Visa In Singapore

[tansw2k2001]

Hi everyone. i have a problem and hope to get some advises from you guys.

I have a friend who applied a visa in singapore.

But she overstayed for more than 3 weeks.

She will be going back to thailand by bus.

However, she wished to come back to Singapore after a period of time.

Is she able to come back to Singapore if her visa had already expired for more than 3 weeks??

[aussiestyle1983]

Hi everyone. i have a problem and hope to get some advises from you guys.

I have a friend who applied a visa in singapore.

But she overstayed for more than 3 weeks.

She will be going back to thailand by bus.

However, she wished to come back to Singapore after a period of time.

Is she able to come back to Singapore if her visa had already expired for more than 3 weeks??

You need to answer the following questions if you expect to get any help here, because you information is very hard to understand....................

ask your friend these questions....................

1- Did you apply for a Thai visa at the Thai Embassy in Singapore?

2- Did you overstay in Thailand or Singapore?

3- Where do you want to go (which country do you want to apply for a visa for?)

[tansw2k2001]

1. Yes she applied a 14-day visa when she visit singapore

2. She overstayed in Singapore by 3 weeks

3. She cannot afford to pay for the overstay charges and therefore has to take a bus back to her country(thailand) instead of by air.

In future if she wanted to come back to Singapore although her visa has expired, is it possible? I meant there's a record of her overstaying in Singapore already.

[jetzie]

technically yes she can, declare truthfully on the white card.

[tansw2k2001]

The white card u meant is the arrival card..?

If it is and she declared truthfully, Is she still required to pay the overstayed charges that she previously stayed before?

What is the "cooling period" recommended for her to come back to singapore for this whole overstaying issue to cease.

[jetzie]

The white card u meant is the arrival card..?

If it is and she declared truthfully, Is she still required to pay the overstayed charges that she previously stayed before?

What is the "cooling period" recommended for her to come back to singapore for this whole overstaying issue to cease.

not very sure about the cooling period as there's never a specific rule or term for that.

yes the arrival card.

however i would suggest she pay the embassy in her country a visit 1st before making the trip. Be honest to the officer and yea i believe she would have to be requireed to pay the overstay charges.

[tansw2k2001]

thank you very jetzie. You're a great help

[Prakanong]

How is she getting out of Singapore on the bus - do they not have Immigration on the causeway?

She would have gotten 14 days on entry but can ask for the 30 days either at the port of entry or going to the relevant department - my ex never had a problem with this although they did moan at me to get a proper visa for her to stay long term.

One thing though is Singapore Immigration is very efficient.

I fly out of Changi regularly and my ex used to - there was always Thai girls getting pulled which is a shame but they do look for patterns of visits ie are they working the four floors for two weeks at a time!

[jetzie]

How is she getting out of Singapore on the bus - do they not have Immigration on the causeway?

She would have gotten 14 days on entry but can ask for the 30 days either at the port of entry or going to the relevant department - my ex never had a problem with this although they did moan at me to get a proper visa for her to stay long term.

One thing though is Singapore Immigration is very efficient.

I fly out of Changi regularly and my ex used to - there was always Thai girls getting pulled which is a shame but they do look for patterns of visits ie are they working the four floors for two weeks at a time!

i hope tansw2k2001 doesnt mind me saying but i'm certain that's possible by bus out of singapore, pretty much the same way how Burmese and thais get across the borders from the mekong river route

and for tansw2k2001's friend not getting the extention would be my guess, she's either had a warning when she came over by the ICA not to get an extention (sensitive issue) but however proceeded to stay on illegally.

getting out of sg via causeway is easier den getting in singapore via couseway... so yeah..

[Prakanong]

Cheers Jetzie - I have not been over the Causeway yet so do not know the score there.

Those buses from Golden Mile look OK though ;-)

[jetzie]

prakanong, i suppose we're both sgreans as well?

yeah the coaches from GM are definately nice and comfy, however, i havent been on a coach through msia for ages, cant remember what are the proceuders too