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.
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 But, in Singapore, my MIL was denied entry as her visa had been revoked.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. 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 When they were checking in Chennai via Qatar only, they found that the visa had been revoked and sent them back.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. That time they allowed, but when things got tighter, they probably looked up and revoked such visas.”
Because she had only stayed outside India for 3 months and then returned to the US for another 6 months, i don’t know how, but later they somehow found out that it was.
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.”
A third expressed, “What visa was she on? 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.”
A regular tourist 10-year validity B1 visa?
The OP responded, “Yes”.
