Required documents and details

You don't need much. The SGAC is a short form, and most travellers can complete it in five minutes if they have these things ready.

That's it. No supporting documents are required to file the SGAC itself.

Your passport needs to be:

• Valid for at least 6 months from your Singapore arrival date
• Machine-readable (almost all modern passports are)
• The same passport you'll travel on

You'll enter the passport number, country of issue, expiry date, full name (matching the passport spelling exactly), date of birth, and nationality.

If your name on the form doesn't match your passport, ICA may flag your submission. Even small differences like a missing middle name or a different transliteration can cause problems.

ICA needs:

• Arrival date in Singapore (the date you cross the border)
• Departure date from Singapore (when you leave)
• Mode of arrival: air, land, or sea
• Carrier or vessel: flight number for air, vehicle plate for land, ship name for sea

Don't have your departure flight booked yet? You can submit with an estimate, but it has to be a real intended date. ICA spot-checks for inconsistencies.

For round-trip travellers, the dates are usually clear. For travellers continuing onward (Singapore to Bali, for example), the departure date is when you leave Singapore, not when you reach your final destination.

You'll need either:

• The name and address of your hotel, or
• The full residential address where you'll stay (a friend's place, an Airbnb, a relative's home, etc.)

If you're staying in multiple places, list the first one. ICA understands that itineraries change.

A working email address (for the approval to land in your inbox) and a phone number (international format, starting with +). Make sure your email is correct. Approval delivery happens entirely by email.

If a service or website asks you to upload these for the SGAC itself, they're probably a scam. ICA doesn't require them.

Travelling with family or colleagues? You'll need the same set of information for each traveller, plus you can designate one person as the primary contact whose email receives all the approvals. SGAC Online supports up to 10 travellers per group submission, with group pricing that gives you a discount for 2 or more.

For each additional traveller, you'll need their passport details, name as on passport, and date of birth. You can mark "same address as primary applicant" to skip re-entering the accommodation for everyone in the group.