Singapore Visa for Iranian Passport Holders in Dubai

Iran appears on Singapore’s official list of countries whose nationals require a visa to enter. An ordinary Iranian passport therefore needs a Singapore entry visa for any visit, and there is no self-service e-Visa route an Iranian traveller can use alone — the application must go through an accredited submitter.

Singapore operates a sponsor-based visa system for visa-required nationalities, including Iran. The application must be submitted electronically through ICA’s SAVE system by an ICA-accredited authorised agent, a registered strategic partner, or a local contact in Singapore. The agent has secured access to the ICA portal and submits on your behalf; an agent without genuine accreditation cannot submit at all, and unofficial websites selling a “Singapore e-Visa” are not legitimate.

On approval, ICA issues an electronic In-Principle Approval (IPA) letter rather than a passport sticker. Print it and carry it with your Iranian passport; the entry visa lets you seek entry, and ICA grants the Visit Pass — commonly up to 30 days — at the checkpoint.

ICA requires every supporting document in English, and Iranian applicants typically hold civil and employment documents in Persian, so certified English translations are needed. The most reliable approach is to build the file — especially the financial side — around the UAE documents you already hold: your residence visa, Emirates ID, a UAE employer letter and UAE bank statements your bank can issue in English. Where a home-country document is needed, confirm the current requirement with your authorised agent before you commit to travel dates rather than assuming what will be accepted.

• Persian-language employment letters, salary certificates or civil documents need a certified English translation
• Request UAE bank statements in English directly from your bank — three months showing regular salary credits
• Lean on UAE-issued documents (residence visa, Emirates ID, UAE employer letter) to keep the file consistent and verifiable
• Keep each original Persian document together with its certified English translation in the file
• OraVisa arranges certified Persian-to-English translations and confirms the workable document set before SAVE submission

Iran is not on Singapore’s Visa-Free Transit Facility list, so there is no transit shortcut, and there is no self-service e-Visa for Iranian passport holders. Every Iranian visit to Singapore needs the standard entry visa, submitted by an accredited authorised agent. A UAE residence visa does not create any exemption — it only determines where you engage an agent.