Russian citizens need a visa to enter Singapore. The confirmation of receipt of a visa is an electronic copy of a letter from the Department of Migration and Control (Immigration & Checkpoint Authority) of the Republic of Singapore with a unique identification number, which is sent to the email address specified when applying. The letter is printed on white A4 paper and presented at passport control in Singapore. A stamp in the passport about obtaining a Singapore visa is not put.
A national Singaporean visa is issued by one of the authorized agents of the Department of Migration and Control of the Republic of Singapore, for example, at the Asian Visa Application Center. All documents for a visa can be submitted remotely electronically.
A tourist visa gives the right to stay in the country for 5 weeks from the date of issue (up to 30 days after entering Singapore), which should be taken into account when planning a trip. Upon request, it is possible to issue a visa for a longer period.
The list of documents for obtaining a Singapore visa:
- International passport, which expires no earlier than 6 months after the start of the trip and in which there is at least 1 blank page to mark the page crossing.
- A color scanned copy of the page of the international passport with the data and photograph of the applicant.
- Application form of the Embassy of Singapore sample 14A with an attached color photo (you can upload a photo and fill out an online application form directly on the Visa Application Center website).
- A valid air ticket or round-trip ticket reservation. An email confirmation is accepted.
- Confirmation of accommodation (accommodation): hotel reservation indicating the address and phone number of the hotel, length of stay, last name of each applicant. Electronic bookings made through the Booking system are suitable.
- Instead of a hotel reservation, you can present an invitation from a citizen of the Republic of Singapore or an invitation from a Singaporean company.
- Medical insurance policy for traveling abroad with a validity period for the entire trip (desirable). Apply for a policy online.
- Proof of payment of the visa fee.
The visa fee is SGD 30 (US$23). Service fee (in case of applying through the Visa Application Center) - 700 rubles.
The visa is issued within 1-3 working days from the date of application.
In addition, the laws of Singapore allow citizens of the Russian Federation to exercise the right to visa-free entry into the country for up to four days (96 hours) by obtaining a transit visa upon arrival. To do this, the following conditions must be met:
- Be in Singapore in transit and leave it within 96 hours of entry.
- Have a valid passport.
- Have air tickets in both directions.
- Have a valid visa for a third country.
- Have money to stay in the country.
- Obtain permission from the Immigration and Control Service.
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RUSSIAN-SINGAPORE RELATIONS
A regular political dialogue is maintained at the highest and high levels. In December 2005, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the sidelines of the first Russia-ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur. In November 2009, the first official visit of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev to Singapore in the history of Russian-Singapore relations took place.
In November 2015, on the sidelines of the 10th East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), a meeting was held between the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, and the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.
In May 2016, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev held talks with Lee Hsien Loong as part of his working visit to Russia in conjunction with participation in the anniversary Russia-ASEAN summit in Sochi. Memorandums of Understanding were signed between the ministries of culture of the two countries, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Nanyang Technological University, as well as the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Government of Singapore.
In November 2017, in Manila, on the sidelines of the 12th East Asia Summit (EAS), the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev had a conversation with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong. The parties confirmed their mutual interest in deepening the political dialogue, intensifying trade, economic, scientific and cultural ties.
Contacts are maintained between foreign ministries. In March 2009, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov held talks in Moscow with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, George Yeo. In August 2018, S.V. Lavrov had a conversation with Singaporean Foreign Minister V. Balakrishnan on the sidelines of the ASEAN events in Singapore.
Since 1986, inter-MFA consultations have been held. In April 2018, their next round was held in Singapore at the level of deputy ministers (I.V. Morgulov, Chi Wee Kiong).
The inter-parliamentary dialogue is advancing. In April 2013, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore H. Jakob (since September 2017 - President of the Republic of Singapore) visited Moscow. In March 2016, V.I. Matvienko, Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, paid an official visit to Singapore. Regular meetings of Russian and Singaporean legislators are held at multilateral platforms, in particular, within the framework of the annual sessions of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum.
Trade and economic cooperation is developing. The main areas of practical cooperation are special economic zones, energy, transport, agro-industrial complex, infrastructure development, information and communication technologies. The largest joint projects are the participation of the Changi Airports International group in the management of regional airports in Krasnodar, Gelendzhik, Anapa and Vladivostok, the implementation of investment projects in the field of agriculture by the Singapore company Olam International (Penza region), the participation of Jurong International in creation of special economic zones of industrial-production type "Moglino" (Pskov region) and "Alabuga" (Republic of Tatarstan), as well as the construction of the innovation center "Innopolis Kazan" (Tatarstan).
Bilateral trade shows strong growth. According to the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in 2017 trade increased to $4.4 billion (+94.0% compared to 2016), while exports accounted for $3.3 billion (+83.1% ), imports – $1.1 billion (+133.5%). In January-May of this year, the volume of mutual trade amounted to $1.3 billion (-28.8% compared to the same period in 2017), including exports - $1.1 billion (-32.6% ), imports - 225.8 million dollars (-2.1%).
