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The electronic health declaration can be submitted by Travelers who enter Singapore, including Singapore citizens, Long-term pass holders, permanent residents, and foreign travelers. They all need to submit the health declaration as part of the SGAC submission.

The Singapore Arrival Card is an electronic pre-arrival declaration form required by the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) of Singapore. It is not a visa for the country but should be submitted before arrival.

The SGAC card is valid for a single entry into Singapore. For every trip to Singapore, a new submission of the card is required.

For the SGAC Card, you can apply online via the ICA website or the MyICA mobile app by providing your passport details, travel information, accommodation, and a health declaration.

No, the SGAC is not a visa and it does not replace it as well. If required, visitors must apply for a separate Singapore visa before submission.

Failure to submit your SGAC may cause delays or denial of entry into the country. So, ensure you submit it on time for a hassle-free arrival in Singapore.

Yes, all Indian passport holders visiting the country, regardless of their type of visa, need to submit an SG Arrival Card online before entering Singapore. It streamlines the immigration process of the country and ensures compliance with the entry regulations.

To update information on your Singapore arrival card (SGAC), you need to visit the official ICA website and choose the "update SGAC" option. Here, mention the changed information and resubmit the form online.

No, you cannot download the SG arrival card, as the information you mentioned on the form is submitted online to ICA. However, once you submit the form, you receive a confirmation email that you can download or have a digital copy of it by your side.

To apply for an SG arrival card, you need to provide your personal information, such as your full name, passport details, date of birth, and validity of your passport. In addition, also mention your travel details such as expected time to stay in the country, flight details, accommodation proof, and travel itinerary along with a health declaration form.

You can submit your Health declaration certificate with the SGAC at the e-service or through the MyICA mobile app.

If there is a change in the health status, then you can update it through the "Update SGCA "feature on the SG Arrival card e-service. If you submitted a false health declaration, as an offense, you can be prosecuted under the Infectious Diseases Act.

The electronic declaration is compulsory for every resident arriving via air or sea to safeguard against the various importing diseases and to protect the residents of Singapore. Applicants who submit a false health declaration certificate can be prosecuted under the Infectious Diseases Act.

Yes, all travelers who are entering Singapore need to apply for a Singapore arrival card. However, it does not apply to people who are transferring or transiting through the country without seeking immigration clearance or residency, whether Singapore citizens, permanent residents, or long-term pass holders who are entering the country via land checkpoints.

After becoming a resident of India, the taxability depends on whether one is the ROR or RNOR. For RNOR, you will be taxed on the Income received in India, Income accruing or arising in India, Income deemed to accrue or arise in India, and Income from a business or profession controlled in India. For ROR, you will be taxed on worldwide Income.

After returning to India, you should convert your NRI accounts into a resident savings account or close them and open an RFC account and transfer the funds in foreign currency into it (if any). Take care of your investments, inform all the brokers, banks, and insurers that you have changed your residential status, and understand the taxation process for RNOR and ROR, which depend on your residential status.

Yes, you can continue to hold your overseas assets and foreign bank accounts that you have invested in or opened while being an NRI, after returning to India.

You can keep your NRE account until 90 days after your return to India, but during this period, you have to either convert it to a resident savings account or close it.

From January 2025, the average processing time for green card renewal in the US is 9 months. However, depending on many factors like the number of applications, staffing levels, workload allocations, biometric appointment, case-specific issues, and completeness of application the processing time varies.

To prove you do not have PERM to USCIS, you can generally provide a statement stating that you never filled out the PERM application, along with the required documents. For example, a printout of the website of the Department of Labor showing no current PERM cases on your name and if applicable a letter from your previous or current employers confirming they did not do a PERM process on your behalf.