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. Use this tag for questions about entering, leaving, or traveling within Singapore. For questions about traveling around the world with a Singaporean passport, use the tag [singaporean-citizens].
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Clean open-water (non-swimming-pool) swimming in Singapore?
There are lots of beaches but the seawater is all vile with the trash, oil refining waste, and other pollutants. (The NEA almost always claims it's all good, but their measurements pertain only to ...
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Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF): Indian passport but resident in Saudi Arabia
I am an Indian passport holder with valid work and residence in Saudi Arabia. I have a valid and used USA B1/B2 visa.
I want to travel to Singapore for 3-4 days. The flights will be to/from Delhi.
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Can I use a digital boarding pass at Singapore Changi Airport?
Like many travelers, I've started using digital boarding passes (QR codes or PDF files) since they are easier to manage and when I don't have checked luggage, I usually go straight to the gate without ...
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Use Singapore 96 hour transit visa to stay 98 hours or to go back to origin country?
I am an Indian national living in Japan with resident card. My family is planning on visiting Singapore using the transit visa of 96 hours. I have few questions to ask.
My wife will travel from Tokyo, ...
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Singapore VFTF on Air Asia (Different PNR)
I am planning to travel CCU-SIN (Air Asia), stay for 3 days (~60 hours) and then fly SIN - DPS (Jetstar). I have an Indian passport with US and Canadian visas so I'm hoping to use the 96 hour VFTF ...
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Visiting Singapore for a day while travelling back to Europe
I am an Indian citizen working in Europe and will be visiting Singapore for a conference. I am planning to visit my family in India for a week after the conference. I have applied and received a multi-...
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Long Term Stays In Singapore, Should I Return To The US In Between
I have a US passport and recently I've been visiting Singapore (girlfriend) and staying for a few months. This current time I'm staying the longest I've stayed, almost 3 months. I need to exit and I ...
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May I leave the airport during a Singapore transit to visit the city while my checked-through luggage is handled by the airport staff?
So I booked a ticket from X to Y with transit in Changi Singapore for 9 hours. It's a single booking, both legs operated by the same airline (Singapore Airlines, sq)
What I want to do is to have my ...
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Marrying a foreigner who is blacklisted in Singapore
I have an Indonesian girlfriend who was denied entry into Singapore after being stopped at Woodlands customs, and being ineligible for the issue of a pass under current immigration policies.
We have ...
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What is the best language to speak with locals in Singapore?
I believe that most people in Singapore know English, but it is sometimes nicer to speak with people in their mother tongue. What language (other than English) should I learn so that I can speak with ...
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Is there a way to know the exchange rates at Changi airports?
I am traveling to Singapore next week, and would like to know if it is better to buy SGD at home, or at the Changi airport, or somewhere else. Is there a way to know the current exchange rates that ...
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Can I pay everywhere in Singapore with an electronic wallet?
I have recently installed Google's electronic wallet (GPay). I do not have much experience with it. I am traveling to Singapore soon. I will mainly need to pay for (1) public transportation, (2) taxis,...
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Will we need to collect our check-in bags at Kuala Lumpur and Singapore airports, go through immigration, and recheck them?
We are a group of six travelers flying from India to Bali via Kuala Lumpur and returning to India from Bali via Singapore. Our outbound journey is with AirAsia, and the return is with Scoot. I booked ...
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Proof of address and funds when visiting Singapore
I am a New Zealand passport holder with Indian origin.
I have planned a trip to India and on my way to India I want to visit Singapore staying at my sisters home a to Singapore. When I googled ...
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Friend from Indonesia banned from entering Singapore after being denied entry to Japan
My friend who is an Indonesian citizen has been recently banned from entering Singapore after being denied entry to Japan because she didn’t have the right visa at the time to enter Japan. It was an ...
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