Travellers Advisory

09 February 2023

The E-Arrival Card will begin to be implemented on 9 February 2023.

E-Arrival Card is a portal for electronic registration of foreign nationals arriving or departing to/from Brunei Darussalam to replace the previous form of filling out the registration of arrival or departure to/from Brunei Darussalam using physical paper which is commonly known as Form 19.

All foreign nationals arriving or departing to/from Brunei Darussalam through sea, air and land immigration control posts. E-Arrival Card registration can be done through website link https://www.imm.gov.bn

Guidelines on E-Arrival Card, please click Guidelines E-Arrival Card

Travellers Advisory on the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

06 December 2022

Guidelines for Travel into and out of Brunei Darussalam (Air – Land – Sea)

Inbound travel to Brunei Darussalam:

  1. Ensure passport is in good condition and have at least 6 months validity period.
  2. Foreign nationals are advised to check Visa requirements before entering Brunei Darussalam in accordance with regulations that are currently enforced. Foreign nationals may refer to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) website for latest Visa requirements.
  3. Travellers must adhere to requirements of departure country. Travellers are advised to check prevailing requirements of departure country including vaccination requirement, pre-departure COVID-19 test and insurance requirement.

Outbound travel from Brunei Darussalam:

  1. Ensure passport is in good condition and have at least 6 months validity period.
  2. Travellers are advised to check Visa requirements of the countries they are travelling to before exiting Brunei Darussalam. Please check with travel agent, foreign embassies or refer to the website of destination country for latest Visa requirements.
  3. Travellers must adhere to requirements of destination country. Please check with the authorities of the destination country on any travel restrictions and entry requirements imposed on travellers before departing from Brunei Darussalam.
  4. Brunei Citizens and Permanent Residents are encouraged to register their travel itinerary on Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) e-Register prior to their trip abroad. The information provided will allow MFA to get in touch with you in the event of emergency or crisis.

The lifting of travel measures for inbound travel into and outbound travel from Brunei Darussalam via air, land and sea take effect on 1 December 2022, while updates to the Service Charge payment rate for the Exit & Entry System (EES) will take effect starting 12 December 2022 onwards as follows:

  1. Vaccination status, pre-departure and post-arrival COVID-19 tests as well as quarantine are not required;
  2. Travellers do not need to complete Arrival Declaration Form or obtain Entry Travel Pass approval and Exit approval;
  3. Travel medical insurance with COVID-19 coverage is no longer mandatory for:
  • Short-term visitors (foreign nationals) who enter Brunei Darussalam;
  • Brunei Citizens and Permanent Residents travelling abroad for short-term trip.
  1. However, travellers are recommended to purchase a valid Travel Medical Insurance before travelling. This is intended to protect travellers from any medical or treatment costs that may be incurred following COVID-19 infection or any emergency/incident (depending on the insurance coverage). Travellers are also advised to check the entry requirements of destination country including provisions on vaccination and health insurance.
  2. Any person who intends to leave or enter Brunei Darussalam through land control posts (checkpoints) will be subjected to ‘Caj Perkhidmatan’ – CaP or Service Charge. Application must be submitted via Exit and Entry System (EES) with the following rates:
  • Before 12 December 2022: charge rate of BND3.00 per person per one-way trip.
  • From 12 December 2022 onwards: charge rate per vehicle per one-way trip, according to the following rates:
    • BND 3.00 for vehicles with a load of no more than 7 people including the driver;
    • BND 6.00 for vehicles with a load of more than 7 up to 25 people including the driver, such as vans or minibuses;
    • BND 10.00 for vehicles with a load of more than 25 people including the driver, such as buses.
  1. Effective 12 December 2022 onwards, pedestrians and the following vehicles are exempted from Service Charge payment:
  • Bicycles;
  • Motorcycles;
  • Vehicles owned by the Government of Brunei Darussalam or foreign Governments for official use;
  • Vehicles owned by Brunei Darussalam Government Officials or foreign Governments to carry out official duties;
  • Vehicles owned by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces;
  • Special vehicles such as Ambulance, Fire Engines, Police and vehicles used for funeral purposes; and
  • Vehicles used by any person under the Diplomatic Privileges (Vienna Convention) Act (Chapter 117) and the Consular Relations Act (Chapter 118).
  1. Brunei Darussalam’s land control posts will operate from 06.00am to 10.00pm.

Review and revision of travel requirements are subject to continuous risk assessment given the evolving COVID-19 situation. For more information on the Endemic Phase Guidelines, please visit the Prime Minister’s Office website.

Public Advisory

9 June 2022

With the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the COVID-19 Steering Committee wishes to announce several updates to COVID-19 control measures which will commence on Wednesday, 15th June 2022, as follows:

  1. The scanning of BruHealth QR codes – which was previously required prior to entering any premises to assist the Ministry of Health in contact tracing for COVID-19 positive cases – will no longer be required. However, the management of premises or event organisers may ask members of the public or event attendees to scan the BruHealth QR code before entering premises.
  2. Scheduled Antigen Rapid Test (ART) in offices and workplaces will also be ceased. However, ART testing is required for symptomatic individuals, close contacts to a positive case and other circumstances where required (for example before attending an event).

New updates in addition to the current COVID-19 control measures that will also commence on Thursday, 15th September 2022, as follows:

Use of face masks indoors or outdoors will be optional and no longer be made mandatory. However, the use of face masks is still compulsory for:

  1. Individuals with symptoms who may need to leave their house for any purposes;
  2. In health facilities, either government or private facilities (including hospitals, clinics, ambulances, swab centres and vaccination centres);
  3. If required by event organisers; and
  4. To ensure good food handling practices, food handlers involved in food preparation in restaurants, eateries, cafés and food stalls are also required to wear face masks while working.

However, the public are advised to continue general preventive measures at all times such as avoiding crowded areas especially if there is no requirement to be in the area and washing hands regularly or using hand sanitizer.

For more information on the Endemic Phase Guidelines, please visit the Prime Minister’s Office website.