Russian citizen 96hr visa-free transit in Singapore
I’ve read so many answers and questions on this forum regarding this issue but never read anything about how often one can use this 96hr visa free stay in Singapore? I am a female Russian citizen, 22 years old (it’s relevant, as there is some law that doesn’t easily allow Russian unmarried women of 18-45 years of age to travel freely).
If I plan to fly with my German boyfriend from Malaysia to Singapore on 29th of April, stay there for 1 night and fly to Bali on 30th of April and then in 14 days, on May 13th fly back to Singapore from Bali and stay there for 2 nights and leave at 2am on May 16th to Berlin, do I need a visa or can I use twice the 96 hours free transit for CIS citizens? I know some say it depends on the passport control officer to either let you in or not, but if they do, and you show all the relevant documents (plane tickets, hotel reservation etc) do you think it should be fine?
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I did trip by bus from KLIA (Malaysia) to Singapore as a transit on 22/04/19 and I've had flight ticket to Jakarta (Indonesia) on 23/04/19. I'm holding Russian citizenship. On the border (Malaysia/Singapore) Singaporean immigration officer asked to follow in their office and I spent about 15 minutes while senior officer checked my data/passport/bookings and he has asked questions to me to prove that my end destination is Indonesia. The important is to have your route trip that is showing that Singapore is only transit destination. As example tickets should be Russia-Thailand-Singapore-Indonesia, but not a Indonesia-Singapore-Indonesia.
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Do Russians need transit visa for Singapore?
Nationals of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Georgia can exercise a visa-free transit into Singapore without a visa if they are on transit to a third country (both forward and return leg applies).Can I transit in Singapore without visa?
If I am transiting through Singapore, do I still need a visa? Foreigners transiting in Singapore will not require visas if they remain within the transit area of Changi Airport (Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4) and do not pass through Singapore Immigration.Do Russians need a transit visa?
Transit visa is required only for those travelers who are going to leave the customs zone of the airport. You can get a transit visa at the Russian Consulate upon presenting your tickets to and from the Russian airport. Transit visa is valid only for a period of 72 hours.Which countries can enter Singapore without visa?
Visa-free Countries for Singapore- European Union citizens.
- Australia.
- New Zealand.
- Norway.
- South Korea.
- Switzerland.
- United States.
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