Under the Immigration (Prohibition of Entry) Order 1973, the government may permit the following persons the right to stay in Singapore:
- person with professional/specialist qualifications or specialized/technical skills;
- wife or children aged under 6 years, of the professional/skilled person;
- any child under 6, of a Singapore citizen;
- any person, whom the Government certifies to be in economic interest of Singapore to give permanent residence status, and his wife and child under 6. Presently, such persons are required to invest S$1 Million in Singapore.
The permanent resident status granted to any person can be revoked at any time at the sole discretion of the Government. The Government takes the stand that it does not need to give any reasons.It is commonly believed that a permanent resident will in due course be granted the status of a citizen however this is not the position in law. There is no automatic right to citizenship.
Certificates of Identity (CI) are normally issued to Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) who are stateless to facilitate their travels abroad. You should apply personally at the PR Services Centre at 5th Floor of the SIR Building 10 Kallang Road Singapore 208718 or if you are abroad at the time of application, you may submit your application through the following: -
- a Singapore Overseas Mission;
- a representative of a foreign government performing consular functions on our behalf in that country;
- a local sponsor; or
- by post direct to the PR Services Centre.
Please note that applications are to be submitted at least 2 months before the expiry of the current CI/Re-entry Permit.Processing fee for a CI, which has a validity of 5 years on the first application, is $125.00 and $25.00 per year or part thereof. The processing time for a CI application is about 2 hours. A surcharge of $50 for the 1st replacement and $100 for the second and subsequent replacement, is imposed for the replacement of a lost CI on top of the usual fee for a CI. However, a replacement CI has a validity of only 1 year.
May 17, 2008 - 09:02 AM
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