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I. Instructions for visas in Singapore

embassies and consulates in China, Singapore includes the Embassy in Beijing, the Consulate General in Shanghai, the Consulate General in Xiamen (and the Consular Office of the Consulate General in Guangzhou) and the Consulate General in Hong Kong.

1, 14-day individual tourist visa

To apply for a tourist visa, you need to go to the relevant embassy or consulate of Singapore in China in person and provide the following materials. When necessary, the embassy or consulate has the right to request the applicant to provide other supplementary materials.

the applicant does not need to pay the deposit when submitting the application. Only the applicants who have received the notice from the embassy or consulate are required to pay the guarantee money when obtaining the visa. Please indicate the applicant's mobile phone number and home phone number in the upper left corner of the visa application form.

1. Two copies of Form 14 completed in English (the relevant columns on pages 1 and 2 of the form should be completed, and the third page must be signed by the applicant himself and indicate the application date. )

2. materials proving that the applicant has sufficient funds to pay for his travel expenses.

3. A letter from the applicant's company agreeing to leave and explaining the applicant's working time, position and salary. The letterhead used in the letter should have the company's name, address, telephone number and fax number. The letterhead needs to be stamped with the official seal.

4. Please post a 2-inch color recent photo on each 14 forms. Photos must meet the following requirements:

recent photos within 3 months, with a photo size of 3 5mm (width) and 45mm (length) and no white edges;

bareheaded on the front (if you wear hats or accessories according to the requirements of special religions or customs, the hats and accessories shall not cover the applicant's facial features). The face size is 25mm (width) and 3 5mm (length);

white background, suede or semi-suede.

5. Minors (under 16 years old) can be represented by their parents, but they must produce a birth certificate or household registration book (original and photocopy) that can prove the relationship.

6. The applicant's passport is valid for at least six months (counting from the date of going abroad) and has at least one blank visa page.

7. if a guarantee is required, the amount of the guarantee is RMB 5, per person.

8. The visa fee is RMB 1 yuan per person.

the 9.14-day individual tourist visa is a multiple-entry visa, valid for 3 weeks (calculated from the date of issuance of the visa), and can stay for 2 weeks each time.

1. visa processing time: 3 working days.

2. Business visa

To apply for a visa, the following materials are required. The embassy has the right to request the applicant to provide other supplementary materials when necessary.

1. One original and one copy of the letter of introduction (V39A form) issued by a registered company in Singapore. The letter must specify the name of the applicant, the purpose of the visit, the date and the duration of stay.

2. Applicants must provide the latest registration profile of Singapore companies issued by the Singapore Business Registration Bureau.

3. fill in a complete original of the V52 form (in English).

4. If I can't apply for a visa in person at the embassy, I need to issue a power of attorney. The power of attorney must indicate the client's name and ID number (in both Chinese and English).

5. Two copies of Form 14 filled in English (each item should be filled in on pages 1 and 2 of the form, and page 3 must be signed by the applicant himself and indicate the application date. )

6. Please paste two 2-inch color recent photos on Form 14, and the photos must meet the following requirements:

Recent photos within 3 months, with the photo size of 35mm (width) and 45mm (length) without white edges;

bareheaded on the front (if you wear hats or accessories according to the requirements of special religions or customs, the hats and accessories shall not cover the applicant's facial features). Face size is 25mm (width) and 35mm (length);

white background, suede or semi-suede.

7. The applicant's passport is valid for at least six months (counting from the date of going abroad) and has at least one blank visa page.

8. The visa fee is RMB 1 per person.

9. visa processing time: 3 working days.

1. Visa location: No.1 Xiushui North Street, Jianguomenwai, Chaoyang District, Beijing. Postal code: 16

Website of Embassy in Beijing: www. mfa. gov. sg/bei jingchi/

Application time: 8: 3-11: am from Monday to Friday

Evidence collection time: 3: -4: pm from Monday to Friday

3. Entry visa <

people who have been approved by the Immigration and Customs Bureau or the Ministry of Manpower of Singapore in principle to be issued with various permits. Such as work permit, employment permit, student permit, long-term social visit permit and professional visit permit.

Persons who have been approved by the Immigration and Customs Bureau and informed to collect visas at the Consulate General of Singapore in Xiamen.

* Holders of China passports and international air tickets with third-country entry visas are exempt from visas within 72 hours of passing through Singapore.

