Subject: Mr. Teo En Ming's Refugee Seeking Attempts as of 31 Jan 2025

Good day from Singapore,

My name is Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) @ Time Traveller. 
I am a Singapore Citizen, and was born in Singapore in 1978.

I have attempted to apply for political asylum and refugee status in the 
following countries.

[01] United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Bangkok, Thailand

I flew from Singapore to Bangkok, Thailand on 21 March 2017. Upon arrival at 
the airport, I took a taxi to UNHCR Bangkok building. A UNHCR Bangkok staff 
told me I would need to spend a few months waiting in Bangkok for the first 
interview. The UNHCR Bangkok staff told me there is no refugee shelter in 
Bangkok and there is no financial assistance whatsoever. At that time, SGD$300 
is all the money that I had. I realized that I won't have enough money to book 
a hotel in Bangkok and pay for all expenses while waiting in Bangkok for a few 
months. I definitely won't be able to survive in Bangkok for a few months with 
just SGD$300 in my bank account. I flew back to Singapore on 22 March 2017.

After I returned to Singapore, UNHCR Bangkok informed me that I do not qualify 
to be a refugee.

[02] Taiwan (Republic of China)

I had applied for refugee status in person at the National Immigration Agency 
Ministry of the Interior in Taipei on 5 Aug 2019. Documents were submitted to 
the Director of the National Immigration Agency. Taiwanese immigration informed 
me that Taiwan does not have refugee laws and Taiwan does not accept refugees. 
I have not received any response from the Taiwanese government ever since.

[03] Australia

There is Form 842 - Application for an offshore humanitarian visa - Refugee and 
Humanitarian (Class XB) visa.

On 25 Dec 2019 (Christmas Day), I sent Form 842 by DHL to the following address 
in Australia.

Visa and Citizenship office - Canberra
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Department of Home Affairs
Australian Government
3 Lonsdale Street
Braddon ACT 2612
Australia

The Australian Department of Home Affairs NSW received my Form 842 on 27 Dec 
2019.

Then on 8 Jan 2020, I sent Form 842 by postal mail to the Australian High 
Commission in Singapore.

On 17 Jan 2020 Friday at 1.25 PM, I received a call from Jennifer at the 
Australian High Commission in Singapore.

On 10 Mar 2020 Tuesday at 3.38 PM, I received another telephone call from 
Jennifer Munro at the Australian High Commission in Singapore.

The Australian High Commission in Singapore had referred my refugee application 
to the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

On 10 Mar 2020, I received a letter from the Australian High Commission in 
Kuala Lumpur with the Subject: Acknowledgement of valid application for a 
REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN (Class XB) IN-COUNTRY SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM 
(Subclass 201) visa.

On 23 Apr 2020, I had received a final letter from the Australian High 
Commission in Kuala Lumpur with the Subject: Notification of the refusal of a 
REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN (Class XB) IN-COUNTRY SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM 
(Subclass 201) visa. That is to say that the Australian Government had rejected 
my refugee application. In the letter, the Australian Government recognized 
that I faced some degree of discrimination in Singapore but I still do not meet 
the requirements for a refugee visa.

[04] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)

On 22 Oct 2023, I flew from Singapore to Shanghai and then from Shanghai to 
London by Air China airline. I arrived at London Gatwick Airport on 23 Oct 
2023. Upon arrival, I applied for refugee status at the airport immediately.

British immigration officers and London Gatwick Airport personnel told me:

(a) they have no idea how long the refugee status application processing may 
take.

(b) but the Worst Case Scenario was that I may need to wait for up to 5 years 
in a detention center.

(c) I will not be able to work or have a job in the UK for up to 5 years, until 
refugee status application is approved. Hence I will have no income for up to 5 
years.

(d) I will not be able to step out of the detention center for up to 5 years 
and cannot go to coffee shops and shopping malls in the UK freely, until 
refugee status application is approved.

Even if refugee status application is approved:

(e) I will not be able to go back to Singapore to bring my elderly mother to 
the UK

(f) The British Government will not pay for my mother's stay in a mental 
hospital in the UK

(g) I will not be able to go back to Singapore to bring my personal belongings 
to the UK

(h) I will not be able to go back to Singapore to revoke my citizenship, and 
hence I cannot withdraw SGD$120,000 from my CPF account for spending in the UK

I was already 45 years old in the year 2023, if I waited for 5 years in the UK, 
and if Refugee Status Application is not approved and the British Government 
deported me back to Singapore at the end of 5 years, I would have wasted a lot 
of my time (half a decade). Because I am very old now. At that point in time, I 
decided to withdraw my refugee application in the UK.

After I had decided to withdraw my refugee application in the UK, I was 
transferred by a van from London Gatwick Airport to London Heathrow Airport. 
From there, the British Government fully paid for my FREE Singapore Airlines 
SIA SQ321 flight from London back to Singapore. I arrived in Singapore on 24 
Oct 2023.

[05] South Korea

I flew from Singapore to Seoul, South Korea by Scoot airline on 7 Jan 2025 
Tuesday. Upon arrival at Incheon Airport, I applied for refugee status 
immediately. I was transferred to the Refugee Waiting Room at Incheon Airport. 
On 9 Jan 2025 Thursday, I was interviewed by South Korean immigration with the 
help of an interpreter who can understand and speak English. The following day, 
on 10 Jan 2025 Friday, the Korean government had swiftly rejected my refugee 
application. One of the reasons the Korean government cited is that I had 
applied for refugee status in South Korea primarily and mainly out of economic 
reasons. But I had also informed the Korean government that I have 
government-induced schizophrenia mental illness and lots of numerous 
government-induced health and medical problems (slow kill). The Korean 
government then asked me to purchase a Scoot air ticket to fly back to 
Singapore. I was transferred from the Refugee Waiting Room to the Departure 
Waiting Room at Incheon Airport on 10 Jan 2025 Friday. I was allowed to roam 
the whole of Incheon Airport Terminal 1 with the exception of the concourse.

On 11 Jan 2025 Saturday at 10 pm, I took the Scoot flight from Incheon Airport 
back to Singapore. I arrived in Singapore on 12 Jan 2025 Sunday in the early 
hours of the morning.

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Targeted Individual in Singapore






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