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How to bring pass holders into Singapore

All pass holders (work pass holders and dependants) must obtain entry approvals to enter Singapore. 

View the entry approval requirements for:

All pass holders (including construction, marine and process sector workers, and helpers and confinement nannies) with travel history to all countries/regions must be fully vaccinated before arrival, except for the following groups:

  • Pass holders who are below 18 years old on the date of entry.
  • Pass holders who cannot be vaccinated due to medical conditions
For more details on the application process and entry approval requirements for helpers and confinement nannies (e.g. Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or COVID-19 tests), visit the SafeTravel website.

Work pass holders who meet all of these conditions:

  • Have an issued work pass, i.e. not on in-principle approval (IPA)
  • Are Malaysians or Malaysia PRs
  • Entering Singapore by land
  • Staying in Singapore for at least 90 days for work
 Companies can bring them in under PCA scheme.
Construction, Marine shipyard or Process sector workers who meet all of these conditions ("CMP workers"):
  • Hold Work Permit, Training Work Permit or S Pass, or IPA for any of these 3 passes
  • Not entering Singapore with their dependants
 Companies can request for MOM’s entry approval to bring them in.
All other work pass holders, including those on Letter of Consent (LOC)*, and their dependants

Companies can apply for entry using the SafeTravel portal under the Work Pass Holder General Lane. For more details on the application procedures, refer to the SafeTravel website

 

* Foreigners with Long-Term Visit Passes granted by ICA must apply for entry under the Familial Ties Lane, even if their LOCs were granted by MOM.

WHP holders who meet all of these conditions:

  • Have an issued WHP, i.e. not on in-principle approval (IPA)
  • Are Malaysians or Malaysia PRs
  • Entering Singapore by land
  • Staying in Singapore for at least 90 days for work
 Employing companies can bring them in under Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) scheme.
All other WHP holders, including those on IPA WHP holders must get MOM’s entry approval to enter Singapore.

EntrePass holders who meet all of these conditions:

  • Have an issued EntrePass, i.e. not on in-principle approval (IPA)
  • Are Malaysians or Malaysia PRs
  • Entering Singapore by land
  • Staying in Singapore for at least 90 days for work
 Companies with Corppass can bring them in under Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) scheme.

All other EntrePass holders, including those on IPA, and their dependants
  • EntrePass holders with Corppass: Their companies can apply for entry using the SafeTravel portal under the Work Pass Holder General Lane for them and their dependants. For more details on the application procedures, refer to the SafeTravel website.

  • EntrePass holders without Corppass: Must continue to request for MOM’s entry approval for themselves and their dependants.

PEP holders (with employers) who meet all of these conditions:

  • Have an issued PEP, i.e. not on in-principle approval (IPA)
  • Are Malaysians or Malaysia PRs
  • Entering Singapore by land
  • Staying in Singapore for at least 90 days for work
 Employers can bring them in under Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) scheme.

All other PEP holders, including those on IPA, and their dependants
  • PEP holders with employers: Their employers can apply for entry using the SafeTravel portal under the Work Pass Holder General Lane for them and their dependants. For more details on the application procedures, refer to the SafeTravel website.

  • PEP holders without employers: Must continue to request for MOM’s entry approval for themselves and their dependants.