ethaniel Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) Hello! Has anyone done a same-day visa run through Singapore lately? Flights from Phuket are extremely cheap and it seems like a convenient option. But I've read a story that some guy got locked up in a cell when he tried to do that in 2016: https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/warning-visa-runs-singapore-may-no-longer-be-safe-sacha-stevensons-friend-finds-out-hard/ (although he flew in from Indonesia). Just bought the tickets and am a little worried. Edited February 16, 2017 by ethaniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted February 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2017 I have never heard of anybody traveling form here having a problem on entry to Singapore. There have been reports of people entering the country at Phuket having problems if they had already did an out/in for a new visa exempt entry before. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethaniel Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 2 hours ago, ubonjoe said: I have never heard of anybody traveling form here having a problem on entry to Singapore. There have been reports of people entering the country at Phuket having problems if they had already did an out/in for a new visa exempt entry before. Thank you. Can you share some info on Phuket? Do they ask people to show cash or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, ethaniel said: Thank you. Can you share some info on Phuket? Do they ask people to show cash or what? If questioned they could want to see the equivalent of 20k baht and/or a ticket out of the country. They could even ask for proof you are not working here by showing funds coming from outside the country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethaniel Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 8 hours ago, ubonjoe said: If questioned they could want to see the equivalent of 20k baht and/or a ticket out of the country. They could even ask for proof you are not working here by showing funds coming from outside the country. I've read online that if you enter Singapore and get a transit visa in the airport, they will not allow you to board a plane back to the same country where you came from. Weird. Any info on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Be warned Singapore has the reputation of being a very strict and unfriendly place to get a Thai visa. If you want, try for yourself, and let us know the results of your efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 3 hours ago, ethaniel said: I've read online that if you enter Singapore and get a transit visa in the airport, they will not allow you to board a plane back to the same country where you came from. Weird. Any info on this? There would be no transit visa to get. You go through Singapore immigration and get a visa exempt entry. Then check in for your return flight and go through departure immigration. I don't recall any reports a person being denied entry because they had a return flight for the same day. I cannot see how they could do that since there are probably many people that make day trips to there for business purposes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Was told by Cebu Pacific that I could only clear Singapore Immigration at Changi Airport once per day.Situation was quite different though as I live in Singapore, their flight was delayed by 5 hours & I was already airside so wanted to go back into Singapore & check-in for a flight with somebody else thus clearing immigration & leaving the country twice in the same day. Have flown into Singapore with my Filipina gf one evening & we've caught a flight out early the next morning (less than 10 hrs later) with no problems save the immigration officer asking her why she was only staying for 1 day & wanted to see her exit ticket & he did write the Date & Time of her flight on the stamp in her passport, she was only on an SVP (Social Visitors Pass) which is what any visitor to Singapore gets, so no additional privileges of entry though I think it helped me being with her & being able to show my EP & same flights booked for the following day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBird Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 similar topic: Has anyone tried their new online visa application? Supposedly mandatory starting in March 2017. I'm concerned you file online then told to wait until it changes application state but due to bugs may not do so also curious if can fill online before arriving in Singapore or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 similar topic: Has anyone tried their new online visa application? Supposedly mandatory starting in March 2017. I'm concerned you file online then told to wait until it changes application state but due to bugs may not do so [emoji14] also curious if can fill online before arriving in Singapore or not I've no experience of filing for a Visa online (Sg only has Tourist Visas for approx 30 countries, where are you from?) but my gf has used the "Extend" online application a couple of times & it's always given an answer the next day.Singapore online stuff is very efficient & reliable so I'd be very surprised if it doesn't do what it says on the tin :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBird Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 4 hours ago, JB300 said: I've no experience of filing for a Visa online (Sg only has Tourist Visas for approx 30 countries, where are you from?) but my gf has used the "Extend" online application a couple of times & it's always given an answer the next day. Singapore online stuff is very efficient & reliable so I'd be very surprised if it doesn't do what it says