What is the  SG Arrival Card (SGAC)?

The SG Arrival Card is Singapore’s free online arrival declaration, with the health declaration built in. Every foreign visitor submits one within 3 days before arriving, arrival day included. Residents submit only when arriving by air or sea. Submit it on the official e-Service or the MyICA Mobile app. It is not a visa.

Is the SG Arrival Card a visa?

No. It is the electronic version of Singapore’s paper disembarkation/embarkation (DE) card, the old white card, run by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) with a health declaration built in.

  • Whether you need a visa depends on your passport, and the SG Arrival Card is a separate submission either way
  • The health declaration rides along in the same submission, and a false one is an offense under the Infectious Diseases Act
  • ICA’s two official channels are its SG Arrival Card e-Service and the MyICA Mobile app

Who needs to submit the SG Arrival Card?

Required

  • Every foreign visitor, including In-Principle Approval (IPA) letter holders
  • Residents arriving by air or sea file the health declaration only

Not required

  • Transit or transfer without clearing immigration
  • Residents crossing at Woodlands or Tuas Checkpoint

Residents means Singapore citizens, permanent residents (PRs), and holders of a Student’s Pass, Dependant’s Pass, Long-Term Visit Pass, or Work Pass. The land exemption is theirs alone: foreign visitors crossing at Woodlands or Tuas still submit.

When can I submit the SG Arrival Card?

3 days

Within the three days before you arrive, and your arrival day counts as one of them. ICA’s own example: arriving on 30 June, you can submit from 28 June.

The date it asks for is the day you enter Singapore, not the day you leave home. Crossing more than once in those three days? One individual submission can hold up to three trips.

What is the official SG Arrival Card website?

eservices.ica.gov.sg/arrivalcard

ICA is the only issuer, and it says so plainly: it does not support or endorse commercial services that submit the SG Arrival Card for a fee.

If the address bar does not say eservices.ica.gov.sg, you are not on ICA’s SG Arrival Card service. The MyICA Mobile app is its other official channel.

Why does Singapore ask for the SG Arrival Card?

ICA calls it one of the basic entry requirements to visit Singapore, and says the health declaration is there for disease control, “to guard against importing diseases of concern”. The email address you give matters too: after you clear immigration, ICA sends your e-Pass, the visit pass that replaced the passport stamp, to that address.

How do I fill in the SG Arrival Card?

Step-by-step guide to the SG Arrival Card

Is the SG Arrival Card free?

Yes. ICA charges nothing for it, and the MyICA Mobile app is free to download.

Do I need the SG Arrival Card from JB or Batam?

Crossing from Johor by car, bus, or train, foreign visitors still submit the SG Arrival Card. Arriving by ferry or cruise and clearing immigration, everyone submits it, residents included.

  • Singapore’s land checkpoints are Woodlands Checkpoint, Tuas Checkpoint, and Woodlands Train Checkpoint, and foreign visitors submit the SG Arrival Card at all three. About Woodlands and Tuas, ICA says: “All foreign visitors passing through the land checkpoints using the QR code or passport … are still required to submit their Singapore Arrival Card (SGAC).”
  • Traveling by car, motorcycle, lorry, or bus through Woodlands or Tuas, you can clear the checkpoint with a MyICA QR code instead of your passport. It replaces showing the passport, not the SG Arrival Card, and ICA says first-time foreign visitors to Singapore still show their passport.
  • Ferry and cruise passengers arrive at sea checkpoints such as Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and Singapore Cruise Centre (HarbourFront). The residents’ exemption stops at Woodlands and Tuas: residents arriving by sea submit the health declaration.
  • On the form, choose LAND, then BUS, CAR, LORRY, MOTORCYCLE, RAIL, or VAN, and give the Vehicle Number. By sea, choose SEA, then FERRY, CRUISE, COMMERCIAL VESSEL, or PRIVATE CRAFT.
  • No vehicle number because you’re on a bus or train? ICA’s form says you may indicate “BUS” or “RAIL” under Vehicle Number.

Whichever way you come, the same three-day window applies.

Official sources: ICA: QR code and land checkpoints media release · ICA: QR code clearance at Woodlands and Tuas · ICA: our checkpoints · ICA: residents at sea and air checkpoints media release · ICA: SG Arrival Card form text

Can I change my SG Arrival Card after submitting it?

Most details
Use “Update SG Arrival Card” before the record expires, which is after your arrival date or once you’ve made the trip, whichever is earlier. You need the reference number from your acknowledgment email and your passport details; in the MyICA Mobile app, tap “Edit” on the trip
Arrival date, name, passport number, passport expiry, date of birth, or nationality
These can’t be updated. Submit a new card: ICA says the new one supersedes the earlier one
Your health or travel history changed
Update your health declaration the same way; ICA asks you to when either changes
Trip canceled
Nothing to withdraw: ICA says you don’t need to void the submission

Never pay a third party to “fix” it.

FAQ

Do I need an SG Arrival Card if I’m only transiting?
Not if you transit or transfer without clearing immigration. If you do clear immigration, even for a short stop, you submit one.
I’m a Singapore PR or Work Pass holder. Do I need to submit it?
Only when you arrive by air or sea, and then only the health declaration. Crossing at Woodlands or Tuas Checkpoint, residents don’t submit one.
I’m driving or taking the bus from Johor Bahru. Do I need one?
Yes, as a foreign visitor, even if you clear the checkpoint with a MyICA QR code instead of your passport. ICA says all foreign visitors passing through the land checkpoints are still required to submit it.
I’m taking the ferry from Batam. Do I need one?
Yes. The residents’ exemption covers only Woodlands and Tuas, so arriving by sea, foreign visitors submit the full card and Singapore residents submit the health declaration.
Can I use the MyICA Mobile app instead of the website?
Yes. ICA names the SG Arrival Card e-Service and the MyICA Mobile app as its two official channels, and the app is free to download. It has its own Group Submission section, and you change a submitted trip there with “Edit”.
Can I submit the SG Arrival Card for my family?
Yes. ICA says you may submit it on behalf of others. On the website, one Group Submission covers up to 10 people traveling together on one trip, with most trip details copied from the group leader. Each e-Pass goes to the email address on that person’s card, and ICA says a proxy must make sure it is received.
What happens if I arrive without submitting it?
ICA’s entry requirements say travelers who fail to submit it “may be denied entry into Singapore,” so submit it before you arrive.
What do I show at immigration?
Your passport. ICA’s guide says to present your travel document to the ICA officer at the immigration counter. ICA also asks visitors to hold a passport valid for at least six months.
I can’t find my acknowledgment email. What now?
Check your spam or junk folder. The email carries your DE number.
How do I avoid a fake SG Arrival Card website?
Check the address: ICA says its official websites and e-Service addresses always contain “.ica.gov.sg”. Its advisory dated 17 March 2026 lists 63 websites that offer to submit the card for a fee, which ICA does not support.
How current is this?
We last checked this guide against the official sources on 1 Oct 2026. The last change we recorded on ICA’s SG Arrival Card portal was 1 Oct 2026.

What do I need to do before arriving in Singapore?

Unless you are exempt, submit the SG Arrival Card for free on eservices.ica.gov.sg/arrivalcard or in the MyICA Mobile app within 3 days before you arrive, arrival day included. Keep ICA’s acknowledgment email, and bring your passport to immigration.

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