The Travel Day

This is the first time I ever boarded an International Flight. I have been in domestic flights a lot times before so I am not unfamiliar with airport environment. My mom, dad, brother and a friend had come to drop me on 31st Jan. I said goodbye to them and went in at 9.45 PM.

Below is a series of events a person will go thourgh on an International Airport
Step 1: Go to an xray machine which will scan your check-in luggage. They will tag the bag and put a strap around it so you cant open it again.
Step 2: Go to the specific airline counter to make your boarding pass. They will check your passport and visa and allot you a seat. (Once experienced, you can always do internet or tele checkin) You will need to give your check-in baggage at this counter. If your bags are heavier than 20KG, you will need to pay around US$12/ per kg extra :) A lot of times they dont mind a few KGs extra though.
The person at counter will also give you an immigration form to be filled. Make sure you get tags for all your cabin baggages and write your name on them.
Step 3: Fill the immigration form and you will need to stand in a queue to have the immigration formality done. The person on the counter will check your visa and stamp your passport. It indicates that you are leaving India.
My VISA: This was actually an "In principal application for Employement Pass (EP)". There was a 10 page document which mentioned that I have applied for EP and said that it was a 1 way entry VISA to Singapore. The whole EP process was handled by PWC, so I dont really know how to go about it from scratch.
Step 4: Board the flight and relax on our seat. The whole process takes about 2 hours depending on the queues, but I will recommend 1st timers to come 3 hours in advance.
Step 5: In India where you got the form for immigration, you will get a 2nd form which is for immigration check at Singapore. So fill this form while in flight. Incase you havent got it at airport in India, you can also ask for this fom in the flight itself.
Step 6: Once you get down from the flight, just follow the exit routes... most people will be heading in that direction. Singapore airport is biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig.... I had to walk atleast 1 KM to get to the immigration check counter.
Step 7: You will need to show your passport and visa, then someone will take you to immigration officers, where they will give you a white embarkation sheet. This is actually a tear-of from the form that you filled in flight. It is very very important for getting your EP. They will then stamp your passport which indicates you have landed in singapore.
Step 8: Now you can take your check-in luggage from the conveyer belt and move out to find a taxi :) I travelledin Singapore Airlines. The flight is good, they are punctual but the food is below average.

Just somethings you need to remember:-
1. Most flights allow just 20-25 KG per person in economy class. I came in Singapore Airlies where only 20KG was allowed. You can have upto 7KG of cabin luggage + a laptop. When the flights are empty, they dont charge if you are exceeding 4-5 KGs... But not always the case. For referance, a 26 inch suitcase filled with clothes would weigh around 16-18 KGs.
I was provided shipping by my company so I could carry all that mentioned in the list. I have Crown Relocations ( http://www.crownrelo.com/ ) transporting my stuff. I will give them 5Stars! They are really really good. They provide Air and Sea Cargo. Professionals in packing and managing stuff.
2. Do not forget to carry a pen with you on the flight. Thats the last thing you want to hunt for on the busy airport.

3. You can make forex transactions at the airports, however I will recommend it to be done before hand as you will already have long queues to stand in at the airports. Check for a seperate blog on Forex.