NUS should have applied for the right pass if you need to be here regularly.0ALI0 wrote:My visa application was rejected today after 2 months of processing.
The thing is I have a very prestigious scholarship (3000 SGD a month) from NUS. I often visit Singapore, probably every other week because I work with NUS scientists regularly and I also own a company there which has even received funding from the Singapore government. So I usually get 3 month multiple entry visa with no issue.
I am currently a scientist in Malaysia and have been living here since 2008.
So this is very strange. Why would they reject? Only reason I see is that I hold an Iranian passport (even though I left when I was 15).
NUS has suggested that I appeal. How can I do that? Do I go to ICA in person or can I do it online?
Thanks
You made my day. Thank you.0ALI0 wrote:My visa application was rejected today after 2 months of processing.
The thing is I have a very prestigious scholarship (3000 SGD a month) from NUS. I often visit Singapore, probably every other week because I work with NUS scientists regularly and I also own a company there which has even received funding from the Singapore government. So I usually get 3 month multiple entry visa with no issue.
I am currently a scientist in Malaysia and have been living here since 2008.
So this is very strange. Why would they reject? Only reason I see is that I hold an Iranian passport (even though I left when I was 15).
NUS has suggested that I appeal. How can I do that? Do I go to ICA in person or can I do it online?
Thanks
How so?x9200 wrote:You made my day. Thank you.0ALI0 wrote:My visa application was rejected today after 2 months of processing.
The thing is I have a very prestigious scholarship (3000 SGD a month) from NUS. I often visit Singapore, probably every other week because I work with NUS scientists regularly and I also own a company there which has even received funding from the Singapore government. So I usually get 3 month multiple entry visa with no issue.
I am currently a scientist in Malaysia and have been living here since 2008.
So this is very strange. Why would they reject? Only reason I see is that I hold an Iranian passport (even though I left when I was 15).
NUS has suggested that I appeal. How can I do that? Do I go to ICA in person or can I do it online?
Thanks
OK, I'll volunteer to explain. There's a problem here, most likely. Those visas you've been getting certainly don't seem to be compatible with the activities and travel pattern you described. Quoting ICA: "All visitors on visit passes are not permitted to engage in any form of business, profession, occupation or paid employment while in Singapore."0ALI0 wrote:I often visit Singapore, probably every other week because I work with NUS scientists regularly and I also own a company there which has even received funding from the Singapore government. So I usually get 3 month multiple entry visa with no issue.
Thanks but that can't possibly be the reason, because:BBCWatcher wrote:OK, I'll volunteer to explain. There's a problem here, most likely. Those visas you've been getting certainly don't seem to be compatible with the activities and travel pattern you described. Quoting ICA: "All visitors on visit passes are not permitted to engage in any form of business, profession, occupation or paid employment while in Singapore."0ALI0 wrote:I often visit Singapore, probably every other week because I work with NUS scientists regularly and I also own a company there which has even received funding from the Singapore government. So I usually get 3 month multiple entry visa with no issue.
Immigration agencies all over the world tend to deny visa applications if they believe the applicant has already violated the terms of a previous visa. That could be the case here.
"... ruse you are perpetrating."sundaymorningstaple wrote:"1) My company (not as in my employer, but I am a shareholder) fills out the form. The purpose of the trip, i.e. business meetings, is very clear and is explained in the letter that is submitted along with other documents."
Sounds like you are stretching the truth if you are actively engaged in the business of the company, paid or not. If that is the case (normally the AGM would be about the only time a "shareholder" would be required to attend a meeting. (unless you just happened to be the only shareholder - they will see the ruse you are perpetrating).
SMS, you richly (don't) deserve that.0ALI0 wrote: Anyhow, this forum appears to be filled with not-so-knowledgeable keyboard warriors that LOVE to argue instead of simply answering the question. I asked about the appeal process.
On second thought, why didn't ICA extend a form of PR that they roll out to important individuals who contribute to Singapore? I know one individual who had a fast tracked PR - 1 month from start to finish. Is your business contributing to Singapore in any way ?0ALI0 wrote: Besides, as shareholder and more importantly co-founder, I need to attend board meetings, meetings with investors, government agencies, etc. And I happen to be the PI for the government funding that the company receives. So there's that. .
is probably the crux of the problem.2) I have to re-apply for multiple-entry social pass every 3 months, and in the past 3 years, not even a single time my application has been rejected. I must have traveled to Singapore over 50 times in that period. So clearly no issues there.
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