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Hey all, Does anyone know how many times the social visit pass can be renewed at ICA without exiting Singapore, say under grounds of family ties in Singapore (even though I'm above 21 and hence not eligible for a sponsored long-term visit pass)? Hope to hear your comments and any relevant experience...

@ jpatokal - Thanks for the advice, I'll think of how this route could work out. @ Gammaa - Thanks for the case studies. No hard feelings about what you said because what you said does make some sense. By the way do you know when these case studies took place? Does anyone else have anymore stories t...

Sorry, what do you mean by "barred" from getting a job? Presumably any employer would have to get an EP to hire you, so your job search will be difficult, but not legally impossible. (If ICA invited you to apply for PR, I doubt they will deny you an EP!) Thanks for your replies guys. Sorry if I was...

Hi Saint,

Pardon me if my communication in the above text was not clear. I am prepared to serve. In fact I have checked with the ministry but they said that I am unable to serve as only citizens and PRs are liable to serve. Hence, the chicken and egg situation.

PJ

Hi everyone, Thanks for your replies. It's become apparent to me that I cant serve NS even if I wanted to now (only citizens and PRs can serve). However, I cant apply for a PR because I've been barred from getting a job - much like a chicken and egg question. The PR application mentions that: Male e...

Heya, keep up is the loop and Best of Luck for your application!

Hey wow congrats on that!

Heya all,

I'd like to find out what happens when you submit your PR documents at ICA during that 15 min window. Will they ask you questions? If so what kind of questions will they ask?

Cheers!

Peter

Regarding EP, I can only say that the government never forgets and probably will not grant you an EP given that you renounced PR previously and then rejected an offer to take up PR right before finding a job and applying for EP. Effectively this leaves you with two choices: take up PR and serve NS ...

Hi all, I've read through the forums but i've got a couple of questions left to which i couldnt find an answer. My situation 1) My parents came to Singapore and took up the PR status years back and applied one for me too, when I was 3 years old. 2) My parents renounced by PR status when I was 14 and...