Good Day, Hoping that someone can help me with any advice/input if they have gone through similar experience. This is my situation:
I am a Maltese citizen and married a Singaporean citizen in November 2004. Moved to Singapore in December 2004 and worked under a Q1 employment pass. I was the Director of a company that I formed in Singapore. In the meantime we had four children born in Singapore (singaporean citizens). In September 2008, I applied for PR on the strength of my employment/directorship in Singapore since my Singaporean wife was not working. I was granted PR.
My wife and myself divorced in 2009 and sole custody and care and control for our four Singaporean children was given to myself. In 2009, I moved to Malta together with my four children (Singaporean citizens) for personal and career reasons. I liquidated the company that I had formed in Singapore. We are living in Malta since and am employed in my family business.
I have now applied (via online) to renew my REP. I did not receive any reply from ICA but i enquired online and it states that my application was rejected. I have written back stating that I want to appeal since i have information/documentation (which i was not able to submit at the online renewal stage) which i feel should change the circumstances. This information being that I am unsure that the ICA is aware that I have four singaporean children aged 7, 9, 9 and 10 and that i have sole custody, care and control.
Does anyone have any advice or input to provide to me? My objective is to have my REP renewed and to eventually return to Singapore to live one day - hopefully to move my business there or find employment in Singapore.
Thanks for your help.
Chris