Rules / Procedures for VTL passengers in Singapore
Nov 24, 2021, 5:34 pm
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Nov 24, 2021, 8:53 pm
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Two questions:
1. I currently have a booking LHR-SIN-MEL on 1 ticket with SQ. I am connecting immediately between flights at SIN. Do I need to comply with both Singapore and Australian PCR test requirements?
2. An alternative option I can see available is to leave LHR a bit earlier to fly First Class, but that means arriving SIN at 1800hrs and departing the next day at 1030. So I would need to stay in a transit hotel. Are transit hotels open airside and how does that affect the testing/quarantine requirements?
I was vaccinated in HKG and have the HKG vaccine certificate, but I also registered it with France for the EUDCC so not sure whether it is better to show one document over the other.
1. I currently have a booking LHR-SIN-MEL on 1 ticket with SQ. I am connecting immediately between flights at SIN. Do I need to comply with both Singapore and Australian PCR test requirements?
2. An alternative option I can see available is to leave LHR a bit earlier to fly First Class, but that means arriving SIN at 1800hrs and departing the next day at 1030. So I would need to stay in a transit hotel. Are transit hotels open airside and how does that affect the testing/quarantine requirements?
I was vaccinated in HKG and have the HKG vaccine certificate, but I also registered it with France for the EUDCC so not sure whether it is better to show one document over the other.
Nov 29, 2021, 1:57 pm
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I have a question for you all about the proof of vaccination. I received both Pfizer shots at a CVS in Texas. I have my CDC card plus a PDF download from cvs.com showing my name, birthdate, vaccine dates, lot #s, etc. Will that do? I have read the proof of vaccination and I'm not sure if that will do since it isn't "signed". Singapore says that it will accept (for US):
- Physical vaccination record and a letter signed by the state, local health authority or vaccination provider to attest to the passenger’s vaccination status. The attestation letter should contain:
- the passenger’s name and at least one other personal identifier such as the date of birth or passport number corresponding exactly with the information in the passenger’s passport used for entry into Singapore;
- the name of the vaccine administered for each dose; and
- the date when each dose was administered.
Nov 29, 2021, 4:20 pm
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I have a question for you all about the proof of vaccination. I received both Pfizer shots at a CVS in Texas. I have my CDC card plus a PDF download from cvs.com showing my name, birthdate, vaccine dates, lot #s, etc. Will that do? I have read the proof of vaccination and I'm not sure if that will do since it isn't "signed". Singapore says that it will accept (for US):
- Physical vaccination record and a letter signed by the state, local health authority or vaccination provider to attest to the passenger’s vaccination status. The attestation letter should contain:
- the passenger’s name and at least one other personal identifier such as the date of birth or passport number corresponding exactly with the information in the passenger’s passport used for entry into Singapore;
- the name of the vaccine administered for each dose; and
- the date when each dose was administered.
Nov 29, 2021, 5:16 pm
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Nov 30, 2021, 8:59 pm
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Could I transit via SIN, arriving on a VTL flight and fly out on a different ticket/airline? I have no intention of passing immigration. I assume SIN would still be very efficient and helpful in transferring my baggage to my next flight.
Dec 6, 2021, 10:23 am
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Just saw this: https://onemileatatime.com/news/sing...erm=2021-12-05
You will now have to test much more frequently if visiting Singapore, even if on a VTL flight.
You will now have to test much more frequently if visiting Singapore, even if on a VTL flight.
Dec 6, 2021, 2:07 pm
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Just saw this: https://onemileatatime.com/news/sing...erm=2021-12-05
You will now have to test much more frequently if visiting Singapore, even if on a VTL flight.
You will now have to test much more frequently if visiting Singapore, even if on a VTL flight.
Dec 7, 2021, 4:37 am
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https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/s...ugh-singapore/
Dec 7, 2021, 12:19 pm
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You'll probably have to make sure that it's an approved transfer route first.
https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/s...ugh-singapore/
https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/s...ugh-singapore/
Dec 7, 2021, 9:21 pm
#26
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They page shared by flyingbubbles is updated by SQ on 6 Dec. You should expect that transit must be on the listed airlines and on the same ticket, per the last note in that screenshot.
Last edited by crackjack; Dec 7, 2021 at 9:30 pm
Dec 8, 2021, 10:28 am
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This sounds weirdly ineffective. If someone arrives on VTL flight, couldn't he/she spend a few hours pass immigration waiting for test result, then collect their luggage and check in to the next flight again?
Dec 8, 2021, 10:42 am
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Given these hard rules, the notion of a VTL transit is hard to implement. You can't just wait airside for the test -- and I would not recommend it anyway lest you wanna risk spending 24h in a quarantine room possibly full of pax.
Dec 9, 2021, 3:48 am
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Yup, the VTL rules only state a traveller is exempt from the follow-up tests (see clause 5), not the initial PCR test + self-isolation: https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/vtl/conditions. You agree to these conditions in the VTL approval application, so it seems no quick-entry and departure would be possible.
SIN might previously have allowed check-in airside (and retagging of bags even if only tagged to SIN at your origin), but today’s scenario is not like it was.
You can always try it (and let us know), but I don’t really see where there’s any wiggle room on this…
SIN might previously have allowed check-in airside (and retagging of bags even if only tagged to SIN at your origin), but today’s scenario is not like it was.
You can always try it (and let us know), but I don’t really see where there’s any wiggle room on this…
Dec 21, 2021, 9:43 pm
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Important VTL update here: https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/vtl/re...bQyfIDSYULAndo