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[heretostay]

Hello again,

A short report of my tourist visa trip to Singapore with some important details:

- I got a single-entry tourist visa for SGP$ 50 valid for 90 days, but was stamped at entry at BKK airport for 60 days only.  The officer at the embassy in Singapore said they don't issue double-entry tourist visas.

- You MUST fill in the the occupation and work address items in the visa application form - the officer insisted that I fill them out (I'd left them blank); I entered "Management Consultant self-employed at home address" and it passed).

- I was asked to show an onward ticket when I applied for the visa - a one-way Thai Air Asia e-ticket to Kuala Lumpur dated just under two months after my planned arrival in Thailand did the trick.

- The embassy in Singapore is VERY nicely set up to handle visa applications.  The form says it opens from 9:15 a.m. for applications but really they opened just after 8:30.  In and out in a flash.  On the other hand, they really don't open until 2:00 p.m. for collection, but there again I was in and out in seconds.  And the waiting/queue area is air-conditioned.

- Finally, no questions were asked about my change of nationality (out of Thailand on passport of one country, into/out of Singapore and back into Thailand on a passport of a different country).

Thanks again to thaivisa experts for your kind and patient (and excellent) advice!

P.S. The Singapore airlines package deal at THB 10,300 included airfare on any SQ flight, twin room (I booked it as a single as I travelled solo) for two nights in a three-star hotel in the center of town, transfers to and from the hotel, and a few low-value freebies.

Edited by heretostay, 2009-06-27 11:07:41.

[ubonjoe]

Glad it worked out for you.
Tourist visas are only good for a 60 day entry. You can get a 30 day extension at immigration.
The 90 days on the visa is the amount of time you have to use it.

[tygerstar]

So the ticket out of Thailand has to be within 60 days of the date of entry?

[peanut]

Hi heretostay

Can you please tell me how long it took for the visa to be processed? On their website it says "two working days". If I apply on Monday morning, does that mean that it will be ready on Tuesday afternoon or on Wednesday afternoon? Need to book my flight and I'm not sure what to do! (I'll PM this as well just in case it's quicker)

Thanks

[lopburi3]

Should be next workday afternoon.  That is normal at most Consulates in the area.

[melun]

Im looking to go and apply for a double-entry tourist visa at Singapore soon. Has anyone been there recently and applied? Are double entry visas even available?

thanks

[lopburi3]

Latest report is even single entry refused without proof of onward travel ticket.  But suspect it will make a difference if other visas in passport or not.  Do not believe a 2 entry would be issued, except possibly for a resident of Singapore.

[dananderson]

lopburi3, on 2011-04-18 13:14:48, said:

Latest report is even single entry refused without proof of onward travel ticket.  But suspect it will make a difference if other visas in passport or not.  Do not believe a 2 entry would be issued, except possibly for a resident of Singapore.

Agree as that was my experience last year when I went there for  job interviews last year. I had 2 TV's from RTE in Spore prior. I did not have time to waste buying an unnessecery flight ticket, giving up my passport for the better part of the next 2 working days as I needed it for my job interviews. I came back on 30 day VE, then went to PP for my tourist visa and was glad I did.