Question on Social Visit Pass

[johnrichman]

Hi,

I am from India and to visit Singapore for job search, Is it better to apply for Tourist Visa or Social Vist Pass? Also Can I directly apply for SVP(which is valid for 3 months)? Or first enter by Tourist Visa (which is valid for 1 month) and apply for SVP to extend stay before Tourist visa expires? Which one would be better?

(My plan is to be in SG for about 2 months time and look for jobs). Your suggestions are much appreciated..

[JR8]

Hi,

I am from India and to visit Singapore for job search, Is it better to apply for Tourist Visa or Social Vist Pass?

The Social Visit Pass, or SVP, is the tourist visa. There is no separate or different thing called the 'Tourist Visa'.
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/newdelhi/


Also Can I directly apply for SVP(which is valid for 3 months)? Or first enter by Tourist Visa (which is valid for 1 month) and apply for SVP to extend stay before Tourist visa expires? Which one would be better?

You should read this...
http://www.ica.gov.sg/services_centre_o ... &secid=165

(My plan is to be in SG for about 2 months time and look for jobs). Your suggestions are much appreciated..

[ecureilx]

The Social Visit Pass, or SVP, is the tourist visa. There is no separate or different thing called the 'Tourist Visa'.
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/newdelhi/

Chief, In India, and in a lot of countries, they don't use the word Social Visit pass, they use the term tourist visa, and hence I believe John Richman (from Chennai) is confused

Probably your quotes should be sticky for those from the sub continent, lest it be asked again and again ..

[JR8]

Morning Squirrel,

The fact that both terms were capitalised suggested to me that he believed both were 'official names' of different visas.

Of course the SVP is what might be considered the everyday tourist visa (non-capitalised).

Sorry I think I'm in an unusually pedantic mood this morning lol


p.s winter is coming, I hope your nut-sack is nice and full bwahahaha

[ecureilx]

Morning Squirrel,

The fact that both terms were capitalised suggested to me that he believed both were 'official names' of different visas.

Of course the SVP is what might be considered the everyday tourist visa (non-capitalised).

Sorry I think I'm in an unusually pedantic mood this morning lol

My morning coffee hasn't kicked in And I posted before rushing off to work (shows how dedicated I have became for the cause of the forum .. )

Probably there should be a FAQ section, with simple queries like ..

SVP = Short term Visa / Tourist Visa
IPA = something you get only after you found a job, employer applied for EP .. etc., etc
LTVP = worry about it AFTER THE EPEC is approved, not now
And more of the Singapore acronyms ..

What says you ??

p.s winter is coming, I hope your nut-sack is nice and full bwahahaha

You mean like this ? my, my .. then how to speaketh when the mouth is fulleth ?

[nakatago]

Probably there should be a FAQ section, with simple queries like ..

SVP = Short term Visa / Tourist Visa
IPA = something you get only after you found a job, employer applied for EP .. etc., etc
LTVP = worry about it AFTER THE EPEC is approved, not now
And more of the Singapore acronyms ..

What says you ??

Good luck getting people to read it. MOM/ICA already listed, highlighted and nicely-formatted these things and people still fail to understand. How many questions do we get from people who claim they've been to the websites and still ask questions answerable if they only bothered to read?

[JR8]

That's the thing. It's theoretically a good idea, but would likely not be used. It goes back to the idea of some people thinking their circumstances are unique, and hence requiring 1-1 custom advice.

[sundaymorningstaple]

You mean like this ? my, my .. then how to speaketh when the mouth is fulleth ?

The whole idea.

[ecureilx]

That's the thing. It's theoretically a good idea, but would likely not be used. It goes back to the idea of some people thinking their circumstances are unique, and hence requiring 1-1 custom advice.

Because, of late, I realised, not just here, but elsewhere too, a lot of people want 'personalised' advice .. and more

SMS: I was thinking of the standing squirrel, but since you mentioned that this forum is frequented by kids, I decided not to post it .. (oh, somebody did post it yeah .. the one with the BIG nuts .. )

[JR8]

(oh, somebody did post it yeah .. the one with the BIG nuts .. )

If I remember correctly that one was posted by Bald Eagle.