CrazyChina wrote:Hi, I need some advice again. My wife and I are officially married. She came to singapore on 13th Sept. I extended her social visit pass to 12th Nov so we can get married on the 1st Nov. I apply for her Long Term visit pass on the 2nd Nov and because her social visit pass expired on the 12 Nov, i extend her social visit pass personally to 8th Dec. And the reply for the Long Term Visit Pass came to me today was unsuccessful.
My question is "Can I reapply for the Long Term Visit Pass?", "Can I get another extension of her social visit pass?", "How many time can I apply for the Social Visit Pass till I successfully get the Long Term Visit Pass?"
The problem is that two different government departments are involved one is MOM, which is related too employment services, they gave you permission to marry.
ICA on the other hand, are the one that deal with immigration controls, and just because you marry doesn't give your wife the automatic right of abode in Singapore.
You see ICA deal every day with mainland Chinese convenience marriages, they are probably wanting to see how long this marriage can hold out. There is also other criteria involved like your earnings, do you earn enough money to support her, the minimum is I believe $2500
ICA may also conduct background checks on certain individuals and do not have to give any reason for not allowing a person into Singapore. The best thing you can do is to ask your local MP to help out.
Though if you are not earning the $2500 a month, you will have to explain to your MP how you are going to maintain her, the local statistics are showing high rates of mainland Chinese working in dubious areas of employment and the authorities have been deporting many, even ones that have been married to Citizens, as they were caught in police raids not so long ago.
So ICA is getting very strict, you need your MP on this one.
My other point is, if she has a social visit pass until 12th December the LTVP would be rejected until they decide to give her one, check the timing before you can apply for the renewal of the Short term Visit pass in stead, they are probably monitoring your marriage, it may help if she can find a job and she can apply for work permit again if you are on low income. What they don't want is for her to be a burden to Singapore in which ICA would have to deport her if you cannot provide for her. it will be short term visit pass for a while i would think, so tell her to get a job asap and apply for work permit again. But not in any bars or massage parlours ICA is waiting for that kind of entry and will send them home.
