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by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:22 am
If you leave Singapore with an expired REP you are deemed to have voluntarily given up your PR. However, if your REP expires WHILE you are out of the country (with obviously a good reason like going to grad school, doing an MBA, etc.) you can, by paying a fine of $100 (unless it's gone up) get your REP reinstated, which thereby keeps your SPR valid. Course that doesn't work if you have been working overseas for the past 3 or 4 years. I don't know how long you can actually be away with an expired REP and still pay the fine and get renewed but I would assume only 6~9 months max or whatever it might be to complete the current scholastic year where you are going to school.
Update: I just had a good search of the ICA site. The FAQ that used to be there regarding the payment of a $100 fine is no longer there and the FAQ's show new dates as last as 2 Aug 2010. So, I guess, in view of all the other restrictions and tightening up, this is just going to be another excuse to reduce PR headcounts as well.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers