There is good news for the Singapore Border Update. Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries are now in Category 3. This is really a good news for Southeast Asia travellers to Singapore.
The easing of the border measure makes sense knowing these countries handled COVID-19 pretty well recently.
UPDATE 15 November 2021:
Indonesia is now on VTL agreement with Singapore.
Checkout the article here:
https://mileschaser.com/2021/11/15/indonesia-vtl-with-singapore-vaccinated-travel-lanes-it-is-official/
UPDATE 9 November 2021:
Malaysia is now on VTL agreement with Singapore.
Checkout the article here:
https://mileschaser.com/2021/11/08/malaysia-vtl-with-singapore-vaccinated-travel-lanes-it-is-official/
UPDATE 9 November 2021:
There are significant changes in the category list.
Please follow the link below for the latest update:
https://mileschaser.com/2021/11/09/7-days-10-days-shn-in-singapore-quarantine-is-the-new-thing/
Singapore Category 3 New Countries 27 October 2021
Here are the countries moved to Category III. Traveller with 14-days history in these countries can apply for SHN at own accommodation. SHN at dedicated facilities will no longer be compulsory.
- Malaysia
- Cambodia
- Egypt
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Mongolia
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Tonga
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Vietnam
However, a thing to note here.
But the authority added that all travellers must always remain in their declared place of residence or accommodation, and must don an electronic monitoring device throughout their stay-home notice period.
CNA
Action will be taken against those who breach their SHN requirements or make false declaration,
MOH
Singapore Category 4 Border Update
The countries below were previously unable to travel / transit to Singapore. From 27th October 2021, they can do so . However, they will be subject to 10 days SHN at dedicated facilities.
- Bangladesh
- India
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
For the full list of how other countries fare, visit our link below.
Fewer Tests for Travellers
They will no longer need to undergo on-arrival Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test.
However, they will only need an exit PCR test at the end of their stay-home notice.
Additionally, Antigen Rapid Test (ARTs) on the third and seventh days are also gone for good.
We use this article as reference. For more official information, please visit ICA website.
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