A visa on arrival is usually unilateral. .

Currently, Singapore does not implement visa-on-arrival policy for most countries in the world. Only a small number of Western countries have the privilege of visa-on-arrival.

In addition, if you are a Chinese citizen holding a valid visa from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, you can apply for a visa on arrival in Singapore, but the visa time is relatively short.

Singapore implements an anti-signing system.

An anti-visa certificate generally refers to a certificate issued by the immigration agency or entry-exit management agency of the country (region) where the applicant is going to agree to issue a visa to the applicant. After holding this kind of counter-visa certificate, you generally have to go to the country's embassy or consulate abroad to apply for a visa. Some countries also stipulate that applicants holding such a counter-visa certificate must also hold their valid passport and apply for a formal visa when they arrive at the port of that country.

To counter-sign, you need to mail a copy of your passport and related materials (such as a copy of your ID card, relevant notarial certificates) to the agent in the country (region) you are going to, and then the agent will immigrate to that country. The agency or the immigration bureau will apply for a counter-visa certificate and then mail it to the person. Only after receiving the counter-visa certificate, you need to go to the country’s embassy or consulate abroad to apply for a visa.

Legal basis: Article 1 of the "Instructions for Entry and Residence in Singapore" issued by the Consul of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore. Chinese citizens holding ordinary private passports traveling to Singapore must apply for an entry visa in advance. Chinese citizens holding diplomatic passports or official passports (including ordinary official passports) who stay in Singapore for no more than 30 days are exempted from applying for a visa; if they stay for more than 30 days, or for the purpose of work, study or any profit-making activities, they should apply for a visa according to the Singapore government The competent authorities stipulate the application for visas or related passes.

Passengers holding Chinese passports are not eligible for the 96-hour visa-free transit policy in Singapore. If you take a low-cost airline flight and transfer through Singapore Changi Airport (including transferring to the same low-cost airline flight), you must apply for a Singapore entry visa in advance.