Impact of leaving / returning on your 90 day visitors pass?

[Goldy740]

Hi all,

I am out here looking for work and i have a 90 day pass which started on the 1st of august. my parents are coming out here in september and i am going to go with them to bali for 5 days. when i come back through immigration will i still be on the same pass (i.e. it'll end around the1st october)?

is there any way they might grant me a new one to start from 90 days all over again? I know it seems unlikely but they have already done this - i originally came out to singapore in june for a week and then went to perth for 2 months, I came back to singapore on the 1st of august which is when i got the current 90 day visitors pass.

wondering whether the easiest way of giving yourself more time out here is simply to leave the country for a few days and then re-enter. something tells me this won't continue to work... hopefully i'll have a job soon so won't have to worry.

many thanks for any advice

[zzm9980]

You'll get a new 90 days. However do note that the more often you do this and/or the more suspicions you raise with ICA, you're liable to be denied entry eventually.

[v4jr4]

That means OP has to apply again? Cause I thought 1 month is the default duration.

[Goldy740]

i was told i would get 30 days when i came back for a second time but i have been given 90 days. i am concerned that if i go and come back they might give me 30 days therefore shortening may stay here

[zzm9980]

That means OP has to apply again? Cause I thought 1 month is the default duration.

There is no "applying". You show up and they chop your passport. The 'default' duration is based on where you're from, but is entirely at the whim of the ICA agent at the border.

[zzm9980]

i was told i would get 30 days when i came back for a second time but i have been given 90 days. i am concerned that if i go and come back they might give me 30 days therefore shortening may stay here

As mentioned above, they may 'default' to 90 days, but quite often you'll get less time or sometimes even rejected if they feel you're abusing the system. There are no published guidelines on this, and it is entirely at ICA's whim. Just assume that the risk of not receiving a 90-day SVP increases the more often you enter Singapore without spending a reasonable amount of time outside of it.

[durain]

the "default" is usually 90 days at the airport and 30 days at the causeway. please note the default is not absolute!