The basis of Russian exports to Singapore was the supply of mineral products (93.7%). Machinery, equipment and vehicles (3.3%), metals and metal products (2.2%) were exported.
In imports from Singapore, a significant share fell on machinery, equipment and vehicles (60%). Chemical industry products accounted for 22.9%, mineral products - 6.6%, food products - 5.5%, metals and metal products - 3.7%, wood and pulp and paper products (1%).
At the end of 2017, the Russian Federation received $2.4 billion of direct investments from Singapore, and $6.1 billion from Russia to Singapore. Their main share fell on the operations of domestic oil companies to finance the trade in petroleum products.
Since 2010, the Intergovernmental Russian-Singapore High-Level Commission (IPC) has been operating. The co-chairs are Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation M. A. Akimov and Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policy of Singapore T. Shanmugaratnam.
On October 17, 2017, the 8th meeting of the Commission was held in Moscow, within the framework of which the current state of bilateral relations, as well as the implementation of key investment projects in the fields of agriculture, transport infrastructure, housing and communal services and education, were analyzed in detail. On the margins of the IPC, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the International Arbitration Center of Singapore and the Institute of Modern Arbitration in Moscow. The 9th meeting of the IPC is scheduled for September 19 this year.
The annual Russian-Singapore Business Forum, organized in conjunction with the IGC events, remains a popular platform for direct communication between the business circles of the two countries.
In 2017, with the support of Rostec State Corporation and the Russian-Singapore Business Council, the Center for Foreign Promotion of Russian High-Tech Companies and Presentation of Investment Projects was opened in Singapore.
Work is underway on a draft free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union and Singapore.
Relations with Singapore are developing along the lines of Russian regions (Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Primorsky Territories). In October 2017, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan R.N. Minnikhanov visited Singapore, in November - the Governor of the Moscow Region A.Yu. Vorobyov, as well as delegations from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (August 2017) and St. Petersburg (November 2017 .).
Cooperation in the Arctic is a promising area. March 23-28 this year At the invitation of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation, the Minister of State under the Office of the Prime Minister, State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Labor S. Tan visited Russia. During this visit, S. Tan met with the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic A. Chilingarov and the leadership of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (St. Petersburg). He also had a conversation with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V.G. Titov (Moscow, March 26, 2018).
Bilateral ties in the humanitarian sphere are expanding. Since 2006, more than 20 agreements on scientific and technical cooperation and joint R&D have been concluded. As part of the current since the first half of the 1990s. Over 200 Russian specialists and civil servants have been trained in the Singapore training program in short-term courses.
An important role in strengthening humanitarian exchanges is to be played by the creation in Singapore of the Russian Cultural Center (RCC) with an Orthodox church. In May 2015, an appropriate intergovernmental agreement was signed (entered into force on October 21, 2015).
In December 2008, the parish of the Russian Orthodox Church was officially registered in the Singapore Registration Chamber, and a Sunday school with instruction in Russian was opened (more than 4,000 Russians live in the country on a temporary and permanent basis).
According to the Singapore Tourism Board, in 2017, 80.1 thousand Russian tourists visited the Republic (+13.8%).
Since July 2015, the Russian Visa Application Center in Singapore has been operating.
There is direct air communication between the two countries. Regular flights from Moscow are operated by Singapore Airlines.
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REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
General information. Singapore is an island nation in Southeast Asia, located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Singapore means "Lion City" in Sanskrit. This name is carried simultaneously by the island, the river, the city and the state.
total area- 719.1 sq. km.
Official language- Malay. The official languages are English (aka administrative), Chinese, Tamil.
State flag- consists of two equal horizontal stripes of red and white, symbolizing the brotherhood and equality of people (red), as well as purity and virtue (white). In the upper left corner is a white crescent (symbolizes a young, dynamically developing nation) and five five-pointed stars (representing democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality) forming a circle.
National emblem represents a scarlet shield on which a silver crescent is depicted and above it are five five-pointed stars placed in a circle. The shield is held by a lion and a tiger, standing on two golden palm leaves with a blue ribbon with the inscription "Go Singapore!".
National anthem performed in Malay.
Population– 5.612 million people, incl. 3.9 million Singapore citizens and permanent residents (as of January 2018). National composition: Chinese (74.3%), Malays (13.4%), Indians (9.1%), representatives of other ethnic groups, including Europeans (3.2%). Average life expectancy: 80 years (men), 85 years (women).
Major religions- Buddhism (33.3% of citizens and permanent residents), Christianity (18.3%), Islam (14.7%), Taoism (10.9%), Hinduism (5.1%), other religions (0, 7%). 17% of Singaporeans consider themselves atheists.
Public holidays– New Year (January 1), Chinese New Year (lunar calendar), Good Friday (Catholic), Labor Day (May 1), Vesak (Buddhist), Hari Raya Puasa (last day of Ramadan), Hari raya haji (Muslim holiday of sacrifice), Deepavali (according to Hindu canons) and Christmas (December 25).
