﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>theForum » Travel » Travelling to the rest of the world » Other places in the world  » Can we travel to Singapore with a criminal record?</title><generator>InstantForum 2016-2 Final</generator><description>theForum</description><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/</link><webMaster>theForum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:12:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Can we travel to Singapore with a criminal record?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost32104.aspx</link><description>I also want to visit friends in Singapore and maybe link the visit to a trip to Vietnam. makes sense. So as a British citizen on a 10 year SOR can i just fill in the e-visa and enter? here is what i found :&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you are a British citizen traveling to Singapore, you must obtain the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.onlinevisa.com/singapore-visa/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 67, 109);"&gt;Singapore Electronic Arrival Card&lt;/a&gt;, also known as the SG Arrival Card, to gain permission to enter the country.The Singapore Arrival Card is designed to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;expedite the arrival process of British travelers&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;by avoiding time-consuming queues when they arrive in Singapore.To successfully receive a Singapore Electronic Arrival Card you must follow the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;Singapore SG Arrival Card requirements&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;for British citizens.&lt;h3 class="Emphasis-xouyba-0 loUctg" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 22px; line-height: 28px; font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; color: rgb(53, 67, 109); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Do UK citizens need a visa to enter Singapore?&lt;/h3&gt;British citizens traveling to Singapore for a&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;stay longer than 30 days&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will require a visa in addition to their SG Arrival Card.If that is the case, it is recommended that they&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.onlinevisa.com/embassies/singapore/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 67, 109);"&gt;contact the Singaporean embassy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in London.Nationals of the United Kingdom must note the SG Arrival Card in no way replaces the need of a visa.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I did not see any questions regarding criminal convictions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you know different please comment.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 14:03:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Harry53</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Can we travel to Singapore with a criminal record?</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost32108.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="32104" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1641649907310"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32104" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="32104" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="32104" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Harry53 - 8 Jan 22 11:18 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-32104"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I also want to visit friends in Singapore and maybe link the visit to a trip to Vietnam. makes sense. So as a British citizen on a 10 year SOR can i just fill in the e-visa and enter? here is what i found :&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you are a British citizen traveling to Singapore, you must obtain the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.onlinevisa.com/singapore-visa/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 67, 109);"&gt;Singapore Electronic Arrival Card&lt;/a&gt;, also known as the SG Arrival Card, to gain permission to enter the country.The Singapore Arrival Card is designed to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;expedite the arrival process of British travelers&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;by avoiding time-consuming queues when they arrive in Singapore.To successfully receive a Singapore Electronic Arrival Card you must follow the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;Singapore SG Arrival Card requirements&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;for British citizens.&lt;h3 class="Emphasis-xouyba-0 loUctg" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 22px; line-height: 28px; font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; color: rgb(53, 67, 109); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Do UK citizens need a visa to enter Singapore?&lt;/h3&gt;British citizens traveling to Singapore for a&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;stay longer than 30 days&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will require a visa in addition to their SG Arrival Card.If that is the case, it is recommended that they&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.onlinevisa.com/embassies/singapore/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 67, 109);"&gt;contact the Singaporean embassy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in London.Nationals of the United Kingdom must note the SG Arrival Card in no way replaces the need of a visa.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I did not see any questions regarding criminal convictions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you know different please comment.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="32104"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;As I mentioned in another topic as SE Asia is regarded as a high risk area, I would be surprised if your PPU would agree.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also I am afraid Vietnam&amp;nbsp; will not allow you to enter because of your conviction if they are notified of it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I went (11 years ago) whilst I was on bail and got my visa in Thailand, as I thought that would be easier. I crossed by coach and on the border I was nearly rejected as the border authorities stated the Embassy stamp was illegal?? I only say this as to make you aware&amp;nbsp; that throughout your journey you will hit unexpected investigations into your documents.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Good luck and both countries are very beautiful and well worth the journey if you make it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;PS just for info I travelled through every country of SE Asia by train and coach in one big loop, see&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.seat61.com/"&gt;Seat 61&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; makes it a better journey that just flying</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 14:03:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JASB</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>