Questions tagged [singapore]
The Republic of Singapore, sometimes the "Lion City" or "Little Red Dot", the island city-state off the southern tip of Malaysia between Johore Strait and Singapore Strait.
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Positive drug test in Singapore: How long do I need to avoid the country?
My issue is a bit unusual. I've passed a medical exam in Singapore for my company. They tested me positive to drug cannabis but never caught me as I left the country before result issued. Hospital ...
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Can Singapore ban me because I left a contract position on short notice?
I worked in Singapore as a healthcare assistant in a hospital starting in 2001. I was an overseas Filipino worker. My contract should have been until 2005 but I went home in 2004 for an emergency ...
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Singapore during Covid: Do I just need an approval letter?
I need (for family reasons) to go to Singapore. I know I will have to serve a SHN quarantine for 14 days when I arrive. I will serve another when I get home. This trip is important enough to do that. ...
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Changing flight times and limited time to transit at Singapore (from UK to NZ)
I'm booked on a flight from Heathrow to NZ via Singapore. The original transfer time was 2 hours, but has since reduced to 90 minutes. Will this be enough? The UK to Singapore leg is ...
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How long does Singapore Frequent Traveller status last?
Singapore allows visitors of certain nationalities to enroll in the Frequent Traveller Programme, entitling them to use automated immigration, like Singapore citizens and residents.
However, it's ...
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How to visit Jewel in Changi on layover without paying extra?
If I have a 5+hour layover at Changi Airport, what is the procedure to visit Jewel and the rain vortex without having to pay departure tax?
Both incoming and outgoing flights are with Singapore ...
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Can I carry a lighter with me from Changi Airport on Singapore Airlines?
While in Singapore, I have purchased a (Singapore-themed) butane lighter as a gift for someone else. If I'd taken a moment to think about it, I wouldn't have bothered because of the uncertainty, but ...
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Can we show Airbnb booking confirmation as proof in Visa application and Immigration for Singapore?
I am travelling to Singapore with my family for a vacation and we have booked a Airbnb home. Upon contacting host, we got to know we are supposed to say we are visting them and not renting the home as ...
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Getting a Singapore fiance visa after overstaying in the UK [closed]
My name is Shohab. I am from Bangladesh. I lived in the UK for nearly 10 years. For the last 4 years I overstayed my visa. I left the UK voluntarily.
My fiancée is a Singaporean resident. We have ...
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When flying AirAsia, do I need to get my documents checked before going to the gate?
I'm soon flying AirAsia from Singapore Changi Airport.
My printed boarding pass has a huge red banner proclaiming "You're eligible to GO-TO-GATE: You may proceed directly to Departure Immigration". ...
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Visa on arrival in Singapore Changi Airport
I am in Indian national studying in China. I am travelling to China - Fuzhou from India (bangalore) Via Singapore Changi Airport. My itinerary is as below:
Departure Arrival From ...
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Singapore visa was rejected [closed]
I was a student in Singapore and I was going to get an intership for 6 months but I canceled my work pass one week before the date of expiry and 15 days to exit from Singapore. One of my Singaporean ...
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In Singapore, how much does an average person use a car? [closed]
Sorry if this is off topic, I don’t know where to put this question.
I’m doing a project for the First LEGO League and I need to know how many times a car owner, in Singapore, uses their car to ...
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Am I blacklisted in Singapore?
I am an Indian and use to do on-job training in Singapore in 2014, I had 6 month work pass but left the job after 3 month without telling my employers.
Am I blacklisted to enter Singapore on a ...
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What type of visa do I have to apply in Singapore for taking part in an exhibition to sell garments
I am planning to visit Singapore to take part in an exhibition for garment sale. What type of Visa is required.
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Can I get a visa for another country while away from my home town?
Hi I am holding Indian Passport but I am living in Australia on a student visa. I am planning to take a trip to Singapore next year and wanted to know if I can apply for a Singapore visa from ...
