Regulation 2
Non-citizens exempt from having Singapore visa
of Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) Order 2026
The following non‑citizens (other than a non‑citizen who holds a valid passport from a country that is approved by the Minister under section 9B(2) of the Act) are exempt from section 9B(1) of the Act:
a permanent resident of Singapore;
any head of state of a foreign country who is a guest of the Government;
a non‑citizen who holds a valid laissez‑passer issued by the United Nations;
a member of any visiting force within the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Visiting Forces Act 1960;
a crew member of an aircraft that arrives in Singapore from a place outside Singapore (whether in a journey to Singapore, or in the course of a journey from a place outside Singapore to another place outside Singapore);
a non‑citizen (excluding a non‑citizen holding a pass that entitles him or her to enter Singapore multiple times) who holds a valid ordinary passport issued by the government of the People’s Republic of China;
a non‑citizen who is —
duly accredited to Singapore as a diplomatic or consular representative of the government of the Republic of Poland, and holds a valid diplomatic passport, official passport, service passport or public affairs passport issued by the government of that country;
a staff member of any diplomatic or consular representative of the government of the Republic of Poland, and holds a valid diplomatic passport, official passport, service passport or public affairs passport issued by the government of that country; or
a spouse or dependent child of a person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii);
a non‑citizen who holds a valid passport that is issued by the government of any foreign country specified in the Schedule, the passport being of the type specified opposite that country;
a non‑citizen arriving in Singapore in special circumstances where an emergency has affected the non‑citizen’s ability to apply for a Singapore visa.