Two years as a permanent resident is an application threshold, not a citizenship guarantee. ICA separately requires completion formalities and foreign-renunciation evidence for its specified adult cohort.
Asia passport
Singapore passport rank
Global rank#1
Mobility score197
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Singapore passport
The Singapore passport is grouped with Asia in this index. It ranks #1 globally and #1 among 32 Asia passports, with a mobility score of 197.
Its current access profile includes 147 visa-free destinations,31 visas on arrival, and 19 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Singapore distinguishes residence, Singapore-source income and overseas income. Its general overseas-income treatment has important exceptions.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa-freeBeninVisa-freeBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoVisa-freeBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa-freeCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa-freeComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa-freeDjiboutiVisa-freeEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa-freeEthiopiaVisa on arrivalGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaETAGuineaVisa-freeGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaVisa-freeLesothoVisa-freeLiberiaVisa requiredLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa-freeMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa-freeMozambiqueETANamibiaVisa-freeNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa-freeThe GambiaVisa-freeTogoVisa-freeTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaVisa-freeZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa-free
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa requiredBrazilVisa-freeCanadaETAChileVisa-freeColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaVisa-freeHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa-freePeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesETAUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaeVisa
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaVisa-freeArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaVisa-freeCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoETASaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa-freeSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa-freeUS Virgin IslandsETA
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa-freeCambodiaVisa-freeChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa-freeJapanVisa-freeKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaosVisa-freeMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa-freeNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanETAPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeCitizenshipSouth KoreaVisa-freeSri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa-freeTajikistanVisa-freeThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnamVisa-free
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijanVisa-freeBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationeVisaSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineeVisaUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaETAAustraliaETACook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamETAKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa on arrivalNorthern Mariana IslandsETAPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaVisa on arrivalSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa on arrivalTongaVisa on arrivalTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.9460–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Singapore · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
83.3years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Singapore · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms