I hardly ever remember to check if I need a visa before I book air tickets, but so far I haven’t had any mishaps simply because the Singapore passport lets citizens travel to so many countries visa-free—180 at last count. This is quite a feat when you take into account the fact that there are only 195 countries in the world.
What’s more, most of the countries Singaporeans actually do require visas to enter are either in Sub-Saharan Africa (Mali or Sudan, anyone?) or not exactly the sort of place people think of when planning their holidays (North Korea or Syria, anyone?), whether because of war, terrorism or political problems.
Nonetheless, we know Singaporeans are intrepid travellers, so here are five countries citizens can’t visit without a visa or visa-on-arrival.
