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Designated Country/Territory List

Before obtaining your holiday visa, you will be required to undergo a medical examination if you have resided or spent time (6 or more consecutive months) in a designated country or territory, or for any time during the 1 year period immediately preceding the date of seeking entry (for 6 consecutive months).

A country/territory is designated if there is a 'Yes' in the column entitled 'Designated' in the following tables.


Designated Country/Territory List
Countries A-E
Country/Territory Medical Office Designated
Afghanistan New Delhi Yes
Albania Paris No
Algeria Paris Yes
American Samoa Singapore Yes
Andorra Paris No
Angola Nairobi Yes
Anguilla Port of Spain No
Antigua & Barbuda Port of Spain No
Argentina Port of Spain Yes
Armenia London Yes
Ascension Paris Yes
Australia Singapore No
Austria Vienna No
Azerbaijan London Yes
Azores Paris Yes
Bahamas Port of Spain Yes
Bahrain London Yes
Bangladesh Singapore Yes
Barbados Port of Spain No
Belarus London Yes
Belau - Republic of Hong Kong Yes
Belgium Paris No
Belize Port of Spain Yes
Benin Paris Yes
Bermuda Ottawa No
Bhutan New Delhi Yes
Bolivia Port of Spain Yes
Bora Bora Singapore Yes
Bosnia-Hercegovina Vienna Yes
Botswana Nairobi Yes
Brazil Port of Spain Yes
Brunei Singapore Yes
Bulgaria Vienna Yes
Burkina-Faso Paris Yes
Burundi Nairobi Yes
Cambodia Singapore Yes
Cameroon Paris Yes
Cap Vert Paris Yes
Central African Rep. Paris Yes
Chad Paris Yes
Chagos Archipelago Nairobi Yes
Chile Port of Spain No
China Hong Kong Yes
Colombia Port of Spain Yes
Comoros - Islamic Federal Republic Nairobi Yes
Congo - Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) Paris Yes
Congo - Republic (Brazaville) Paris Yes
Costa Rica Port of Spain No
Croatia Vienna Yes
Crozet Archipelago Nairobi No
Cuba Port of Spain No
Cyprus Paris No
Czech Republic Vienna No
Denmark London No
Desirade Port of Spain No
Djibouti Nairobi Yes
Dominica Port of Spain No
Dominican Republic Port of Spain Yes
Ecuador Port of Spain Yes
Egypt London Yes
El Salvador Port of Spain Yes
Equatorial Guinea Paris Yes
Eritrea Nairobi Yes
Estonia London Yes
Ethiopia Nairobi Yes

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Designated Countries/Territories
Countries F-J
Country/Territory Medical Office Designated
Fiji Singapore Yes
Finland London No
France Paris No
French Guiana Port of Spain Yes
French Polynesia Singapore Yes
Gabon Republic Paris Yes
Gambia Paris Yes
Georgia London Yes
Germany Vienna No
Ghana Paris Yes
Gibraltar Paris No
Greece Paris No
Greenland London No
Grenada Port of Spain No
Guadeloupe Port of Spain No
Guam Manila Yes
Guatemala Port of Spain Yes
Guinea - Republic of Paris Yes
Guinea-Bissau Paris Yes
Guyana Port of Spain Yes
Haiti Port of Spain Yes
Honduras Port of Spain Yes
Hong Kong Hong Kong Yes
Huahine Singapore Yes
Hungary Vienna Yes
Iceland London No
India New Delhi Yes
Indonesia Singapore Yes
Iran Paris Yes
Iraq Paris Yes
Ireland London No
Island - Christmas Singapore Yes
Island - Easter Port of Spain Yes
Island - Lord Howe Singapore No
Island - Niue Singapore Yes
Island - Norfolk Singapore No
Island - Pitcairn Singapore No
Island - Truk Manila Yes
Island - Wake Manila Yes
Island - Yap Manila Yes
Islands - Admiralty Singapore Yes
Islands - Austral Singapore Yes
Islands - Balearic Paris Yes
Islands - British Virgin Port of Spain No
Islands - Canary Paris Yes
Islands - Cayman Port of Spain No
Islands - Cocos Singapore No
Islands - Cook Singapore Yes
Islands - Cooz Singapore Yes
Islands - Falkland Port of Spain No
Islands - Faroe London No
Islands - Gambier Singapore Yes
Islands - Kerguelen Nairobi Yes
Islands - Loyalty Singapore Yes
Islands - Marquesas Singapore Yes
Islands - Marshall Manila Yes
Islands - Midway Manila Yes
Islands - New Guinea Singapore Yes
Islands - Solomon Singapore Yes
Islands - Tokelau Singapore Yes
Islands - U.S. Trust Terr. of Pacific Manila Yes
Islands - U.S. Virgin Port of Spain No
Israel Paris No
Italy Paris No
Ivory Coast Paris Yes
Jamaica Port of Spain No
Japan Manila No
Johnston Atoll Manila Yes
Jordan Paris No

