Singapore’s Ministry of Health has announced changes to entry requirements for visitors entering Singapore via the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), from 23.59 (SGT) on 21 February 2022, with visitors continuing to enjoy quarantine-free travel via the VTLs.
Streamlining of Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) requirements
Travellers from the UK arriving in Singapore, on a VTL flight, will no longer have to complete a PCR test upon arrival and will instead, have up to 24 hours to take a supervised self-swab (SSS) ART at a designated test centre. Additionally, the requirement of unsupervised self-administered ARTs on days 2 to 7 of the visit with cease; and the travel history requirement will be reduced from 14 to 7 days.
Restoring and Expanding Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL)
To further facilitate vaccinated travel, Singapore will restore and progressively increase VTL quotas. VTL (Air) quotas will be fully restored with immediate effect.
A new VTL with Hong Kong and the previously deferred VTLs with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will also be launched. Singapore aims to progressively launch VTLs with more destinations as we move towards facilitating fully vaccinated travel.
Bi-directional quarantine-free sea travel between Singapore and Indonesia will resume with the launch of VTL (Sea) from Bintan and Batam. The VTL (Sea) will benefit users of Indonesia’s travel bubble to specific resorts in Bintan and Batam and facilitate short-term leisure travel. VTP applications will open on 22 February 2022, and the first ferry trip will take place on 25 February 2022.
Michael Rodriguez, Area Director Northern & Southwestern Europe, Singapore Tourism Board commented, “As travellers from the UK are now booking holidays again, we are pleased to share this latest update and hope this will encourage visitors to book their next holiday to Singapore where they can enjoy quarantine-free travel and reimagined experiences with safety in mind.”