National currency− Singapore dollar. Its average annual rate against the US dollar in 2017 is 1.3807 sing. dollars for 1 US dollar.
History reference. The first mention of Singapore is contained in Chinese chronicles in the 3rd century BC. AD In the 8th century on the island, the port of Temasek arose - one of the centers of maritime trade of the state of Srivijaya with its center in Sumatra. The importance of the island grew markedly in the 15th century. with the beginning of the Age of Discovery.
Modern history begins in 1819, when the English statesman Stamford Raffles founded a British port on the island. Singapore was occupied by Japan during World War II (1942-1945), and after the end of World War II returned to British control, but with more self-government, which eventually ended with the merger of Singapore with the Federation of Malaya and the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Independence proclaimed on August 9, 1965 after secession from the Federation.
State structure. Singapore is a parliamentary republic. Parliament is unicameral, formed for a five-year term. The majority of parliamentarians are elected by popular vote in single-member and multi-member constituencies. The current (thirteenth) composition of the Parliament has 101 deputies: 83 from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), 9 from the opposition Workers' Party, 9 - representatives of public organizations (appointed only for half the term, i.e. for 2.5 years ). According to the constitutional amendments of November 9, 2016, the maximum quota of non-partisan legislators has been increased from 9 to 12 people. The Speaker of the Parliament is Tang Chuan-tsing.
The head of state is the President, elected by direct universal suffrage for a term of 6 years. In accordance with the amendments to the constitution of November 9, 2016, the privileged right to participate in the election of the head of state is granted to an ethnic group whose representatives did not hold the highest public office during the five previous presidential mandates. On September 13, 2017, an ethnic Malay, Halima Yacob, became the President, the first female President in the history of the country (she was elected without a vote, remaining the only candidate, after the Central Election Commission did not allow two other applicants to participate in the elections as they did not meet all the criteria provided for by the electoral legislation) . The post of Prime Minister has been occupied by Lee Hsien Loong since 2004 (reappointed following the elections of 2006, 2011 and 2015). Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore - V. Balakrishnan.
Economy. The Republic is the most economically developed state in Southeast Asia. In terms of per capita income ($52.9 thousand in 2016), it is one of the three richest countries.
Singapore's economy is one of the most open and highly dependent on global market conditions. About 80% of it works to meet external demand, and the volume of exports and imports of goods and services is 3.2 times higher than the country's GDP.
In 2017, the growth rate of Singapore's economy maintained a positive trend – 3.6% (in 2016 – 2.1%). According to the results of the third quarter of 2017, the service sector accounted for 68.4% of GDP, industry - 21.9%, construction sector - 4.2%. The core inflation indicator (excluding real estate and car prices) and the consumer price index in 2017 increased by 1.5% and 0.6%, respectively.
Singapore is the largest transport hub in the region. More than 400 sea freight lines connect Singapore with 600 ports in 123 countries. The maritime industry accounts for 7% of the city-state's economy. The Singapore Maritime Register is one of the ten largest in the world: more than 4.7 thousand ships with a displacement of 88 million gross registered tons sail under the flag of the Republic.
No less important is the Changi International Airport (passenger traffic - 62.3 million in 2017). The air harbor is used by more than 100 airlines to perform 7,000 flights per week to more than 320 cities in 90 countries around the world. In October 2017, the 4th terminal of the airport was put into operation, the construction of the 5th terminal is planned to be completed by 2030.
Agriculture is practically not developed. Almost all food products are imported, about half of the drinking water needs are provided by imports from Malaysia.
The main trading partners are China, Malaysia, the EU, the USA, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand.
Singapore is a party to 13 bilateral (with Australia, India, Jordan, China, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Republic of Korea, USA, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Japan) and 11 multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).
Domestic political situation stable. Since the formation of independent Singapore, the People's Action Party (PAP, formed in 1954, Chairman - How Boon Wang, General Secretary - Lee Hsien Loong) has been in power. In addition to it, 22 more parties are officially registered, which do not play a significant role in the political life of the country.
Military establishment- 71.6 thousand people (ground forces, air force and navy), reservists - 432.5 thousand people. The defense budget of the country in 2017 amounted to 14.2 billion sing. dollars (10 billion US dollars).
Foreign policy. Singapore pursues an active and multi-vector foreign policy aimed at protecting national interests and state sovereignty, creating favorable conditions for sustainable economic development.
The main efforts on the regional track are focused on promoting integration in the ASEAN format (in 2018, Singapore took over the chairmanship of the top ten), strengthening the central role of the Association in the affairs of the Asia-Pacific region, and building a new security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region. Its main elements in Singapore are the East Asia Summits, the ASEAN Regional Security Forums (ARFs) and the ASEAN Defense Ministerial Meetings with Dialogue Partners (“SMOA Plus”).
Not being a member of the G20, Singapore has been actively participating in the work of this association since 2010 (with the exception of 2012) as a representative of the so-called. Global Governance Groups ("3G").
In May 2013, Singapore received observer status with the Arctic Council.