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What kind of visa needed for 2-3 days stay in Singapore?
I am Indian passport holder but currently in Tokyo on work visa for a year.
So, Next year I am planning to go to India for 15 days but while going to India from Japan I would like to go to Singapore ...
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How do I call an 8-digit Singapore number from the US?
I have an 8-digit Singapore cell phone number that I’d like to call. But I’m in the US, so my question is, what international calling code do I need to put before the 8 digits?
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What's the difference between a square and hexagonal Visit Pass in Singapore?
I frequently visit Singapore on short business trips, and have usually received a rounded rectangular (for brevity, "square") Visit Pass stamp. However, on my last visit, the officer first stamped a ...
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Transit 6 hours with passport validity less than 2 months
I am prepared to fly to Maldives from Bali next week and the major issue for me is my passport validity is less than 2 months. The tour package is already booked and not refundable. I have two options ...
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What does “APPS System has denied boarding for pax” mean?
I'm trying to check in on Scoot's website for a sydney-singapore flight but it keeps telling me "APPS System has denied boarding for pax". Does anyone have any idea what that means? I do not have ...
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Can I check luggage for my wife if I have her boarding pass? [closed]
My wife and I are on our honeymoon in Malaysia. On our way out of the country, we would go to Istanbul. We had planned the following trip:
29 August evening: Kuala Lumpur --> Singapore
30 August ...
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Singapore Tourist Visa for Indian in USA with F1 Visa
I'm an Indian citizen studying in the United States on an F1 visa. I am traveling to Singapore with my parents for 4 days. How do I apply for the Singapore tourist visa in the USA? Is the process for ...
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Singapore airport to hotel late at night
I will arrive at Singapore airport late at night/early in the morning, probably around 1:00 AM before I can get out. I need to travel to my hotel, the Parkroyal on Beach Road, about an hour away ...
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Chinese citizen, transit through Hong Kong then Singapore to a third country
I'm a Chinese citizen (PRC) and I currently reside on the United Kingdom (LTR Residence). I'll be going to China later this year and I'd like to visit Hong Kong and Singapore before I return to the ...
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Singapore Visa application by mail, included only one photo [closed]
I am an Indian citizen residing in USA. I submitted Singapore Visa application by mail to VFS which handles Visa applications for the consulate in San Francisco. I forgot to paste photo to my form14a, ...
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singapore visa expired but passport is vilid
I am travel singapore to Kuala Lumpur 24-Jul and exit date is 26-Jul but my question is that my singapore visa vilid date is 26-Jul so i can travel ?
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Which Visa or pass required for attending software workshop in Singapore? [duplicate]
I am joining an entrepreneurship program in SG and traveling on 10th July. I applied for EntrePass Visa on 12 june but i think it'll still take some time to get IPA letter so i can't enter in SG as of ...
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Do I need a visa for Singapore if I have an Australian PR?
Planning to travel from Melbourne to Mumbai via Singapore and take a long stopover of over 10hrs (mostly 18hrs).
I'm an Indian national with Australian PR. I'm a bit confused if I need to apply for ...
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On attempting reentry with tourist pass after being rejected
I was rejected from entering Singapore today. I need some advice on how to re-enter.
I was in Singapore for about 80 days on a tourist pass and then went to Johor Bahru in Malaysia for about 5 days. ...
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Return ticket from USA, is it necessary to be for country of origin?
I was travelling from Delhi to San Francisco and had return ticket from San Francisco to Singapore. I was not issued boarding pass on the grounds that I don't have tickets for Singapore to Delhi.
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Singapore Airline-Transit for Level II Countries
I'm Iranian (One of the Level II Countries). I want to go to Australia. I am choosing Singapore Airlines. It has a 10 hour stop in Singapore.
I want to know:
Is it require to get a transit Visa? If ...
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Transit visa for Indian National through Singapore
I am an Indian national living in the United States of America under a non-immigrant (F1) visa. I am travelling to India later this year. My round trip to India has Singapore layovers on both the ...
