No need to take designated flights when arriving in Singapore

From April 1, the lion island nation reopened its borders, eliminating the travel corridor (VTL) for people who have had two vaccinations.

According to the Singapore Tourism Board in Vietnam (STB Vietnam), the Government of this country has launched a new tourism program (Vaccinated Travel Framework - VTF), named the Fully Vaccinated Person Travel Framework. The VTF program will replace the VTL. Accordingly, visitors were classified into two categories: normal mobility group (injected) and restricted group (uninjected).

Singapore abolished the VTL program, making it easier for visitors to enter the country to be exempt from quarantine, provided that they are fully vaccinated. Photo: STB

travelers fully vaccinated as well as children aged 12 and under, can enter Singapore with just one Covid-19 test within the previous two days. upon departure. They do not need to undergo isolation or do rapid antigen testing (ART), unsupervised upon arrival.

Visitors are not required to apply for entry approval or travel on designated VTL vehicles to enter Singapore. In addition, Singapore no longer limits the number of daily arrivals.

For short-term visitors from 13 years old and above who have not been vaccinated, entry will be more difficult, except for exceptional cases such as not being medically eligible for vaccination, humanitarian reasons... have a valid entry approval, these people need to do a test two days before departure, a seven-day quarantine and a PCR test after the quarantine period. If infected, they have to pay for the treatment themselves.

In addition, Singapore also allows eating at restaurants in groups of up to 10 people, selling and consuming alcoholic beverages after 10:30 p.m., and holding live performances. Wearing a mask outdoors is no longer mandatory.