In recent weeks, the Singapore government announced plans to reopen its borders to a few countries.
China and Victoria in Australia are the latest additions to the list of places that Singapore is unilaterally opening its borders to. This move is part of a slew of measures to reopen Singapore’s borders and revive the Changi air hub.
These are some of the locations which Singapore has made travel arrangements with.
– Brunei, New Zealand, Vietnam, Australia and mainland China.
– This is a standing invitation from Singapore to these countries, which have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and have successfully controlled the spread of Covid-19.
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Bilateral green lane arrangements allow for essential travel for business or official purposes between both countries.
– Japan (from Sept 18)
– China (from June 8)
China was the first country to establish a green lane with Singapore. This arrangement presently applies to six provinces: Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It will gradually be expanded to other Chinese provinces and municipalities.
– South Korea (from Sept 4)
– Malaysia (from Aug 17)
Singapore opened its borders to Malaysia under two schemes – the Reciprocal Green Lane and the Periodic Commuting Arrangement.
– Brunei (from Sept 1)
– Indonesia
– Germany
– Discussions are also ongoing for certain places, such as Thailand and Hong Kong.
– Hong Kong
The first two-way air travel bubble which Singapore has, paving the way for leisure and other forms of travel between both places.
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This means that people will be able to travel between the two locations without the need to be quarantined, subject to conditions, including testing negative for Covid-19. Details are still being worked out.
This article was first published in The Straits Times.