BBCWatcher wrote:So far, vishnu_msg hasn't posted anything except the original post, and of course there's no obligation to post again. Nationality does not depend on diction, especially in Singapore. There is absolutely no requirement that vishnu_msg must share the same nationality(ies) as his (her?) in-laws. On top of all that, vishnu_msg has already explained that his/her in-laws stayed in Singapore for 20 months through a series of repeated visits ["...hence they were staying with us for last 20 months, (they were coming in and going out as required by SG rules & had a mulitple entry visa for 2 years)."] Most people would call that "visa running." No matter what the in-laws' nationality(ies), according to vishnu_msg they've already run, a lot.
Mr. Waton... er... BBCW... you have missed multiple points of observation and hence arrived no place in terms of your deductions.
The parents had a multiple entry visa. This means that they have to be from a Level 1 or 2 country. Coupled with the OP's handle, that country will most likely be India.
ICA used to regularly issue multiple entry, two year visas to Indians... you'd have a do a search of the forum going back to 2005 to find quite a few posts on the subject. Perhaps parents from another Level 1 or 2 country have also received a multiple entry visa but history says that the probability is much higher that the parents are Indian. (Side note: ICA no longer issues two year visas to Indian or Chinese nationals).
So long as they followed the rules regarding length of stay and return to home country requirements, no one was doing any kind of "visa run". However, it is unlikely they'd get a second 2 year visa, especially with the crackdown on Indian nationals.
In a world of arranged marriages, it would be very unusual to find a non-Indian spouse. Therefore, I'd bet money the parents are Indian.
