Could well be a life ban. Only immigration can tell you! Ask if you can place a significant bond if that will help?clonedinsanity wrote:Thank you for your prompt reply. My purpose of re-entering Singapore is to set up a business and I am willing to deposit any amount to the ICA that would further ensure my weight for entry. I don't really trust lawyers as they tend to increase the hassle to make more money. Do you think, under the conditions mentioned, and given the fact that I was a minor during the time of conviction that it is a worthy chance that I may re-enter?
P.S: Is indefinite synonymous to a life ban then? What do you make of my situation?
The above has been dispatched to the ICA via e-mail. Thank you for your replies.To whom it may concern,
I am x, a x citizen, bearing the passport number x 12345, date of birth being xx/xx/xxxx. I am an ex-offender looking for re-entry into Singapore. I served a short period of police and ICA custody (Case number xxxxx xxxx, Inmate number xxxx) and paid the fine I was sentenced to as consequences of the laws I broke in Singapore.
On my release from the ICA, before being deported, I was told that I would require permission from the Controller of Immigrations of Singapore before re-entry. I applied for a visa from the Singapore Consulate in x, but the application was rejected for undisclosed reasons.
It has been three years since I was banned. My lawyer deemed this situation as an indefinite ban. The status of my permissibility for entry is still vague.
My questions are:
1) Would it be possible to check if I am still banned from entering Singapore?
2) If the above is positive, is this ban for an indefinite period?
3) If the ban is not for an indefinite period, how long is this ban applicable?
4) If the ban is for an indefinite period, how is it possible to have it lifted?
5) If the ban still exists, am I allowed to transit through Singapore? (i.e taking connecting flights to other countries using Singapore as a transit airport)
Looking forward to your reply.
I had no idea what I had to do before I applied. I applied in 2009 a while after I was deported and have not applied since. After the application was rejected, I found out who the controller was supposed to be.x9200 wrote:You made IMO already two mistakes: first, serious, you did not get the permission from the controller before applying for anything - this way you already showed them that you could not follow or could not comprehend some basic instructions.
I have not even applied for appeal yet. The above e-mail is merely a query regarding the status of my ban.x9200 wrote:2nd mistake, you did not tell them what was the reason you wanted to reenter Singapore.
I was told to get permission before entering Singapore, not prior to visa application. I had this idea that applying for the visa automatically means applying for the permission. I never attempted to enter Singapore or anything, just the visa application. I really don't see how that could be wrong when the ICA does not have a very good online interaction service. The e-mail I sent previously was through their feedback address because that was the most relevant thing I could find. I'm not native Singaporean and not familiar with Singaporean formalities and had the idea that the application went as follows:x9200 wrote:It is as straight as a broomstick: you supposed to get the permission first and you did not. It's really not a rocket science. Apparently neither ksl nor myself had any problem with this part, why was it difficult to you?
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