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Can I visit the Jewel mall after checking in my luggage at Changi?
Jewel is the recently opened development project created close to the Changi airport in Singapore.
The last time I visited Jewel was to see the waterfall and I didn't have a flight out of Singapore ...
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Have you ever entered Singapore using a different passport or name?
I change my nationality one years ago and my name spelling different in my new passport . I traveled to Singapore seven years ago with my indonesian passport . Its was spelling Nura and now Norah .
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How many days it will take to change the old passport number to new passport number in Singapore visa?
I live in Bangalore. I need to change the old passport number to new passport number in Singapore visa?
Tomorrow I will receive my passport and my travel date to Singapore is on 15april.
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Visa rejection, Need sponsorship (Singapore)
My husband has visited Singapore on a tourist visa many times in the last 2-3 years before 2018. The last time he visited was on February 25, 2018, but due to an emergency, he had to come back to ...
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Schengen visa apply Singapore France embassy [closed]
I applied for a visa in France embassy consulate, they took my passport and documents and biometric. After 24 hours I checked my status.
The decision concerning your application has been reached.
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Credit cards used everywhere in Singapore or Malaysia?
About to go to Malaysia and Singapore. I have a credit card for foreign transactions and a debit card for taking out money from foreign ATMs (this setup is just the best way to avoid foreign ...
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Travelling outside Singapore on Multiple Entry Visa after EP cancelled
My Singapore EP pass has been cancelled. However, I still have a valid Multiple Entry tourist visa. Can I take a short trip outside Singapore and come back?
Would it be useful to show a return ticket ...
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Russian citizen 96hr visa-free transit in Singapore
I’ve read so many answers and questions on this forum regarding this issue but never read anything about how often one can use this 96hr visa free stay in Singapore? I am a female Russian citizen, 22 ...
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Alcohol when flying to Singapore from EU through Malaysia
We plan to fly from an EU country to Singapore with transit in Kuala Lumpur. This is one ticket, yet it's two different airlines, so we will change airplanes in Kuala Lumpur.
I have read that certain ...
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Entered Singapore with a passport with <6 months validity and renewed passport in Singapore. Do I need to update the DE card?
My son entered Singapore on a tourist visa with a passport which had less than 6 months validity. I am a Singapore PR and I told the Singapore immigration officer that I intend to renew his passport ...
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Leaving the Singapore airport during airline transit without using Singapore tours
I am an Indian national traveling from the USA to India. I have a long layover in Singapore (12 + hours from 7 PM to 7 AM next morning).
I have a US visa and a passport so I can avail the Singapore ...
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Can I pay by card at the staff canteens in Changi airport?
At the beginning of my previous trip I asked a question looking for hawker stalls near Changi airport which attracted an amazing answer about staff canteens that anyone can eat at.
That info came in ...
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Can I extend my stay Singapore for another 90 days without traveling other countries?
I'm a South Korean and here in Singapore nearly 3 months (90 days) now and my first visit 90 days about to ran out. I need more time for my business prospect, so can I extend my stay for another 90 ...
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Can a child ride in a Grab or Taxi without a child seat in Malaysia and Singapore?
I'm going to be travelling in Singapore and Malaysia (KL and Penang) with two young kids. I'm trying to figure out the best modes of transportation to get around.
Just wondering, what is the policy ...
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Singapore Visa for a freelance Software Engineer
I am software engineer working as a freelancer. I am willing to visit Singapore for 1 month duration for one of my client for mobile application development. Do i need to apply for a business visa?
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Singapore medical visa for US citizen
Can US citizen get medication/emergency surgical procedure under tourist visa?
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Flight check-in denied at the airport. Forced to buy a new a ticket. How can I ask for a refund?
I have bought plane tickets for 4 passengers from Expedia to fly from Singapore to Thailand via Thai Lion Air(subsidiary of APG Airlines). 2 Days after purchasing the tickets, I called Thai Lion Air ...
