What is Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF) and who is eligible for VFTF?
The 96-hour Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF) may be available to nationals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)[1], Georgia, India, Turkmenistan and Ukraine; as well as selected[2] Nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) who are not holding ordinary, diplomatic, public affairs or service PRC passports.
Transit travellers who satisfy the criteria for VFTF will have to meet the prevailing entry requirements before they are allowed entry into Singapore. Assessment for entry is determined by the ICA officers at the point of entry. Extension of stay for transit travellers under VFTF is strictly not allowed.
Please refer to the ICA websites for more information on the following:
[1] CIS refers to: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.
[2] These include holders of the PRC Travel Document, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Document of Identity (DOI) and Macau SAR Travel Permit. Holder of ordinary, diplomatic, public affairs and service PRC passports are excluded.
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