Singapore Transit VISA
Mar 10, 2023, 7:50 pm
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Singapore Transit VISA
I am travelling from India to san Fransisco. I have a 7 hr layover at Singapore changi airport. I need to change flights (two different airlines) and terminals. I donot intend to come out of the airport. Do I need a transit visa or anything else for that matter.I hava an indian passport and will be going to sfo on f1 visa.
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Mar 10, 2023, 8:20 pm
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What is your passport country?
Mar 10, 2023, 9:18 pm
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Here's what TIMATIC says:
Visa required.
Nationals of India with a confirmed onward air or cruise ticket to a third country within 96 hours under the Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF). They must:
- have a multiple-entry visa issued by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA or United Kingdom valid for a minimum of one month, and
- have documents required for the next destination.
Nationals of India with a confirmed onward air or cruise ticket to a third country within 96 hours under the Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF) traveling on the return leg of their itinerary. They must:
- have a used single-entry visa issued by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA or United Kingdom, and
- be returning from the country that issued the visa, and
- continue to their country of residence, and
- have documents required for the next destination.
TWOV (Transit Without Visa)
Nationals of India with a confirmed onward air or cruise ticket to a third country within 96 hours under the Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF). They must:
- have a multiple-entry visa issued by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA or United Kingdom valid for a minimum of one month, and
- have documents required for the next destination.
Nationals of India with a confirmed onward air or cruise ticket to a third country within 96 hours under the Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF) traveling on the return leg of their itinerary. They must:
- have a used single-entry visa issued by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA or United Kingdom, and
- be returning from the country that issued the visa, and
- continue to their country of residence, and
- have documents required for the next destination.
Mar 10, 2023, 10:18 pm
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1. I am not an expert in this area
2. More importantly, I'm not the person who's going to check you in for the flight
Maybe some others will chime in with thoughts over the course of the next several days.
Mar 11, 2023, 10:51 pm
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You don't need a transit visa for Singapore for your route.
I assume you are on a single ticket so your luggage will get through checked to SFO. And as long as you're traveling between Terminals 1, 2 & 3 you'll remain airside all throughout.
If you need to travel to or from T4 or you need to recheck your luggage at SIN then you will need to go through immigration and and get a 4 day transit visa. AFAIK you can do this visa free transit only once per journey.
I assume you are on a single ticket so your luggage will get through checked to SFO. And as long as you're traveling between Terminals 1, 2 & 3 you'll remain airside all throughout.
If you need to travel to or from T4 or you need to recheck your luggage at SIN then you will need to go through immigration and and get a 4 day transit visa. AFAIK you can do this visa free transit only once per journey.
Mar 12, 2023, 4:22 am
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If you need to travel to or from T4 or you need to recheck your luggage at SIN then you will need to go through immigration and and get a 4 day transit visa. AFAIK you can do this visa free transit only once per journey.
There are now airside buses to take PAX from T1/T2/T3 to T4.
If vzoster123 needs to recheck luggage, they can simply approach a transit counter with their boarding passes/tickets/bag tags and those at the transfer desk will arrange for your bags to be transferred and even check you in if needed.
Mar 12, 2023, 5:08 am
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Mar 15, 2023, 11:58 pm
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No need for a visa even then.
There are now airside buses to take PAX from T1/T2/T3 to T4.
If [..] needs to recheck luggage, they can simply approach a transit counter with their boarding passes/tickets/bag tags and those at the transfer desk will arrange for your bags to be transferred and even check you in if needed.
There are now airside buses to take PAX from T1/T2/T3 to T4.
If [..] needs to recheck luggage, they can simply approach a transit counter with their boarding passes/tickets/bag tags and those at the transfer desk will arrange for your bags to be transferred and even check you in if needed.
If I have an inbound QR flight on 1 ticket and separate ticket for a SQ flight ~ 8 hours later, I could get my bags transferred and check-in all while airside without going through the whole immigration > pickup bags > re-check-in > security?
Mar 16, 2023, 12:40 am
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Worst case is they say no and you would have to the "whole".
Mar 19, 2023, 1:07 am
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Sorry to hijack.. kind of new to layover / transferring airlines. Is this a sure thing?
If I have an inbound QR flight on 1 ticket and separate ticket for a SQ flight ~ 8 hours later, I could get my bags transferred and check-in all while airside without going through the whole immigration > pickup bags > re-check-in > security?
If I have an inbound QR flight on 1 ticket and separate ticket for a SQ flight ~ 8 hours later, I could get my bags transferred and check-in all while airside without going through the whole immigration > pickup bags > re-check-in > security?
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