Complete Guide for Chinese Citizens Handling Singapore Entry and Residence

Visa

Chinese citizens who go to Singapore with a private ordinary passport must apply for an entry visa in advance. Chinese citizens holding diplomatic passports and official passports (including ordinary official passports) who stay in Singapore for no more than 30 days are exempt from visas; if they stay for more than 30 days, or for the purpose of work, study and any profit-making activities, they should apply for visas or relevant permits in accordance with the regulations of the competent authorities of the Singapore government.

Please refer to the website of the Singapore Embassy and Consulate in China for visa application requirements. The information on the visa (name, gender, date of birth, passport number, etc.) should be carefully checked before departure to ensure accuracy and consistency with the passport. If information errors are found, they should be corrected in a timely manner through visa processing channels. Do not use visas with incorrect information to go to new places, and do not change the information on electronic visas or paper visas without authorization. The number of visas must be confirmed in advance. A single valid visa can only enter the country once. If you want to travel to Malaysia and Indonesia around Singapore and then return to Singapore, you need to apply for two or more valid visas.

96-hour visa-free entry treatment

According to the latest policy published on the website of the Singapore Immigration Bureau, starting from January 28, 2019, Chinese citizens can travel to and from a third country (region) for 96 hours visa-free transit through Singapore. The visa-free transit conditions are as follows:

(1) The passport is valid for at least 6 months;

(2) Must hold a ticket or ferry ticket for departure within 96 hours (calculated from zero o'clock the day after entry);

(3) Must hold a valid visa issued by one of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Germany and Switzerland. At the time of entry into Singapore, the visa is valid for more than one month;

(4) If you travel with a single valid visa from the above-mentioned country, the visa is used when entering the country, and the return journey can also be visa-free to transit through Singapore, but the journey must be directly from the visa issuing country to New Zealand and the transit destination is China.

Transit passengers can directly apply for visa-free entry permit at the immigration border check counter with the above materials without any charge.

Notice on Entry and Exit

When entering the country, you must show your passport, visa, and the completed entry and exit card to the officials of the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoint Bureau (there are three entry cards in total, and the two on the left are entry cards, which will be taken away when entering the country; the one on the right is The exit card, commonly known as the "white card", is one of the certificates of legal entry and should be properly kept for return when leaving the country). Singapore has now enabled electronic entry cards and will phase out paper entry cards. In addition to applying for a work permit and entering the country by cruise ship, new visitors can log on the official website of Singapore Immigration Bureau (https://www.ica.gov.sg/) or download the "SG Arrival Card" APP to fill in and submit personal information 14 days before entering the country without filling in a paper entry card. Officials of the Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau stamp the entry stamp of "Allow to stay for XX days" on the passport, and hand over the passport and exit card to the passenger to complete the entry procedures. Officials of the Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau may verify the authenticity of the passenger's arrival for the new purpose. It is recommended that return ticket orders, hotel orders and sufficient cash or other materials that can prove their ability to pay for the new period be prepared in advance for reference. Even if you hold a valid visa, you may be refused entry. If your entry is blocked, please remain calm and cooperate to avoid excessive words and deeds or bribery of relevant officials, so as not to give others a handle. If treated unfairly, attention should be paid to the collection and preservation of evidence so that it can be resolved by law in the future.

When leaving the country, present your passport and exit card ("white card") at the departure checkpoint, and the officials of the Immigration and Checkpoint Bureau will affix the exit seal. After passing the exit security check, go to the waiting room to wait for boarding. Changi Airport has completely terminated the broadcast service of calling passengers to board the plane since January 2018. Only important information such as emergencies, missing children, flight delays, and gate changes will be broadcast to notify passengers. It is suggested that everyone arrange the itinerary reasonably, confirm the flight information in advance, and check the boarding time in time after arriving at the airport to avoid missing the flight.

Customs epidemic prevention

Singapore immigration checkpoints have red and green channels. The Singapore Customs Authority stipulates that if a newcomer carries items that exceed the prescribed consumption tax or tariff exemption and other taxable items, regulatory or restricted items, and embargoed items, the red channel must be used, and the regulated items must have an entry permit Or the authorization issued by the relevant control agency can enter the new; if the above three items are not carried, the green channel is used. The level personnel have the right to carry out selective inspection in the green channel. If you have any questions, you can go to the red channel for assistance. The declaration should be complete and accurate. Wrong declaration is an illegal act. Violators can be fined up to S $10,000 or imprisoned. Drug trafficking is a serious crime in Singapore, and drug traffickers can be sentenced to death under Singapore law. Do not carry articles for others. If the articles are (or include) embargoed, controlled, restricted or taxable articles, the carrier must be responsible for these articles.

If an immigrant carries more than S $20,000 or equivalent negotiable securities, he must fill in the declaration form and hand it over to the red channel checkpoint personnel at the time of entry. Those who leave the country with the same amount can submit the form to the checkpoint personnel at the exit counter.

Taxable items: alcohol, including spirits, wine, beer, ale, dark beer and fruit wine; tobacco products, including cigarettes and cigars; engine fuel, etc. In addition, beverages with an alcohol concentration of more than 0.5% must pay customs duties, including beer mixed beverages, bottled alcoholic beverages and alcoholic beverages for general health and cooking purposes, such as French gallery wine, life-saving wine, medicinal wine and rice wine.

Controlled items (including but not limited to): animals, birds, fish, plants and related products; CDs, DVDs, films and video games; weapons and munitions explosives; drugs and pharmaceutical products; telecommunications and radio communication equipment; handcuffs and batons.

embargoed articles (including but not limited to): chewing tobacco and imitation tobacco products (such as smokeless hookah and electronic cigarettes); chewing gum; lighters similar to pistols or revolvers; controlled drugs and psychotropic substances; endangered species of wild animals and their derivatives; firecrackers; obscene publications, publications, videotapes, CDs and software; pirated publications, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, laser discs, or cassettes; inflammatory and rebellious information.

To carry the following items, you need to obtain a customs clearance permit (apply to the Customs Bureau through a qualified Singapore company in advance, and enter the customs with the permit documents issued by the Customs Bureau after approval): more than 400 grams of uniformly packaged cigarettes or other tobacco products, more than 10 liters of alcohol, more than 10 liters of engine fuel (in the spare container of motor vehicles), more than 500 grams of private investment precious metals, imported items for trade, commercial or commercial purposes and with a consumption tax exceeding S $300, items with a value exceeding S $400 and clearly marked as commercial samples (except alcohol and tobacco products).

Those who are 18 years old and above who enter the new city from a country other than Malaysia and stay abroad for not less than 48 hours before arriving in the new city can enjoy any combination of the following alcohol duty exemption concessions: (1) 1 liter of spirits, 1 liter of wine; (II) 1 liter of wine and 1 liter of beer; (III) 1 liter of spirits and 1 liter of beer; (IV) 2 liters of wine; (V) 2 liters of beer. It should be noted that these wines can only be used for private use and the relevant categories are not prohibited from being introduced into Singapore by law.

Resident naturalization

A permit is a certificate for foreigners to legally stay, work, study and training in Singapore. It is issued by the Singapore government according to the different purposes of foreigners going to the new country. It mainly includes a social travel permit, a work permit, a student permit, and a family permit. Wait.