Daughters Refused Entry to Singapore for 3 day tourist visit

Hi Johno,

Welcome to Expat.com

Please note that your topic has been moved to the Singapore forum.

Thanks,

Priscilla
Expat.com team

First, the Singapore authorities follow strict data protection guidelines and thus will not engage with you or tell you anything about the case, since you are neither involved yourself nor direct relative. The girls must contact ICA themselves to clear things up!
Now to the denial of entry itself:
As on every international border worldwide, immigration officials are entitled to deny entry for any reason they like - and you have basically no recourse against it.
That said, the Singapore authorities do not do this without reason (but they don't necessarily tell anyone why).
Without knowing the exact conversation and documents showed when they tried to enter, I can only speculate on what might have caused it:
- A lack of booked accommodation, return (or onward) ticket or sufficient funds for the stay is the most common reason - but not in this case, according to what you wrote. (Are you sure they shoed all these documents?)
- Another common reason is a suspicion that they would want to (illegally) work in Singapore. This is often the case for young (and pretty?) women and probably the most likely reason here - especially if they were not very clear in saying why they are there.
Since the ladies have a black mark in their record with ICA now, they should contact and clear up the matter before any new attempt to enter Singapore.