My Girlfriend, Repeat Multi Social Visit to Singapore – Is that an Issues, would she be ban for visit? Need help and advice.
My current status, have a ‘Deed of Separation’ coming 2 years, would be getting a divorce after 3 years are up.
I have a Vietnam girlfriend; have known her in Vietnam and have been together for 1 year + 4 months.
From my understanding from friends, that a foreigner are not allow to stay more then 180 days per year when they gain entry for repeated visits. For easy entry, the return air ticket purchase is for 7 days. When entry is permitted, with stamp for 30 days, then we change the return ticket for full 30 days stay in Singapore.
Since then, my plan for her repeated visits was 1 month entry and 1 month exit, back to back. In every single entry to Singapore, I would go to Vietnam to accompany her back to Singapore. At the same time, with her a cover letter, attached a copy of my IC and my ‘Deed of Separation’ document. These would provide her with the reasons for her repeated visits, if she would to take into the office at the airport check point.
In my cover letter to the duty officer, I stated that I will take full responsibility for her well-being and stay whilst she is in Singapore. She will be staying in my address for her entire visit in Singapore. If a security bond is required by ICA, I can provide for immediate submission to ICA. I have the intention to marry her upon finalizing my divorce with my current wife.
Finally on her 4th visits, after my much explaining at the airport check point, she was taken to the office. After 3 hours of waiting, the duty officer phones me. After asking me a few questions, he said that my letter is not a valid reason for her visits, she is not allowing to entry. After much apology and begging, she is permitted to entry but was base on the return ticket of 7 days, she has to leave Singapore. Although her passport stamp was 30 days but I don’t take the risk, and she return Vietnam in 7 days.
I asked the duty for office for advice; He told me, for her repeated visit, she can purchase 30 days return tickets and every visit can be after 2 months. But her permission to entry is still subject to approval on that day of arrival by the officer at the check point. Any refuse entry is confidential, no reasons would be given.
Now 2 months have passed, I still very worry and concern of her repeated visits to Singapore. Now my plan is to visit her every 2 months without her coming to Singapore, till I settle with my divorce.
I need advice from Mad Scientist/SMS or any friends here who are well knowledge with ICA formality;
1. Is there any procedure or application I can apply for her repeated entry into Singapore? If security bond is required, I can get it done.
2. If I follow the advice of the duty officer, every visit, leave Singapore for 2 months and can purchase a 30 days return ticket. Is these safe?
3. If no, then if she would to be refused for entry at the checkpoint, would she be ban for future entry, would she be classified as undesired visitors? And would it also complicate our any application in future; married approval, PR, etc?
4. I have heard, if a female repeated visit a married man, she can be ban as an undesired visitor. Is this true? But I have show proof with ‘Deed of Separation’.
Please help and advice with many thanks.
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