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Re: [100attendees] Good experience with customs and immigration in Singapore

Ole Jacobsen <olejacobsen@me.com> Thu, 09 November 2017 13:49 UTC

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Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 05:49:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Ole Jacobsen <olejacobsen@me.com>
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Subject: Re: [100attendees] Good experience with customs and immigration in Singapore
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Brian,

Glad to hear that it went so well. In my 20+ years of visiting 
Singapore (some 15 times maybe), I've never had any hassles on
arrival nor have I heard of anyone who has. I am sure you won't
encounter any issues during your stay either.

Welcome to Singapore, stay cool!

Ole


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On Thu, 9 Nov 2017, Brian Reid wrote:

> I've arrived in Singapore. The arrival experience was simple and
> straightforward. The experience was no different from arrival in any other
> first-world country (except the USA, which can be a hassle).
> 
> I injured my knee yesterday so I checked my bag. While I waited for it to show
> up on the belt, I watched the customs lines. I saw about 100 people walk
> through the green "nothing to declare" line. Not one of them was stopped.
> 
> This stands in stark contrast to my very negative airport experiences in
> Hyderabad for an ICANN meeting last year, at which I was held for 2 hours by
> the army in a locked room at the airport while they did something never
> revealed to me. That was the very same day that 1000-rupee notes were
> disavowed by the Modi government, which added injury to insult.
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