I am sure it depends on the situation, but over the years we have been involved in MANY situations where we requested to speak to an officer after we didn’t get the result we expected. They normally don’t reveal exactly what the reason is, but sometimes you can infer based on the questions they ask.vnclongstay wrote: ↑Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:29 pmThis is quite interesting, I didnt even know you can contact ICA directly regarding your application. Do they actually allow you to ask questions why you were rejected and discuss what might be potentially missing? I thought No is a No, end of story, better luck next time.malcontent wrote: ↑Thu, 27 Apr 2023 7:42 pm
That is a great question. All of the questions were aimed at my wife — whether she was pulling her weight and meeting their expectations as a PR. They wanted to know about her business, her income and even residential property she owned (I suspect because granting my daughter PR would open access to HDB, and they are trying to moderate the demand for HDB flats).
I can’t think of a single time we haven’t eventually been successful in our appeal and got what we expected in the end. Among myself and my wife’s relatives here, that includes my initial SVP extensions, my BIL’s LTVP rejection, my daughter’s PR rejection, my in-law’s REP renewal rejection and an unexplained delay on my wife’s REP renewal. Beyond the ICA, I also had to appeal my EP which was rejected twice by MOM. I’m surprised nobody else has had at least some of the experiences we have had.