I am a 27 years old female designer, graduated from Singapore university in 2011 and worked there until 2013. So today I made a terrible mistake of my life.
I will admit wholeheartedly it's mostly my fault for going to Johor Bahru on purpose of extending my stay in Singapore. I lived in Singapore for five years with student pass and then S pass as a designer. However not only I have never been made aware of this policy, their strictness to deny me entry really shocks me. I was being honest of my purpose staying for so long, getting of new copy of certificate I lost from my old college and looking for a job. It's a honest mistake and I am all but resigned to pay for my ignorance.
So what I'd like to know if I will be permitted to enter Singapore in few weeks, because I left most of my belongings in my rented room. I had a couple of interviews and have a good feeling one of them will approve me, but I am afraid this refusal of entry will leave me with a black mark and make it difficult for me to get an S pass.
So is it possible if I come to Singapore again for Short Term Stay less than 30 days, show them my return ticket and everything? It's my first offense and I was really ignorant of such policy since there's no warning whatsoever in ICA website.
I have friends in Singapore, PR and Singaporean and I heard it's possible if they sponsored my stay or appealing to lift the ban *if I am banned* they never say what they punish me with, just refusing me entry and that's it.
The worst part is... the immigration officer refuse to answer my inquiry such as will I have a problem to re-enter Singapore later? Which I totally don't understand why they can't make some info clear. I have read other post and it seems to be the norm for these officers to not enlighten us about these matter. So I really need your help to tell me what should I do next.
If I can't work in SIngapore at the very least I'd like a chance to retrieve my belongings before going back to my country and nothing else.