2. Entry and exit instructions for Singapore

1. Entry

Almost all planes arriving and leaving Singapore use singapore changi airport. Shopping centers, restaurants, medical care, restaurants, saunas and other facilities in the airport are all available. It takes about 6.5 hours for Beijing to fly directly to Singapore. When the plane descends and can see the oil tanker in Singapore harbor, it is about to land at the airport. The plane landed on the second floor of the lobby of Changi International Airport. From here, take the escalator to the entry checkpoint on the first floor. Singapore used to refuse entry to people with long hair and beards, but now it is basically no problem as long as it is not too much. When entering the country, you should show your passport, visa and the entry/exit card filled out on the plane to the immigration office. After the Immigration Bureau stamps the passport with the seal of "14 days allowed to stay" and returns the exit card of the entry/exit card to the passenger, the entry formalities will be completed. Occasionally, the immigration bureau will ask passengers to show their exit tickets and ask questions about the purpose of entry and the duration of stay.

after the entry inspection, you will come to the duty-free shop. Usually, duty-free shops are only suitable for those who leave the country, but Singapore is a free port, and immigrants can also buy duty-free goods. Behind the duty-free shop is the baggage claim area. There are several baggage conveyor belts in the central hall, and baggage is picked up at the corresponding conveyor belts. After you claim your luggage, you can go through the customs. After completing the customs formalities, we arrived at the arrival hall, which means we arrived in Singapore. The center of the arrival hall is the information center, with hotel consultation and car rental desks on both sides.

2. Exit

The departure hall of Changi International Airport is located on the second floor, and the check-in procedure is here. Different airlines are at different counters. Usually check in two hours before the plane takes off. The airport fee at Changi Airport is S $15, which is usually included in the air ticket. When checking in, passengers can put forward their seats they want to take. After the checked baggage is delivered and the boarding pass is obtained, the boarding procedure is completed.

after that, it is an exit inspection. Show your passport and exit card at the exit checkpoint, and the immigration department will complete it with the exit stamp. After the exit inspection, passengers wait for boarding in the waiting room of the flight they want to take. There are shops such as duty-free shops, gift shops and bookstores in the departure hall. Boarding usually starts 3 minutes before the plane takes off.

III. Customs regulations

Currency: Singapore Customs has no maximum amount of foreign currency brought into the country.

dutiable goods

* Liquor (including wine, beer, ale and dark beer)

* Tobacco (including cigarettes and cigars)

* Leather bags and wallets

* Artificial jewelry

* Chocolate, candy

* Bread, biscuits and cakes

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Duty-free license scope

Visitors are not required to pay tax on the following items

* Personal effects

* Food such as chocolate, biscuits, cakes, etc., but the value should not exceed SGD 5 yuan

. If they are over 18 years old and are not from Malaysia, the following items are duty-free:

* 1 liter of spirits

* 1 liter of wine

* If the articles brought into China exceed the duty-free scope, the excess will be taxed. If transit passengers carry excess articles, the excess items beyond the duty-free scope shall be deposited in the customs, and the safekeeping fee shall be borne by them.

In addition, the words "SINGAPORE DUTY NOT PAID" are not allowed on the labels, boxes and packages of alcohol and cigarettes brought into China. Those with the E mark on the cigarette package are not allowed to be brought in. Taxes must be paid for the entry of packed cigarettes by air, land or sea, and duty-free cigarettes are only sold to outbound passengers.

Other prohibited, controlled and restricted articles:

* controlled drugs, tranquilizers

* firecrackers

* pistols, revolver lighters

* toy coins, paper money

* pirated publications, videos, discs and audio tapes

* endangered wild animals and their products

*

Goods

Telephone message from relevant units

Animals, birds and their products

Singapore Bureau of Origin

63257625

Gunpowder, explosives, body armor, toy guns, mobile phones and other weapons

Singapore Police Department

68381764

Not blank. Disc

Singapore Film Censorship Board

67347348

Drugs and Drugs

Singapore Drug Control Board

63255637

Radio communication equipment, toy walkie-talkie

The drugs brought in by Singapore Telecom

183236538

must be items permitted by Singapore laws.

