Check when to submit Singapore's SG Arrival Card before your trip

Do I need the card even though I do not need a visa?

Yes. The Korean embassy in Singapore says the two countries have a visa waiver agreement, so tourism, family visits and business trips under 90 days need no visa. The same notice says you must submit the arrival card online within three days before arrival, and that there is no fee.

The visa waiver and the arrival card are separate procedures. Even if you have no visa to arrange, you still file the card.

Who files, and who does not?

ICA divides the requirement like this.

Checked on October 27, 2026. A visitor travelling to Singapore on a Korean passport for tourism or business belongs in the first row. Long-term passes include student, dependant, long-term visit and work passes.

How many days ahead can I submit?

You file within three days before entry, arrival day included. If you land on November 10, for example, you submit between November 8 and 10. The Korean embassy notice gives the same window of three days before arrival.

The guidance mentions no way to file earlier. Put the date two days before arrival in your itinerary as the day you can start.

How do I submit it?

1. Open the SGAC e-Service at the official address in the embassy notice, eservices.ica.gov.sg/sgarrivalcard.
2. Choose the foreign visitor type and enter your arrival information and health declaration. The ICA page does not list the form fields, so check them on the submission screen and keep your passport and flight details beside you.
3. Enter your email address accurately and submit. An acknowledgement email goes to that address.
4. Keep the email on your phone rather than deleting it. At the immigration counter you show your travel document.

Can I be refused boarding if I skip the card?

You can. The Korean embassy says a No-Boarding Directive (NBD) for flights to Singapore took effect on January 30, 2026. ICA can tell an airline to stop a traveller who does not meet entry requirements from boarding, and the examples include no valid visa, a passport valid for less than six months, and no SGAC. Airlines may check these items again before boarding.

So open your passport on the day you file the card. Check that at least six months of validity remain.

If you are refused boarding and still want to enter, the notice says to ask ICA for prior approval through its feedback channel and book a new flight only after you get it. Booking again without approval can lead to the same refusal.

Is a site that charges for the arrival card trustworthy?

No. ICA says the SGAC is free, does not endorse private companies that charge to submit it, and has no connection with them. The Korean embassy also warns about fake arrival-card sites, noting that personal data can leak and that you can be asked to pay.

Look at the end of the address first. The embassy explains that Singapore government sites use gov.sg, while com or co.kr addresses belong to ordinary companies. The official address, eservices.ica.gov.sg, fits that rule.

What should I open one more time before departure?

The ICA guidance page was last updated on September 18, 2024, and the No-Boarding Directive notice was written in December 2025. Whether the submission method or airline checks have changed since then is not in the sources linked here. Around three days before you land, open ICA's SG Arrival Card page and the Korean embassy's notices to match the submission window again. Because airlines may check additionally, read your own airline's boarding guidance too.