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Designated Countries/Territories
Countries K-O
Country/Territory Medical Office Designated
Kazakhstan London Yes
Kenya Nairobi Yes
Kiribati Singapore Yes
Korea (North) Manila Yes
Korea (South) Manila Yes
Kosrae Hong Kong Yes
Kuwait London Yes
Kyrgyzstan London Yes
Laos Singapore Yes
Latvia London Yes
Lebanon Paris No
Lesotho Nairobi Yes
Liberia Paris Yes
Libya Paris No
Liechtenstein Paris No
Lithuania London Yes
Luxembourg Paris No
Macao Hong Kong Yes
Macedonia Vienna Yes
Madagascar Nairobi Yes
Madeira Paris Yes
Maio Singapore Yes
Makatea Singapore Yes
Malawi Nairobi Yes
Malaysia Singapore Yes
Maldives Singapore Yes
Mali Republic Paris Yes
Malta Paris No
Martinique Port of Spain No
Maupiti Singapore Yes
Mauritania Paris Yes
Mauritius Nairobi Yes
Mexico Port of Spain Yes
Micronesia Manila Yes
Moldova Vienna Yes
Monaco Paris No
Mongolian People's Republic Hong Kong Yes
Montserrat Port of Spain No
Moorea Singapore Yes
Morocco Paris Yes
Mozambique Nairobi Yes
Myanmar - Union of Singapore Yes
Namibia Nairobi Yes
Nauru Singapore Yes
Nepal New Delhi Yes
Netherlands Vienna No
Netherlands Antilles Port of Spain No
New Britain Singapore Yes
New Caledonia Singapore Yes
New Guinea Mainland Singapore Yes
New Hebrides Singapore Yes
New Ireland Singapore Yes
New Zealand Singapore No
Nicaragua Port of Spain Yes
Niger Paris Yes
Nigeria Paris Yes
Northern Mariana Manila Yes
Northern Sinai Paris Yes
Norway London No
Oman London No

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Designated Countries/Territories
Countries P-S
Country/Territory Medical Office Designated
Pakistan New Delhi Yes
Palau Manila Yes
Panama Port of Spain Yes
Papua New Guinea Singapore Yes
Paraguay Port of Spain Yes
Peru Port of Spain Yes
Philippines Manila Yes
Poland London Yes
Ponape Manila Yes
Portugal Paris Yes
Puerto Rico Ottawa No
Qatar London No
Raiatea Singapore Yes
Reunion Nairobi Yes
Romania Vienna Yes
Russia London Yes
Rwanda Nairobi Yes
Sabah Singapore Yes
Saharawi Arab Democratic Rep. Paris Yes
San Marino Paris No
Sao Tome e Principe Paris Yes
Sarawak Singapore Yes
Saudi Arabia London Yes
Senegal Paris Yes
Serbia-Montenegro Vienna Yes
Seychelles Nairobi Yes
Sierra Leone Paris Yes
Singapore Singapore Yes
Slovakia Vienna Yes
Slovenia Vienna Yes
Society Archipelago Singapore Yes
Somali Republic Nairobi Yes
South Africa - Rep. of Nairobi Yes
Spain Paris Yes
Sri Lanka Singapore Yes
St. Barthelemy Port of Spain No
St. Helena Paris Yes
St. Kitts - Nevis Port of Spain No
St. Lucia Port of Spain No
St. Martin Port of Spain No
St. Pierre et Miquelon Paris No
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Port of Spain No
Sudan London Yes
Surinam Port of Spain Yes
Swaziland Nairobi Yes
Sweden London No
Switzerland Paris No
Syria Paris Yes

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Designated Countries/Territories
Countries T-Z
Country/Territory Medical Office Designated
Tahaa Singapore Yes
Tahiti Singapore Yes
Taiwan Singapore Yes
Tajikistan London Yes
Tanzania Nairobi Yes
Terre Australes et Antartiques Paris No
Thailand Singapore Yes
Tibet Hong Kong Yes
Togo Paris Yes
Tonga Singapore Yes
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain No
Tristan Da Cunha Paris Yes
Tuamotu Archipelago Singapore Yes
Tunisia Paris Yes
Turkey Paris Yes
Turkmenistan London Yes
Turks and Caicos Port of Spain No
Tuvalu Singapore Yes
Uganda Nairobi Yes
Ukraine Vienna Yes
United Arab Emirates London No
United Kingdom London No
United States of America Ottawa No
Uruguay Port of Spain Yes
Uzbekistan London Yes
Vanuatu Singapore Yes
Vatican City State Paris No
Venezuela Port of Spain Yes
Vietnam Singapore Yes
Wallis and Futuna Singapore Yes
Western Sahara Paris Yes
Western Samoa Singapore Yes
Yemen London Yes
Zambia Nairobi Yes
Zimbabwe Nairobi Yes