Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Short-Term Visit Pass Holders, by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law

Published: 02 August 2021

Question:

Ms He Ting Ru:
To ask the Minister for Home Affairs for each month since January 2020, how many short-term visit pass holders are present in Singapore on average.


Answer:

1.   The number of short-term visit pass (STVP) holders in Singapore from January 2020 to June 2021 is provided in Table 1.

Table 1: STVP Holders in Singapore at End of Each Month from January 2020 to June 2021

 Month No. of STVP holders in Singapore 
Jan 2020 197,292
Feb 2020 116,760 
Mar 2020 77,173
Apr 2020 65,441 
May 2020 57,575
Jun 2020 40,615 
Jul 2020 40,434 
 Aug 2020 36,839 
Sep 2020 34,951 
Oct 2020 49,356 
 Nov 2020 39,876
 Dec 2020 45,131 
Jan 2021 45,627
Feb 2021 46,449
Mar 2021 51,621
Apr 2021 54,807 
May 2021 51,209
Jun 2021 48,724

(Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority)