Doing visa run to Malaysia ala JB or KL will only complicate matters and it will trigger border control officer if you have too many runs. Best to get a ticket back to US. Once ROM in SG , apply for LTSVP and your fiancee/wife will be your sponsor. Not sure if you will get the pass pronto but this is the forst step. If you do get accepted to Uni then change your LTSVP or SVP to student passpyropeach wrote:Thanks for the reply. What if I just buy a ticket to Malaysia and show them that, does it need to be back to the US?
Does this mean if I cross into Malaysia once and then return to SG, the 3 month visitor pass will be reset for another 3 months? I realize this would be dangerous if attempted multiple times, but it would be a good backup just in case. Thanks for responding, it has been helpfulDoing visa run to Malaysia ala JB or KL will only complicate matters and it will trigger border control officer if you have too many runs
It is a requirement that you show either a) your residency permit, or b) proof of onward journey before you are allowed to check in at least in the US. This has happened every trip I've made over the past 10 years or so. Before then I don't remember as the 1st 11 years I lived in Singapore I did so on a tourist visa. I worked offshore and I resided in Singapore but was never here more than 4 weeks at a time. I never had a return ticket for anywhere (usually I was returning from some other ASEAN country). After getting PR I never thought about it any more.....aster wrote:Is it an absolute necessity to have an outwards ticket when entering Singapore?
Or maybe it's one of the requirements placed on airlines before they check you in on your flight to SIN? I recall flying here on a 1-way and the check-in staff in Europe insisted that I show them a pass that shows that I live/work here. Not sure what would have happened if I just claimed that I'm only a tourist and I want to make further travel arrangements once I get to SIN...
Part of the reason for the airlines insisting on a return ticket, apart from Immigration, is, if the person is refused entry at the arrival point, the airline has to haul the person back to the country of origin, at their cost.aster wrote:Is it an absolute necessity to have an outwards ticket when entering Singapore?
You should be okay on a single ticket, providing they give you 90 days, or enough time to apply for the LTVSP. PR status is quite a long shot the first couple of years so get used to the idea. A single or return ticket, there isn't a great deal to save between them from Europe I don't know about the US, so double check the price difference? You may be able to change the single ticket if you are lucky.pyropeach wrote:I am currently a United States citizen and plan on marrying my fiancee in Singapore. Thereafter, I intend to become a permanent resident. However, I must first enter Singapore as a visitor, and for that, do I need to possess a return flight ticket in order to enter? Obviously, I would prefer not to purchase round trip tickets because I need to stay with my future wife in Singapore, and I already bought a one-way ticket going there. Also, I have applied to Nanyang Technological University biomedical graduate program and awaiting there response, but I do not believe this really helps my situation. What is really worrying me is if I can even enter the country without a return flight ticket, and if it is even possible to stay there long term after marrying my Fiancee.
I would appreciate any help anyone could give and I give my thanks in advance.
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