michele.woods

Hi,

I wondered if anyone can offer some advice.

My husband is flying to Singapore tonight to start a permanent position on Monday and I will be following on the 21st April. He will apply for a Dependants pass for me once he arrives.

Now like an idiot I did not even think about a visa and booked a one way flight to Singapore. Will it be possible to get the visa for me before the 21st of April or do I need to book a return even though I won't need it (fingers crossed).

If anyone any offer I would really really appreciate it.

Thank you!!!

bakedbean

Forgive me if this sounds a bit thick, but why do you have to have a return ticket? Is that a requirement now in Singapore? Good grief.

nonthaburi

Don't know if Singapore is the same as Thailand and it is probably stricter but in Thailand you are always supposed to have a return ticket depending on your visa and your circumstances and if you don't they can make you buy an onward ticket to a third country on arrival as happened to a friend of mine once at great expense. You may also have to show funds for the duration of your stay. Admission is at the discretion of the immigration officer. Years ago I had real trouble getting on to the plane at Gatwick because I had a oneway ticket and I had to argue for a long time. But then the funny thing was that after the stop in Amsterdam they put me in business class !

bakedbean

Thanks Nonthaburi, I had no idea

Inselaffen

assuming you are coming from the UK
buy a return ticket anyway. Tickets will be cheaper from the uk than from Singapore. so when you return for a vacation you just buy another return ticket from the UK. With a return ticket you won't need a visa.

if his EP is in place and he applies for your DP next week then you will probably have your DP approval letter before you fly anyway. in practice it only takes a few days

michele.woods

Thank you so much for your advice, as my husband has flown out first everything little thing seems to stress me at the moment.

His EP is in place so fingers crossed my DP will be in place before I fly otherwise will book a flight to KL.

Inselaffen

think my wife's DP took about 10 days

michele.woods

Thank you for your advice. My Approved DP came through today in principle, just need to get my pass card when I arrive. Phew one more thing less to worry about

bakedbean

That's great. Have fun. Singapore is an experience - enjoy!

Kooky.

For future reference, we flew into Singapore on one-way tickets without work permits, no problem. EP and DP came a few days later.

edit: Actually, as we had by then given away all our worldy goods and rented out our UK house, it was a bloody good job they did

Inselaffen

enjoy your time over here. we've been here close to 3 years. probably another 1-2 years for us