@salma.filahi.
It now makes perfect sense. To be honest, they only want 1 thing from you now. Which is a bouncing baby boy or girl. Let me explain with a story below and hopefully it can be of help to yourself and others.
I will refer to myself as He sometimes.
He is from an African country.
He stayed in Malaysia for about 10 years and working for an MNC (Dell).
He got married to a Singaporean citizen in May 2019.
In the meantime he was still working in Malaysia and every weekend he would come down to SG on visitors pass and the wife would also go over there for a month and so fort.
They didn’t bother to apply LTVP coz the wife was unemployed at the moment due to taking a break.
-Pendamic hit in 2020.
-Malaysia announced border closure on 16 March 2020 effective 17 March.
-He made a narrow escape and entered Singapore via land on 18th March 2020 midnight.
-in the meantime, wifey already got a job in Feb 2020
-18th March 2020 applied LTVP directly as didn’t do the PLTVP
-31st March 2020 rejected(apply again if there are any changes in circumstances)
-meantime he always renew his short term visit pass every month with the reason border closure unable to return to Malaysia and it kept been approved each time.
-note: he continued working with his company in Malaysia remotely.
-June 2020, found out wifey got pregnant, thanks to lockdown, nothing better to do at home

-12 July 2020, applied LTVP and ticked the box spouse is pregnant and expected due is March 2021
-16 July 2020, rejection later 2 days letter, I know right, same thing(apply again if circumstances changes)
-26 Jan 2021, applied LTVP thinking oh since baby is almost due, might make a difference
-29 Jan 2021, ICA requested for more documents, can’t remember sorry. Most likely employment details.
-2nd March 2021, rejection letter, same thing,(apply again if circumstances change)
-16 March 2021, blessed with baby girl, registered her Singapore birth cert the next day at the hospital itself.
-19 March 2021, Apllied LTVP.
-30 March 2021, ICA requested for more document
-8 April 2021, In principal approval pending documents(medical checkup & probably daughters birth cert, can’t remember)
-12 April 2021 submitted docs.
-14 April 2021 In principal approval, can make appointment to collect card
-16 April 2021, I collected my LTVP valid for 1 year.
-got a job with MNC started August 2021 till date
Remember I have been on short term visit pass from March 2020 till that April 2021, at one point I think in February 2021, my short term visit pass extension was rejected. My wife and I had to go to ICA even tho she was already 8 months pregnant to renew the short term visit pass. I think after 1 year on short term visit pass, the system auto rejects it or something. I had to be issued with a new DE number to apply for the LTVP.
I really hope this gives you an insight of what to expect since you are from Africa as well.
We are currently expecting another baby, and have ticked all the boxes to apply for PR, will be married for 3 years in May 2022, baby girl already 1 year old, wifey pregnant already. Been in SG for 2 years plus but still don’t have the nerve to apply for PR yet.