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‘Visa revoked mid-flight’: 82-year-old Indian woman on Bengaluru-US flight denied entry in Singapore
A Reddit user claimed that the woman was allowed to board an international flight from Bengaluru but was denied entry in Singapore.
An 82-year-old Indian woman was allegedly barred from boarding her US-bound flight in Singapore after her visa was unexpectedly revoked. Travelling with her American family, the senior citizen had to return to India. The family later discovered through official travel records that she had unknowingly overstayed her previous visit by two days.
“My wife (US citizen), my son (US citizen) and mother in law (Indian citizen, 82 years) were traveling from Bengaluru to Seattle via Singapore (Singapore Airlines),” the Reddit user wrote.
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The individual added, “Everything went fine in Bengaluru. They boarded the flight. But, in Singapore, my MIL was denied entry as her visa had been revoked. No reasons given. No documentation presented. Just denied entry to the flight. Now, all of them are coming back to India to drop the MIL back.”
The person clarified that she held a 10-year visitor visa issued three years ago and had previously been to the US.
In an update, the person added, “After someone here suggested checking the travel history and i94 online DHS website, we found that she overstayed 2 days in her previous visit in 2025. You can get the latest i94 by doing ‘get the most recent i-94/i-95’ after you retrieve travel history.”
What did social media say?
An individual posted, “How frequently has she visited on this Visa before and what were the durations of visit. This can happen if there was some kind of overstay or there is suspicion that the intent is immigration -i.e. she lands there and then applies for a green card (US citizen daughter).”
Another commented, “Happened to a parent of someone I know. When they were checking in Chennai via Qatar only, they found that the visa had been revoked and sent them back. It was midnight, but they were still in their own city and could get back home safely immediately. No reason was given by the airport/Qatar team. I don’t know how, but later they somehow found out that it was because she had only stayed outside India for 3 months and then returned to the US for another 6 months. That time they allowed, but when things got tighter, they probably looked up and revoked such visas.”
A third expressed, “What visa was she on? A regular tourist 10-year validity B1 visa?” The OP responded, “Yes”.
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A fourth wrote, “While boarding (in India), they check their visa. I thought they validated it. But if she was allowed to board in India and denied during a transit flight, it makes me wonder what triggered it. I guess it's the same airline, so why didn't it catch it in India and flag it in Singapore? I would suggest you contact the local congressman, they can contact USCIS or indian consulate and find out more details.”
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