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How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 9:52 am
by jazz0413
Hi I need some help regarding re-entry into Singapore.
I am a previous E pass holder and has since returned to Philippines after my contract ended. 6 months ago my previous employer had contacted me and offered me a job at a different jobsite and we started with the paper works. 2 weeks ago I was refused entry to Sg for visiting too frequently. I have written an appeal to ICA but no reply yet. I expect my IPA to be issued within the next week, my question is will I be able to enter Sg again? I'm aware that I will be pulled into the ICA office again for questioning. Should I wait for an outcome for my appeal before I try to re enter Sg?
I will have enough cash with me, hotel booking and return ticket as well as I want to mark sure all things are in order because I really need this job.
Thank you and any help would be appreciated.
Re: RE: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 5:51 pm
by ecureilx
jazz0413 wrote:Hi I need some help regarding re-entry into Singapore.
I am a previous E pass holder and has since returned to Philippines after my contract ended. 6 months ago my previous employer had contacted me and offered me a job at a different jobsite and we started with the paper works. 2 weeks ago I was refused entry to Sg for visiting too frequently. I have written an appeal to ICA but no reply yet. I expect my IPA to be issued within the next week, my question is will I be able to enter Sg again? I'm aware that I will be pulled into the ICA office again for questioning. Should I wait for an outcome for my appeal before I try to re enter Sg?
I will have enough cash with me, hotel booking and return ticket as well as I want to mark sure all things are in order because I really need this job.
Thank you and any help would be appreciated.
A lady I presume, frequently travelling to Singapore .. no guesses why ICA did an A to A.
With the IPA if you come back, should not have problems, unless you got a ban.
How many times did you visit Singapore after your last job here ?
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 8:28 pm
by jazz0413
Yes I am female, professional. No I didn't get a ban. I want to avoid getting a ban all in all as travel to other countries would make it potentially difficult as well. I visited Singapore several times over the last 6 months but not only to Singapore. I was also travelling to 9 other different countries during the same period. I decided to take some time off work and wanted to travel around the world - UK, US, Australia, South and Southeast Asia.
What would be my best bet? Should I wait for the ICA reply, or is the IPA good enough? And how long does ICA reply with an outcome?
Thank you again.
Re: RE: Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 7:19 am
by ecureilx
jazz0413 wrote:I visited Singapore several times over the last 6 months but not only to Singapore..
How many times was several times ?
In case you are wondering what I am on, if you been here 6 times in six months, you can say whatever you like to say, but for ICA, that's a lot of red flag
They are not gonna ask you what you are doing here, being a former EP holder, and with no relations in Singapore.
That's the known story, and it happens quite often. And being an ASEAN female, you get scrutinised more closely.
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 8:11 am
by jazz0413
Thank you for your reply.
I understand that ICA is doing their job and I do not want to enter illegally at all. And I have no intentions of overstaying but yes I have been in Sg 6 times in the last 6 months. All because I wanted to stay and catch up with friends.
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 9:36 am
by Barnsley
jazz0413 wrote:Thank you for your reply.
I understand that ICA is doing their job and I do not want to enter illegally at all. And I have no intentions of overstaying but yes I have been in Sg 6 times in the last 6 months. All because I wanted to stay and catch up with friends.
Every month!!!
Whats to catch up on if you are never away?
Thats the thinking of the immigration folk I suspect.
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 9:38 am
by ecureilx
jazz0413 wrote:Thank you for your reply.
I understand that ICA is doing their job and I do not want to enter illegally at all. And I have no intentions of overstaying but yes I have been in Sg 6 times in the last 6 months. All because I wanted to stay and catch up with friends.
six times in 6 months, is a lot of visit for ICA to be wondering what you are doing, unless you are a rich tai tai
As you have worked here, you should have atleast known that ICA would have stopped you at one time or other, as a single female visiting Singapore often - with no family ties here.
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 9:58 am
by ecureilx
Barnsley wrote:
Every month!!!
Whats to catch up on if you are never away?
Thats the thinking of the immigration folk I suspect.
if she came with a handful of hi-so / Tattler invites, and tai tai gatherings, may have made ICA think twice !!
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 1:31 pm
by the lynx
Wait until you get the IPA. Then check again with ICA. Because MOM and ICA are two different authority bodies.
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 4:27 pm
by jazz0413
Thank you everyone for your input and for your advice. I have successfully re-entered Singapore one week ago with my IPA and now have my E pass again. I did finally receive a reply from ICA regarding my appeal but it was what I expected, that even with the IPA it is still up to the ICA officers at the checkpoint whether I can enter Singapore or not.
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 9:11 pm
by ecureilx
jazz0413 wrote:Thank you everyone for your input and for your advice. I have successfully re-entered Singapore one week ago with my IPA and now have my E pass again. I did finally receive a reply from ICA regarding my appeal but it was what I expected, that even with the IPA it is still up to the ICA officers at the checkpoint whether I can enter Singapore or not.
Congratulations !
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for ...
Posted: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:53 pm
by svnebh
jazz0413 wrote:Hi I need some help regarding re-entry into Singapore.
I am a previous E pass holder and has since returned to Philippines after my contract ended. 6 months ago my previous employer had contacted me and offered me a job at a different jobsite and we started with the paper works. 2 weeks ago I was refused entry to Sg for visiting too frequently. I have written an appeal to ICA but no reply yet. I expect my IPA to be issued within the next week, my question is will I be able to enter Sg again? I'm aware that I will be pulled into the ICA office again for questioning. Should I wait for an outcome for my appeal before I try to re enter Sg?
I will have enough cash with me, hotel booking and return ticket as well as I want to mark sure all things are in order because I really need this job.
Thank you and any help would be appreciated.
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for ...
Posted: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:07 pm
by ecureilx
svnebh wrote:jazz0413 wrote:Hi I need some help regarding re-entry into Singapore.
is there a question inside your post ??
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for ...
Posted: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 1:18 pm
by Feisty
ecureilx wrote:svnebh wrote:jazz0413 wrote:Hi I need some help regarding re-entry into Singapore.
is there a question inside your post ??
Hi! I need an advice on how can I gain entry to Sg again after being denied last April 2015, planning to be on Chinese New Year to visit my BF and sister. I was denied entry because they have found out that I have a rejected E pass and extension of stay, and they didn't gave me any copy of my deportation and when my sister asked the ICA why I was denied, they just have told her that I don't have hotel bookings and have no sufficient funds. But this time I'm not trying my luck to seek for a job coz I'm currently employed again here in Phils.. Now, does 9 months after the incident enough to gain an entry pass again? Thanks
Re: How soon can I re-enter SG after being refused entry? I will have an IPA for E pass
Posted: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:59 pm
by JuanDC
HI jazz0413! May I know if your EPass application was successful at first attempt eventhough you were initially refused entry in Singapore? Thanks!