Question
Can I am travel to Singapore with HIV medication?
6 July 2016. Related: All topics, Travel.
Answer
Hello,
Thank-you for your question. Singapore is one of the few countries which still denies entry to people living with HIV. Details of entry restrictions for Singapore can be found on the HIV travel website.
This is the link for Singapore.
In the past many HIV positive people have traveled to countries which are restricted. How this has been done is mentioned at this previous question.
Note: this answer was updated in July 2016 from an question for posted in August 2012. This update includes a new link.
Hi Nick,
Please see the following link: https://www.verywellhealth.com/which-countries-restrict-travel-to-people-with-hiv-48892 Getting a letter from your doctor may help.
Hi,
I have HIV. Undetectable. Is it possible for me to work in Singapore?
Hi Navi,
If you’re going to Singapore for less than 90 days, then yes you can travel there. Your HIV shouldn’t be an issue. With regards to a cure, there isn’t a cure for HIV.
Hi im navi
I want to ask if o can go to singapore even im pnewley possitive in HIV we just found out this month only that i have it..but doctor saids it can cure..
if you open the link thats shared above http://hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=158 it says that entry is denied to HIV-positive people and foreigners diagnosed with AIDS. No HIV testing requirement for “tourist” or “business” visa applicants up to 30 days.
That means one can take the medication if he/she plans to go to Singapore for a visit not more than 30 days.
Hey CSC = thanks so much for posting this info :)
As far as I know, Singapore “ease” up their HIV-positive travel ban restriction back towards the last quarter of 2015.
Though, you can not stay more than 90 days. Likewise, you can not bring your Anti-RetroViral Therapy medicines whose quantities is beyond 90 days.
I’ve tried to confirm it by sending an email to HSA of Singapore and here’s the response i received:
“The therapeutic product(s) (anti-HIV medications) mentioned in your email are not classified as controlled substance(s) in Singapore. You may import the stated therapeutic products in quantities not exceeding 3 months’ supply without prior approvla from the Health Sciences Authority of Singapore.
We would like to inform you that the therapeutic product(s) are not to be sold or supplied in Singapore.”
Their last email to email:
“Having them in original dispensed bottles will be useful to prevent unnecessary held up. The quantity should not be more than 90 days.”
With that said, you can not work nor apply for permanent residency.
You can confirm through Singapore’s Health Science Authority. Email is: HSA_Info@hsa.gov.sg.
Hi Malcolm,
Its not recommend to miss 5 days of meds, and this is even if you do have an undetectable viral load. Though you might be OK, it would be better not to risk any viral rebound.
I understood this restriction was lifted for tourists in 2015 providing the visit is not for longer than 30 days and you have no intention of working there.
If your viral load has been 20 for the last 2 years therfore considered undetectable would it be ok to not take the medication for around 5 days only and continue on your return home.
Hi Pasupathi,
As the above post and comments say, people who are living with HIV aren’t welcome in Singapore. Which is a shame given that there’s nothing wrong with being positive.