Hi, I would like to share this information with you all in case you need it. In the past, you didn't need a Visa to travel to Singapore if you had RTD. However, several months ago a fellow asylee posted a message saying that he was informed by the Singapore Consulate that this policy was changed and asylee would need to apply for a visa even with RTD.
On the other hand, the websites of Singapore Consulate in NY and in San Francisco both still show no visa requirements for people with U.S. RTD. To clarify this, I called the Singapore Embassy in DC and they told me something interesting. I was expecting a "yes" or "no" answer. But it was neither. The lady asked me to fax her the first a few pages of my RTD and they will determine whether I need the visa or not after seeing those pages. I told her I was planning for a trip to Singapore for one year later and I haven't applied for RTD yet. She said then she could not tell me whether I would need a visa or not. I asked her why was that. She said they would need to check certain statement in those pages; some RTDs don't have that statement; based on whether there is that statement in your RTD or not they will determine if you need the visa. But she refused to tell me what's the statement they want to check. Since my planned trip is one year away, she said there could be more restrictions imposed in the near future and suggested me to call back 2 months before my trip and fax them the RTD.
I've never applied for a RTD or seen a RTD. I wonder what would be the statement. Interesting.
By the way, I think she said the visa is waived if that statement doesn't appear in your RTD. But I don't remember this for sure. It could be the opposite.
On the other hand, the websites of Singapore Consulate in NY and in San Francisco both still show no visa requirements for people with U.S. RTD. To clarify this, I called the Singapore Embassy in DC and they told me something interesting. I was expecting a "yes" or "no" answer. But it was neither. The lady asked me to fax her the first a few pages of my RTD and they will determine whether I need the visa or not after seeing those pages. I told her I was planning for a trip to Singapore for one year later and I haven't applied for RTD yet. She said then she could not tell me whether I would need a visa or not. I asked her why was that. She said they would need to check certain statement in those pages; some RTDs don't have that statement; based on whether there is that statement in your RTD or not they will determine if you need the visa. But she refused to tell me what's the statement they want to check. Since my planned trip is one year away, she said there could be more restrictions imposed in the near future and suggested me to call back 2 months before my trip and fax them the RTD.
I've never applied for a RTD or seen a RTD. I wonder what would be the statement. Interesting.
By the way, I think she said the visa is waived if that statement doesn't appear in your RTD. But I don't remember this for sure. It could be the opposite.
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