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title: United Kingdom visa for citizens of Singapore
description: "Citizens of Singapore don't need a visa for the United Kingdom but must get an electronic travel authorization (eTA) online before travelling. Fee: £20. Documents checklist and application steps."
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# United Kingdom visa for citizens of Singapore

Citizens of Singapore don't need a visa for the United Kingdom but must get an electronic travel authorization (eTA) online before travelling.

*Verified · last checked 2026-09-04. Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.*

Official application site: https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply

## Key facts

- **Entry route:** eTA · Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
- **How to apply:** Electronic travel authorization (online)
- **Entries:** Multiple entry
- **Government fee:** £20
- **Proof of funds:** sufficient funds for all reasonable visit costs without working or accessing public funds, including return or onward journey costs

## How to apply

1. **Apply online or in the UK ETA app** — Use GOV.UK or the UK ETA app; other sites cannot give a faster decision
2. **Provide passport, email, payment and facial image** — Use the passport you will travel with and a photo of the applicant's face
3. **Pay the government fee** — Pay £20; you cannot get a refund after you apply
4. **Wait for email confirmation** — Do not travel until you get an email confirming you have an ETA
5. **Travel on the same passport** — The ETA is linked to the passport used in the application

## Documents checklist

- **Passport** (Identity): National passport used to travel; a national ID is not a substitute
- **Email address** (Supporting): Home Office contact email for the ETA application
- **Payment method** (Financial): Credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay
- **Facial image** (Identity): Digital photo of the applicant's face; not in-person biometrics

## Good to know

- An ETA does not guarantee entry to the UK.
- The visitor must leave the UK at the end of the visit, must not make the UK their main home through frequent or successive visits, must pursue a permitted purpose, and must not do prohibited activities.

## Common refusal reasons

- **An application which does not meet the validity requirements for an ETA is invalid and must be rejected and not considered.**
- **Must be refused where the Secretary of State has personally directed that the applicant be excluded from the UK, or the applicant is the subject of an exclusion order, a deportation order, or a decision to make a deportation order.**
- **Must be refused where the applicant has been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK or overseas for which they have received a custodial or suspended sentence of 12 months or more, or has been convicted of a criminal offence in the UK or overseas unless more than 12 months have passed since the date of conviction.**
- **Must be refused where the applicant's presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good because of their conduct, character, associations or other reasons (including convictions which do not fall within the criminality grounds).**
- **Must be refused if, when aged 18 or older, the applicant overstayed unless subsequent permission was granted with knowledge of the overstaying, or they left the UK voluntarily not at the Secretary of State's expense and overstayed 90 days or less beginning before 6 April 2017, or 30 days or less beginning on or after 6 April 2017, or the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies; breached a condition attached to permission unless subsequent entry clearance or further permission was granted with knowledge of the breach; was or still is an illegal entrant unless subsequent permission was granted with knowledge of the illegal entry; or used deception in relation to an immigration application unless subsequent permission was granted with knowledge of the deception.**
- **Must be refused where, in relation to the current or a previous ETA application, false representations were made, or false documents or false information was submitted, or relevant facts were not disclosed.**
- **Must be refused where the applicant has failed to pay litigation costs awarded to the Home Office.**
- **Must be refused if the applicant had an ETA cancelled by the Home Office under ETA 5.8, unless the Home Office holds a record that entry clearance, or permission to enter or stay, was subsequently granted with knowledge of the cancellation.**
- **Must be refused if the applicant has previously been refused entry clearance, permission to enter or permission to stay under Appendix V: Visitor, unless a valid ETA, entry clearance or permission to enter or stay was held and was not cancelled as a result of that refusal, or a valid ETA, entry clearance, or permission to enter or stay was subsequently granted with knowledge of that refusal.**

## FAQs

### Do citizens of Singapore need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Citizens of Singapore don't need a visa for the United Kingdom but must get an electronic travel authorization (eTA) online before travelling. Visa type: Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).

### How much does the United Kingdom visa cost for citizens of Singapore?

Government fee: £20.

### What documents do citizens of Singapore need for the United Kingdom?

Passport; Email address; Payment method; Facial image.

### Where do I apply?

On the official site: https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply

## Sources

- [Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National List](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-eta-national-list)
- [Get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK: Overview](https://www.gov.uk/eta)
- [Get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK: Apply for an ETA](https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply)
- [Get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK: What you can and cannot do with an ETA](https://www.gov.uk/eta/what-you-can-cannot-do)
- [Immigration Rules Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-electronic-travel-authorisation)
- [Immigration Rules Appendix V: Visitor](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor)
- [Check if you can get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-when-you-can-get-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta)

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