From 7 Oct 2021, border measures for incoming travellers will be determined based on the travellers’ recent travel history in the last 14 days, instead of 21 days.
The Stay-Home Notice (SHN) for those who are currently serving 14 days will be reduced to 10 days, due to the shorter incubation period of the Delta variant.
Adjustments have been made to the classification of countries/region and their corresponding border measures.
Reviewing the length of the Stay-Home Notice duration from 14 to 10 days
Since June 2021, the Multi-Ministry Taskforce on COVID-19 had required travellers with recent travel history to Category III and IV countries/regions to serve a 14-day SHN to account for the maximum COVID-19 incubation period.
As the Delta variant has a shorter incubation period, the Taskforce will reduce the SHN period for travellers from 14 to 10 days.
1) From 7 October 2021, all travellers with travel history to Category III and IV countries/regions in the last 14 days immediately prior to arrival in Singapore (including being in Singapore prior to travel), will serve 10 days of SHN at dedicated SHN facilities
• To undergo a COVID-19 PCR test on-arrival and on Day 10, and self-administered ART tests on Days 3 and 7
• SHN will be ended as long as they have a negative result for their PCR test on Day 10
2) Travellers who stayed in Category III countries/regions in the 14 days immediately prior to arrival in Singapore (including being in Singapore prior to travel) and are fully vaccinated:
• May apply to serve their SHN at their place of residence (e.g. residential address) or at other suitable accommodation (e.g. hotels or serviced apartments), if they are occupying these accommodation:
o alone; or
o only with household members who are also vaccinated persons serving SHN with the same travel history and duration of SHN
• Unvaccinated travellers will still be required to undergo a 10-day SHN at dedicated facilities
3) Refund details will be worked out for travellers affected by these changes, and will be shared with them separately
Conditions for opting out of serving SHN in dedicated SHN facilities
Travellers who wish to opt out of serving SHN in dedicated facilities must receive approval and present the approval documents upon arrival in Singapore:
All travellers who successfully opt out must remain in their declared place of residence/accommodation at all times and must don an electronic monitoring device throughout their SHN period.
Action will be taken against those who breach their SHN requirements or make false declarations
Travellers must take private transport to their declared place of residence/accommodation, and are strictly prohibited from taking public transport, e.g. public bus/train or street-hailed taxis
Review of countries/regions categories
Based on the COVID-19 situation in various countries, here is the latest classification for each of the 4 categories, can be found on the SafeTravel website. These changes will be effective from 7 October 2021.
Travellers are advised to visit the website to check the latest border measures for their associated country or region; and be prepared to be subjected to the prevailing border measures upon entry.
Source: Government of Singapore