Singapore Latest Travel Restrictions – September 2021

Last Updated on: March 7, 2023 at 9:27 am

Last updated on 1st October 2021

Welcome to our latest travel restrictions summary!  For route-specific information, please go to Covid Entry Check or for feedback and questions, drop us an email at [email protected]

Entry / Exit Key Updates

• Singapore remains largely closed to those who are not citizens or residents. The current greenlane arrangements are strictly conditioned towards business travel, with exhaustive terms and conditions to ensure safety. The Air Travel Pass currently covers Taiwan, Australia, Brunei, China, Vietnam and New Zealand. 
• New / Changed general restrictions – Currently, all Reciprocal Green Lane entries applications from Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea have been suspended. However, travellers with approvals before the suspension was in effect will be able to continue the trip per the approved controlled itinerary. 
• Travellers who have been in Indonesia in the past 21 days may now transit through Singapore
• Singpaore and Malaysia in discussion to relax border restirctions
• Vaccinated Travel Lane soon to open to more countries and regions in the coming weeks
• As of 28 September, 79% of Singapore’s population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 82% have received at least one dose.

Key Routes Updates, travelling from: 

• Malaysia: This route is generally closed with the suspension of the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) agreements
• Indonesia: This route is generally closed with the suspension of the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) agreements
• Japan: This route is generally closed with the suspension of the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) agreements
• Taiwan: This route is subject to the Air Travel Pass (ATP) terms
• Vietnam: Air Travel Pass (ATP) has been temporarily suspended
• China: This route is subject to the Air Travel Pass (ATP) or the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) terms
• Australia: Air Travel Pass (ATP) has been temporarily suspended

Global Major Updates

• European countries countinue to tighten borders with the removal of some countries from the safe travel list
• Key Southeast Asian destinations reopening to travellers
• A total of 6.2 billion vaccine doses have been administered globally with 2.6 billion people fully vaccinated. This translates to 34% of the global population

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