How to Fill Up SG Arrival Card for Foreign Visitors

Last Updated on June 1, 2023 by Tina

One of the travel requirements to enter Singapore is to submit Singapore Arrival Card. The SG Arrival Card is the electronic version of the paper disembarkation/embarkation (DE) card that foreign visitors fill out and submit upon arrival in Singapore for immigration clearance. It comes with a health declaration function as part of the border control measures in response to the COVID-19 of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

Filling out the SG Arrival Card is very easy and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Submission is free of charge.

What Do You Need When You Fill Out and Submit SG Arrival Card?

In the Singapore Arrival Card, you need to fill in your personal information, passport details, contact information, travel information, and the details of your accommodation in Singapore. Take note that the SG Arrival Card is not a visa.

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When Can You Submit SG Arrival Card?

You can submit your SG Arrival Card within three (3) days prior to the date of your arrival in Singapore. You can submit it via the official SG Arrival Card E-service website. Alternatively, you can download the official “SG Arrival Card” mobile application from either the  App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) and submit it from there.

How to Fill Up Singapore Arrival Card for Foreign Visitors

Here’s the step by step process for filling up the Singapore Arrival Card:

• Go to the official SG Arrival Card E-service website and click on Foreign Visitors (including In-Principle Approval (IPA) Holders).

• Next, select Individual Submission if you are submitting for yourself only, or Group Submission if you are submitting on behalf of a group. When I traveled to Singapore two weeks ago, I traveled with my mom. I submitted for both of us so I choose Group Submission.
• Next, you need to fill in your personal information: full name, passport number, date of birth, and citizenship. For the full name, I typed in the format first name, middle name then family name. Click Confirm when you finish.
• Next, fill in your additional information: sex, date of passport expiry, place of residence, country of birth, email address, and mobile number. Then click Continue.
• Next will be the trip information. Fill in the date of your arrival in Singapore and your mode of travel if it is by air, land, or sea. Then click Confirm.
• On the following page, you need to select whether your mode of travel is commercial or private. If you select commercial, you also need to select the flight code (airline) as well as the flight number. For your accommodation, select whether you are staying in a hotel, residential, or others. If you select hotel, you will need to select in the dropdown the name of the hotel where you will be staying at. If the name of the hotel you are staying at is not in the dropdown, look for Others in the dropdown, then manually type the name of the hotel. (See screenshot below). If it’s residential, you need to fill in the address. Select Others if you are going to Singapore on transit or a day trip. You also need to select the last city/port of embarkation before Singapore as well as the next city/port of disembarkation after Singapore. If your next city is the same as your port of embarkation before Singapore, simply tick on the box that says Same as Last City. Next, fill in the date of your departure from Singapore.

 

• In the Others section, you are asked if you ever used a passport under a different name to enter Singapore.
• Next is the Health Declaration section. Here you are asked about your travel history and if you are experiencing any symptoms in the last 7 days. Click on Preview when you finish.
• A summary of your answers can be found on the next page. If there is information that you need to change, click on the Edit button on the bottom part of the page. If everything is okay, read the declaration then tick on the box I have read and agreed to the declaration on the bottom part. Then click Submit.

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What Vehicle Number Should I Input If I Am Arriving By Train Or Bus?

One of the readers of this post left a question earlier so I decided to edit this post as it might also help other travelers. She said she is going to Singapore from Malaysia by train. She asked what vehicle number she should input in her SG arrival card if she is arriving in Singapore by train and she doesn’t have a ticket yet. I have no experience with this yet so I decided to check the FAQs page of ICA. This is what the website says:

If you are traveling to Singapore by train/rail

You may wish to submit your SG Arrival Card on the same day of your arrival when you already have the train number. However, if you want to do it in advance, you can indicate TRAIN under the vehicle number. When the train number is already available, you may update your SG Arrival Card declaration via “Update a Submission” if you are using the SG Arrival Card e-Service. If you are using the SG Arrival Card mobile application, you can select the SG Arrival Card record and tap on the “Edit” button.

If you are traveling to Singapore by bus

Just like with the train, you may wish to submit your SG Arrival Card on the same day of your arrival when you already have the bus/vehicle number. However, if you want to do it in advance, you can indicate BUS under the vehicle number. When the bus number is already available, you may update your SG Arrival Card declaration via “Update a Submission” if you are using the SG Arrival Card e-Service. If you are using the SG Arrival Card mobile application, you can select the SG Arrival Card record and tap on the “Edit” button.

What Mode Of Travel Should You Indicate If You Are Entering Singapore By Foot

You may select the mode of travel as BUS and indicate “NA” under the Vehicle Number if you are entering Singapore by foot.

The Individual Submission and Group Submission are almost the same. The difference is that in the group submission, you first fill in the information of the lead traveler, then click on the Add Traveler button after the Health Declaration of the lead traveler, and do the same.

Upon submission of the SG Arrival Card, you will receive an acknowledgment message on the next page. You can either print it or download the message and save it as a PDF on your phone. An acknowledgment message will also be sent to your email. You are going to show the acknowledgment message at the immigration in Singapore. It’s okay if you can’t print the acknowledgment message. Just show the soft copy at the immigration.

If you have other questions about filling out the Singapore Arrival Card, feel free to write them down in the comments section below. You can also send your questions to my email or my social media accounts.

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