From Vietnam
Singapore Arrival Card for Vietnamese travellers
Vietnamese passport holders enter Singapore visa-free for up to 30 days. No visa application needed. The Singapore Arrival Card, however, is still mandatory.
Last updated: 2026-04-26
Visa needed
No
Visa-free up to 30 days
SGAC needed
Yes
Mandatory for all entries
SGAC submit window
72 hours pre-arrival
Earlier is rejected
SGAC fee
USD 30
Group discounts apply
Visa-free travellers still need the SGAC. File yours in five minutes inside the 72-hour window.
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What you need to enter Singapore from Vietnam
As a Vietnamese passport holder, you don't need to apply for a Singapore visa for tourism, business, family visits, or transit. Singapore admits Vietnamese passport holders visa-free for up to 30 days per visit. You will, however, need to file the Singapore Arrival Card (SGAC) for every entry into Singapore.
Vietnam-Singapore travel has grown sharply in recent years, with frequent direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang. Whether you're flying for a holiday, business, or to visit family, the SGAC is required.
Visa application
Not required
Maximum stay
30 days per entry
Passport validity
6+ months from arrival date
Return ticket
Required at the border, may be checked
Filing window
Not applicable
Government fee
No fee
Visa application
Not applicable
Maximum stay
Tied to your arrival date
Passport validity
Same passport must match
Return ticket
Optional in the form
Filing window
Up to 72 hours before arrival
Government fee
No government fee
Step-by-step: from booking to boarding
Book your trip
Confirm your flight to Singapore and your accommodation. Make sure your Vietnamese passport has at least 6 months validity from your arrival date.
File your SGAC
Within 72 hours of your arrival date, file the Singapore Arrival Card. You'll need your passport details, flight number, and Singapore accommodation address.
Receive your SGAC approval by email
Usually within hours. Save it on your phone. No printing needed.
Travel to Singapore
At Changi immigration, present your passport. Your SGAC is already on file with ICA, they look you up by passport number. The visa-free stamp is added at the border.
Visa-free entry from Vietnam
The visa-free arrangement covers most short-term travel from Vietnam.
What's covered
- Tourism for leisure travel of any kind
- Business meetings, conferences, and short-term business trips
- Family visits for visiting friends or relatives
- Transit through Singapore en route to another destination
What's NOT covered
- Paid work in Singapore which requires an Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, or other work pass
- Long-term study which requires a Student's Pass for courses longer than 30 days
- Stays beyond 30 days which require a Long-Term Visit Pass or similar
- Permanent residency which requires the appropriate ICA application
Passport requirements
- Vietnamese passport with at least 6 months validity from your date of arrival in Singapore
- At least one blank page for the entry stamp
- Confirmed return air ticket (immigration may ask to see this)
- Confirmed Singapore accommodation address (immigration may ask)
- Sufficient funds for the duration of your stay (rarely checked but technically required)
Common entry refusal reasons
- Passport validity less than 6 months from arrival date
- No return or onward ticket booked
- Frequent short visits flagged as 'visa run' patterns by immigration
- Previous overstay or visa violation in Singapore
- Outstanding ICA records or alerts on your name
Filing the Singapore Arrival Card
The SGAC is a pre-arrival declaration that tells Singapore ICA who you are, when you're arriving, and where you're staying. Mandatory for visa-free travellers, has its own 72 hour window, takes about three minutes to file.
What you need
- Your Vietnamese passport details (passport number, expiry, full name as on passport)
- Confirmed flight number and arrival date
- Confirmed Singapore accommodation address (hotel name and address, or host's address)
- Email address where the SGAC approval should be sent
See required documents for the full list before you apply.
When to file
File the SGAC up to 72 hours before your arrival date in Singapore, not earlier. Earlier submissions are rejected by ICA. The 72 hour window starts from your arrival date. If you arrive on the 15th, you can file from the 12th onward.
If you're applying through SGAC Online, submit your details anytime. We hold the application and file it inside the 72 hour window automatically. Read when to submit for the full window rules.
What we do for you
Our team checks every form for the common mistakes that delay or reject SGAC submissions: Vietnamese diacritics that get stripped in the passport MRZ but you might enter the everyday spelling, accommodation address that's incomplete, dates that don't match the flight booking. We file the corrected form with ICA and email you the official approval. See how it works if you'd rather we handle the form for you.
What if your flight changes
If the new flight is on the same arrival date, the SGAC stays valid. If the arrival date changes, you'll need a fresh SGAC for the new date.
Why choose SGAC Online
Catches the Vietnamese diacritic stripping issues
Vietnamese names with diacritics (Nguyễn, Trần, Phạm, Lê, Hoàng) get stripped to plain Latin in the passport's machine-readable zone (NGUYEN, TRAN, PHAM, LE, HOANG). The SGAC must match the MRZ, not your everyday spelling. We check every name field before submission.
Group submissions for families and tour groups
Travelling with family or as part of a tour group? One submission can cover up to 10 travellers, with group discount applied automatically (15% off for 2-5 travellers, 20% off for 6-10).
Real human review before submission
Every application is checked by a human before it goes to ICA. Catches the typos and mismatches an automated form would let through.
Email support in your time zone
Singapore is 1 hour ahead of Vietnam. Reply to your receipt email and a real person responds, usually within a few hours during business hours.
Three minutes per traveller. USD 30 per application. Group discounts apply.
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Frequently asked questions from Vietnamese travellers
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Three minutes per traveller. No visa needed. We file inside ICA's 72 hour window.