Originally Posted by
treepuppy
Partner is Singaporean but we're unmarried......I came back to Singapore before the crisis started. Yet I know I have to try to leave before the end of the 90 days even though 95% of flights are cancelled now and neighboring countries have all closed their doors limiting options dramatically. It would make more sense and be safer if I could stay here longer, but at the same time I realize that I need to do all I can to avoid overstaying.
This is a tough one. You hear stories of the previous generations escaping the wars and now we have come down to this.
I don't know anything about Singapore immigration or law. However, you would think given what is going on, they can be reasonable. In normal situations, do they allow extending the stay? (It is still not a long term solution...)
Updates:
- Singapore just announced no foreigners for transit or entry after 23:59 on Monday. So,now at least we know when OP must return to SIN if he/she leaves
- TW just announced no transit passengers from 24 MAR 00:00.
Would this be possible...buy 3 separate tickets:
1 - SIN-TPE on BR or CI
2 - TPE-USA on BR or CI
3 - TPE-SIN on any airline, preferably SQ
#1 and #2 must be on the same airline but separate tickets (for refund). #3 must be on a different airline - preferably SQ as they would probably be the last one to cancel any TPE-SIN flight. Reason to keep #3 on a different airline is you avoid the dupe suspect programs they have (as you will also hold a TPE-USA reservation).
1 - Have SIN check you in all the way SIN-TPE-USA - since you are American, you should be allowed
2 - Upon arrival TPE, go to the Transit Desk, cancel TPE-USA and check in for TPE-SIN (SQ probably has a ground agent to do this at the transit desk)
3 - Go upstairs and fly back to SIN
Can probably do the same thing with CX and HKG is a little closer.
It will cost some money and you got to get the timing right...Risk is if anything goes wrong and [MENTION=567252]treepuppy[/MENTION] does not get back to SIN 23:59 on 3/23...
And need to be prepared to have to come to the US for a while just in case (i.e. bring medicine, credit cards, driver's license and other papers).
The US is not as bad as people in Asia think. Yes, there are trouble spots and we squandered away weeks of valuable time to prepare for this because we have a.... However, it is a big country and there are plenty of safe parts (and cheap to settle in).