What the Singapore visa rules mean for Japan travellers
Japan citizens can enter Singapore without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. You only need a valid Japan passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 30-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Singapore applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: ICA says all travellers, except Singapore passport holders, must ensure their passport has a minimum validity of 6 months; its visa pages ask for a passport valid for at least six months from the date of entry into Sing…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: ICA says all travellers who have been in a country with risk of yellow fever transmission in the six days before arriving in Singapore must produce a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate on arrival, including thos…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Singapore. The UK Foreign Office says to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected me…
- Return or onward ticket: ICA says short-term travellers should have proof of onward travel (tickets, visas).
Singapore entry rules compared
Singapore lets 163 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 35. Japan citizens are treated the same way as Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia and China. Overall the Japan passport ranks #34 in the world with 116 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Japan passport you can also visit 20 countries in the region without a visa, including Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Kazakhstan and Laos.
In the other direction, Singapore citizens can visit Japan visa-free for up to 90 days.