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PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO MINIMISE RISK OF COMMUNITY SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS IN SINGAPORE
Returning residents and long-term pass holders – either with travel history in Hubei OR with PRC passports issued in Hubei
The following returning groups will be quarantined at home or other suitable facilities:
- a) Residents (Singaporean Citizens/ PRs) with recent Hubei travel history within the last 14 days;
- b) Long-term pass holders (including Work Passes and Permits, Student Pass, Dependent Pass and Long-term Visit Pass) with recent Hubei travel history within the last 14 days; and
- c) PRs and long-term pass holders with PRC passports issued in Hubei.
Quarantine orders have legal force, with severe penalties for non-compliance.
New visitors with travel history in Hubei OR with PRC passports issued in Hubei
From 29 January 2020, 12pm, all new visitors with recent Hubei travel history within the last 14 days, or those with PRC passports issued in Hubei, will not be allowed entry into Singapore, or transit through Singapore.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will suspend the issuance of all forms of new visas to those with PRC passports issued in Hubei with immediate effect.
Previously issued short-term and multiple-visit visas, as well as visa-free transit facilities, for those with PRC passports issued in Hubei, will also be suspended with immediate effect. During this period of suspension, they will not be allowed entry into Singapore.