on the tin :) I would normally agree, except several of the links on the Thai Embassy Website in Singapore are broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I would normally agree, except several of the links on the Thai Embassy Website in Singapore are broken [emoji14]Sorry mate, I thought you were asking about a Singapore Tourist Visa which is why I was surprised as tthey're only available for approx 30 countries & its not a good thing being on that list! Thai Embassy here is not great so I wouldnt trust their website with anything that mattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBird Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 3 hours ago, JB300 said: Sorry mate, I thought you were asking about a Singapore Tourist Visa which is why I was surprised as tthey're only available for approx 30 countries & its not a good thing being on that list! Thai Embassy here is not great so I wouldnt trust their website with anything that mattered. Ah yes, sorry, my bad. I might have done something naughty in the conversation on this thread But yes, their website is questionable. And sadly, e-mail responses from the staff only suggest to go look at the web site :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethaniel Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Ok. We just completed a visa run: Phuket - Singapore - Phuket. We used the lowcoster JetStar. At the Phuket airport the JetStar Airline lady at the counter asked us how long we're going to stay in Singapore (1 day) and which country we're flying to next (Thailand). Then she asked for our Singapore Visa. Which we obtained through a online agent earlier that day. I assume she wouldn't let us board without it. We arrived to Singapore and had absolutely no problems at the border. Since we had no luggage, we checked in online and simply printed our boarding tickets at the kiosk in the Singapore airport the next day. No need to go to check-in desk (and possibly be questioned about a thailand visa / onward flight from Thailand). Our whole visa run took less than 24 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethaniel Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 On 17.02.2017 at 7:26 AM, ubonjoe said: There would be no transit visa to get. You go through Singapore immigration and get a visa exempt entry. Then check in for your return flight and go through departure immigration. I don't recall any reports a person being denied entry because they had a return flight for the same day. I cannot see how they could do that since there are probably many people that make day trips to there for business purposes. You are wrong sorry. To get a transit visa in Singapore you need to leave to a 3rd country. The airline check-in desk will not allow you to board if you don't have a visa and have a return flight to the same country. You might also encounter problems at Singapore immigration. It's better to apply online for a normal visa a few days before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 On 17/02/2017 at 4:18 AM, ethaniel said: I've read online that if you enter Singapore and get a transit visa in the airport, they will not allow you to board a plane back to the same country where you came from. Weird. Any info on this? nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 49 minutes ago, ethaniel said: You are wrong sorry. To get a transit visa in Singapore you need to leave to a 3rd country. The airline check-in desk will not allow you to board if you don't have a visa and have a return flight to the same country. You might also encounter problems at Singapore immigration. It's better to apply online for a normal visa a few days before. Done it loads of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Ok. We just completed a visa run: Phuket - Singapore - Phuket. We used the lowcoster JetStar. At the Phuket airport the JetStar Airline lady at the counter asked us how long we're going to stay in Singapore (1 day) and which country we're flying to next (Thailand). Then she asked for our Singapore Visa. Which we obtained through a online agent earlier that day. I assume she wouldn't let us board without it. We arrived to Singapore and had absolutely no problems at the border. Since we had no luggage, we checked in online and simply printed our boarding tickets at the kiosk in the Singapore airport the next day. No need to go to check-in desk (and possibly be questioned about a thailand visa / onward flight from Thailand). Our whole visa run took less than 24 hours. Where are you from (passport?) Singapore only issues Visas for approx 30 countries, the vast majority of people get an SVP (Social Visit Pass) on Arrival so I can't see any airline asking to see a Visa.Some do ask to see your flight out, have had a couple of incidents where I've had to explain to them that I don't need a flight out as I'm returning home #i bl@@dy live there# but less than 0.1% of people need a Visa to enter Singapore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) On 2/17/2017 at 5:18 AM, ethaniel said: I've read online that if you enter Singapore and get a transit visa in the airport, they will not allow you to board a plane back to the same country where you came from. Weird. Any info on this? How do business men fly in on the 6 am flight from Perth West OZ, do their business deals, then return the same day on the afternoon flight, bearing in mind flying time between the two cities is 5 hrs with I think 6 flights a day ? Edited February 19, 2017 by chainarong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 No one is talking about a transit visa. They need the in/out stamps from Singapore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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