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The actual mother tongue of most Singaporeans is Singlish, an English-based creole with heavy Chinese and Malay influences. So if you really want to connect with locals, learning fluent Singlish is th …

Electronic payments/tap to pay is ubiquitous in Singapore and you will be able to pay for everything on your list with your phone. … There's also one additional category of places you should visit, namely hawker centres, where Visa/MC are not accepted in any form and you still need Singapore dollars cash. …

As a citizen of New Zealand, you can stay in Singapore for 30 days without a visa. … It would not hurt to bring a printout of your onward flight from Singapore, which you can use to demonstrate that you will be leaving before the 30 days is up. …

Good news: visa applications and the visas themselves for Singapore are entirely electronic, details at this page of the Singapore Consulate-General in Mumbai. … This means they do not need to keep your passport for processing, so there's nothing stopping you from applying for a Singapore visa first on Sep 26th before applying for your US visa in October. …

after your initial 90 days is up, if you try to return for another long visit Immigration is very likely to ask you some hard questions about why exactly a tourist is spending more than three months in Singapore … This will let you live in Johor Bahru right across the border, or KL if you want a bigger/more interesting city 35 min away by plane, and frequently visit Singapore without raising too many hackles from …

Long-term Singapore resident here. The easiest option will be using your debit card, if it's Visa/MasterCard compatible it will be accepted pretty much everywhere. …

Yes: more specifically, the staff canteens at the airport are open to the public, serving authentic and tasty Singaporean fare at rock-bottom prices! Despite the name "canteen", these are mini-hawker …

Batik Air: For most destinations, your free checked baggage allowance is determined by weight (Weight System). This means you can take as many bags as you like (within reason), as long as their tota …

Singapore is small enough that there's little domestic demand for student trip accommodation, but you do have some options. … Location is quite far as far as Singapore goes, but still only ~30 min from the city. …

Being denied entry into Singapore is usually accompanied by being blacklisted for a period of at least 6 months. …

The bad news is that if the extension is denied, trying to work around it by doing a visa run to Malaysia is certain to be spotted when they return to Singapore. … However, the big catch is that you can only sponsor one for your parents if you are a Singapore permanent resident or citizen. …

The casinos require ID because local residents are required to pay a levy of S$150 to enter, and a foreign passport not tied to a Singapore resident permit exempts you from this. … You of course need to present a passport to enter Singapore, and all accommodations require a passport or Singaporean ID to check in. …

It is possible for hotels and events at Sentosa to issue their guests QR codes that grant free entry to Sentosa by car or monorail, see "I have a QR code" in the Sentosa FAQ. If you don't have one, yo …

Normally a good option for you would likely be the hourly City Shuttle, which can take you to anywhere in downtown Singapore (including Little India) for a flat S$10. … Now this is going to be a bit tricky if you're not familiar with Singapore, especially since you'll need to navigate between two bus stops to make the connection. …

No, they do not. There are only three beaches on Sentosa (Tanjong, Palawan, Siloso) and they're all managed by the Sentosa Development Corporation with the same rules. The reason you're not allowed t …