Anderson Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 These days, with many countries using scanning and doing away with stamping entry/exit dates on our passport, how can we check on all of our travelling dates record details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalion Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 In Singapore as to my best knowledge you can request for a visa confirmation to be sent to your email. For Malaysia I m not sure, probably you need to keep the copy of the email sent to you after the online e visa submission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalion Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Is there a list what countries switched to scanning or pre-arrival online registration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted March 3 Author Report Share Posted March 3 34 minutes ago, singalion said: In Singapore as to my best knowledge you can request for a visa confirmation to be sent to your email. For Malaysia I m not sure, probably you need to keep the copy of the email sent to you after the online e visa submission. It's useless because they can only let you know the date you left SG and point of exit and date you return and point of entry. Ok for JB day trips but nothing on where you went to when you fly from SG because they also don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thatguy642 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 My photos are geotagged so it’s a nice way for me to remember where I’ve been, etc. Other than that, you just have to write it somewhere I guess. It’s better that they’re doing away with it, save more paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Is it so difficult to keep a record of our trips? I keep such record with a text file, indexed by date, going back decades. I also keep a text file indexed by date, with the latest events added at the top, of practically everything I do, I buy, relevant events, etc. Being in a file, it is easy to do a text search of whatever we want to find. This is different from a paper record, that can only be searched by reading it throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalion Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 15 hours ago, Anderson said: It's useless because they can only let you know the date you left SG and point of exit and date you return and point of entry. Ok for JB day trips but nothing on where you went to when you fly from SG because they also don't know. Actually, it is causing some problems to those people who need to calculate the days they worked in Singapore or receive per diem allowances (which might not be taxable under certain conditions). It is easier for Foreigners who visit Singapore get the information on the E-Pass Portal. All foreign visitors* arriving in Singapore will receive an electronic Visit Pass (e-Pass) through email in replacement of inked endorsement stamps on the passport. The e-Pass will contain your Disembarkation/Embarkation (D/E) number and details of the visit pass granted, including the maximum number of day(s) of stay and the last day of stay allowed in Singapore. *Singapore PRs and Long-Term Pass holders will not be issued e-Pass upon arrival in Singapore. Actually the Government should do the same for Locals. Reason: Someone might have an Employment (Directorship, Regional Sales Manager) and duties oversees, when you can't justify your stay outside of those countries. There might be cases that Employees can't justify that there are not taxable in certain countries... because most countries have a basic income tax count starting at 60 days of stay in their country... Same you can't justify deductions when you were posted overseas (see above). If ICA can do the verification for Foreigners they could also do for locals... Maybe if you are local or Resident here, just write in to ICA or visit your MP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalion Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 4 hours ago, Steve5380 said: Is it so difficult to keep a record of our trips? I keep such record with a text file, indexed by date, going back decades. I also keep a text file indexed by date, with the latest events added at the top, of practically everything I do, I buy, relevant events, etc. Being in a file, it is easy to do a text search of whatever we want to find. This is different from a paper record, that can only be searched by reading it throughout. I personally keep my flight boarding passes. but some of the budget airlines might blur or often the airlines now rip off the wrong part and the one you receive doesn't carry a proper date (inclusive of the year). Last time you always received the smaller part, but nowadays airlines often keep the small buds instead of taking the bigger part of the boarding pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalion Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 But I appreciate that with the Automated Entry Gates in Malaysia you don't receive any stamp any longer. the Malaysian immigration officers were the worst in stamping the stamp into the passport and always wasted so many pages putting the stamp into the center. I had some discussions with Malaysian Immigration officers on nicely stamping it neatly next to other stamps and not wasting pages. Often they reacted very rude. Only when I told them that European passports don't just cost RM 200 but RM 1.500 or more they got friendlier. Embassies overseas also charge more than if you live in your home country... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 6 hours ago, singalion said: I personally keep my flight boarding passes. but some of the budget airlines might blur or often the airlines now rip off the wrong part and the one you receive doesn't carry a proper date (inclusive of the year). Last time you always received the smaller part, but nowadays airlines often keep the small buds instead of taking the bigger part of the boarding pass. instead of accumulating so much paper, wouldn't you rather transfer the information on these boarding passes to a text file, before throwing them away? Text files take up very little disk space on the computer, and the info is much easier to read on the screen than shuffling through the little papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalion Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, Steve5380 said: instead of accumulating so much paper, wouldn't you rather transfer the information on these boarding passes to a text file, before throwing them away? Text files take up very little disk space on the computer, and the info is much easier to read on the screen than shuffling through the little papers. Your own text files don't serve as evidence for tax authorities, but boarding passes do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 On 3/4/2025 at 10:06 PM, Steve5380 said: instead of accumulating so much paper, wouldn't you rather transfer the information on these boarding passes to a text file, before throwing them away? Text files take up very little disk space on the computer, and the info is much easier to read on the screen than shuffling through the little papers. So much trouble. Missed those days when you can just flip the pages in your passport you can instantly see where you went to and when. And then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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