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Thanks MS! Yup, will definitely apply via ns portal. Anyway, have booked air tickets, so my son will cross his 13th birthday in sg. I may just apply for the exit permit the day before we come back. It should be just a few minutes' click, right? I don't expect any difficult questions or asked to supp...

Hi MS, Yes I remembered your said threshold. I phoned and this was what call centre said : Say, I apply one year EP this year. Next year, I extend EP for one more year. That is a total of 2 years since it is the 2nd year. Then if I want to extend another time to have a 3rd year of EP, the system wil...

I called ns call centre and was told that when the total duration of exit permits for boys add up crosses 2 yrs, the system will prompt you for posting of bond. For example, say, after extending the son's exit permit to a second one year permit, on the next extension to the 3rd year of permit, the s...

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Thanks Mad! You have been most helpful.

My wife thinks I should just email cmpb and ask, in case things change again... They are always adjusting without informing the public regarding this.

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Thank you for your extensive sharing. However if your son return back home depending if he get a single or multiple trips exit permit , it will be again becomes invalid or otherwise. Single trip means every time he returns, exit permit expires and he has to reapply again. Multiple trips means as alo...

Thanks Sundaymorning, will read again. Thanks Madscientist. To summarise and clarify so that I do not misunderstand any info: 1. NS portal online cannot allow one to apply for exit permit until he crosses his actual 13th birthday. 2. We can go back to sg in Dec, celebrate his 13th birthday in sg, t...

I have read most of the posts here regarding ns issues. Most are about deferment pending renunciation of sg citizenship, which are not exactly applicable to us. My son is turning 13 at the year end. We do not intend to let him renounce as we have yet to have another citizenship at this moment, only ...