For questions about taxation, tax exemption, prohibition, restriction and product management, please consult the following units:

Singapore Changi Airport Tel: 6545 9122

Address: HEAD TERMINAL SECTION, Airports Branch, Changi Airport, P.O. Box 5, SINGAPORE 918141

Changi Airport Customs Tel: 6541 2572

IV. Singapore Medical Insurance

Singapore's "health savings" began in 1977, and it is a system for all citizens to pay according to their age. Under the age of 35, I will pay 6% of my salary, 7% at the age of 36-44, and 8% at the age of 45, which will be borne by the employer and the employee equally. The savings account can only pay for hospitalization expenses and a few expensive outpatient expenses, and can be used by three generations of a family (parents, children, husband and wife). The hospitalization expenses are borne by state subsidies, individual medical accounts and individuals, rather than being paid in full by individual accounts. Although the insurance savings account is owned by individuals, it has a strict withdrawal limit, and the excess part is taken care of by individuals. If you live in a senior ward, the personal out-of-pocket amount will increase accordingly. The "dual health insurance" implemented in Singapore in 199 is actually part of the "health savings", and the serious illness insurance premium can be paid from the "health savings" account. So far, Singapore has formed its own unique medical insurance model which combines individual vertical accumulation with horizontal overall planning. Singapore's medical insurance system with "health savings" as the core has worked well. In recent years, the amount withdrawn to pay for hospitalization expenses only accounts for 2% of the "health savings" fund and 7% of the total national health expenditure, but the unused funds accumulated in the savings account are equivalent to the total national health expenditure in Singapore for four years. It can be seen that Singapore's "health savings" is a system with strict design, scientific operation and cost saving.

Before p>1974, Singapore's medical security system was based on Britain's experience. After experiencing the rapid increase of health expenditure in 197s, the government realized that it was necessary to reform the welfare medical care system. Singapore adjusted the guiding ideology of national medical care in time, from the past, which was contracted by the state, to the emphasis on personal responsibility, and the government shared part of the costs to ensure basic medical services. Singapore has always adhered to this correct guiding ideology in practice, and the outpatient expenses are paid by individuals on the basis of state subsidies, which reflects the basis of personal responsibility. Later, the compulsory savings mechanism in the central provident fund system, which was implemented and succeeded in 1955, was transplanted and a medical care savings account was established to help citizens raise hospitalization expenses. Among the total health expenditure in Singapore, the proportion paid by individuals accounts for more than 6%. On the one hand, it shows that increasingly affluent citizens are willing to pay for health consumption, on the other hand, it also shows that the guiding ideology based on personal responsibility emphasized by the government has been accepted by the people.

Singapore believes that "accumulation" is the essence of "health savings". "Health savings" is to accumulate funds for hospitalization, for the future, for the elderly and for the risk of disease. Therefore, when designing the medical insurance project, it has been considered that it is mainly aimed at high-risk events. Singapore's "personal medical account" is learned from the old-age savings, so people are required to save medical expenses for the future aging society. Restraining waste is the result of the normal function of this system and the indirect function of saving.

In Singapore, many people thought that medical savings would be retained by the government if they didn't spend just frozen property. There are still some people who don't understand the payment limit of medical savings, resulting in the illusion that it is more cost-effective to use savings for medical treatment than to pay for it at their own expense, which leads many people to be induced to consume luxurious medical services. In fact, this is an act of "paying for it". If there is no "health savings account", they will not make high consumption. Singapore has realized in practice that this availability has stimulated more medical consumption, such as upgrading a large number of standard wards to high-end wards. To this end, they gradually improved the management measures for health care savings accounts.

V. Public security situation in Singapore

The latest survey shows that Singapore is the least affected by criminal gangs, with high police efficiency and few corruption cases, so it is the safest place to do business in the world. The survey was conducted by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) at the end of 22, * * * involving 59 countries, including the United States, Britain, Japan, Canada, and many countries in South America, Europe and Asia. The business people from all over the world agreed that Singapore has a safe business environment, and there are almost no criminal and corruption cases, because Singapore has strict internal security laws and regulations. According to Singapore's internal security laws and criminal laws, the Singapore police have the right to detain political prisoners and vigilantes who endanger national security and social stability, effectively deterring the occurrence of crimes.

VI. Singapore's immigration policy

Singapore has been pursuing a free economic system for a long time, recruiting talents, welcoming entrepreneurs and professionals from all over the world to settle in Singapore, and the conditions for accepting new immigrants are getting wider and wider. Similarly, because Singapore is a bilingual country, Chinese account for the vast majority of its population, and China is geographically closer than Europe and the United States, more and more China people regard Singapore as an ideal for immigrants.