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Singapore SGAC: Official ICA Site, Free Arrival Card, No Fees Guide (2026)

Singapore's Arrival Card is free. Here is the official ICA site, every field, and how to tell real from fake.

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What the SGAC actually is

The Singapore Arrival Card (SGAC) is a free electronic pre-arrival declaration required for everyone entering Singapore — foreign visitors and Singapore PRs returning from abroad. It includes traveler identity, trip details, and a brief health declaration.

It is free.

No one can charge you for it. The only legal destination is eservices.ica.gov.sg, a domain reserved under .gov.sg for Singapore government entities.

Who must file

  • All foreign visitors entering Singapore — yes, even for short business trips or transits that exit the transit area.
  • Singapore Permanent Residents returning from overseas trips.

Who is exempt

  • Singapore citizens entering on a Singapore passport.
  • Pure airside transit travelers at Changi who do not clear immigration.
  • Holders of certain long-term passes (Employment Pass, Student Pass, etc.) returning to Singapore — though many file it anyway as a precaution; it does not hurt.

The problem

Search Google for “Singapore arrival card” or “SGAC” and you’ll see paid ads from middleman sites charging $19 to $35 USD for the free form. Some submit the real SGAC for you. Some submit a different form (sometimes nothing at all), and you find out at Changi.

ICA has issued public statements that only eservices.ica.gov.sg is the authorized SGAC site and that the form is free.

Before you touch any form

Check the address bar. The official site is eservices.ica.gov.sg/sgarrivalcard/ and nothing else.

Not singapore-arrivalcard.com. Not sgac-online.org. Not sg-arrival-official.net. Anyone can register .com, .org, or .net. Only Singapore government entities can register .gov.sg.

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Hotel name and address. For Singapore residents, use your home address.
Format: YYYY-MM-DD — the date you arrive in Singapore (Singapore time)
Format: DD/MM/YYYY on the form, but accept YYYY-MM-DD here
Confirmation is sent here.
Airline 2-letter IATA code + flight number, no space (e.g. SQ32 for Singapore Airlines, TR123 for Scoot).
Exactly as shown on your passport (Latin letters only).
Country that issued your passport
Printed on the photo page of your passport. Letters and numbers only.
Must be at least 6 months after your planned arrival
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Every field the official form asks

The SGAC has roughly 9 fields across 3 sections: traveler identity, trip details, and a brief health declaration.

No photo upload required.

No payment required.

If a site asks for either, you are not on the official site.

Known sites that are NOT the SGAC

These sites all charge fees for what should be free. Some submit the real form, some don’t.

Screenshots captured April 2026. Archived snapshots available via archive.org.

How to tell any SGAC site is not the real one

  1. Does the domain end in .gov.sg? If no, it is not a Singapore government site. Period.
  2. Does it ask for payment? The SGAC is free. Any fee means a middleman.
  3. Does it ask you to upload a passport photo? The official SGAC does not.
  4. Does the URL contain “singapore”, “SGAC”, “official”, “arrival” but not .gov.sg? Bait.
  5. Does the page have testimonials, trust badges, or countdown timers? Government forms have none of these.

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