Foreigner Wife!

[ryanlim]

From Asiaone.com

S'pore PRs to get new online REP service
Mon, Dec 29, 2008
AsiaOne

Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) will be able to renew or transfer their Re-entry Permits (REPs) with a new online service starting Jan 2.

The electronic REP, or e-REP for short, will replace the current method of endorsement in the Singapore PR's passport or as an REP card, said the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Monday..

A valid REP must be held by Singapore PRs who leave Singapore or remain abroad, without which they will lose their PR status.

At present, Singapore PRs are required to turn up personally at ICA Building to submit applications and supporting documents for the renewal of REP.

Access to the new electronic system will be via the SingPass account for valid REP holders.

Those who do not have SingPass or whose REPs have expired will have to submit their REP applications at the ICA Building.

There will be no change to the current $50, 5-year fee for the application of REP facilities. It will be payable via credit/debit card through e-REP once the application is approved.

All current REP endorsements and REP cards issued prior to the launch of e-REP remain valid until their expiry date, provided that they have not been cancelled or invalidated, said ICA.

The new online system will also be interfaced with the enhanced Immigration Automated Clearance System (eIACS)

This will allow Singapore PRs who have registered for the Singapore identity card to conduct immigration clearance through the automated lanes with their machine readable passports.

Visit ICA - Home for more details.

[ryanlim]

From ICA website

ENTER THE EFFICIENT ERA WITH e-REP
29-Dec-2008 filed under Notice Board

The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) welcomes 2009 with yet another innovative e-service! With effect from 2 January 2009, Singapore Permanent Residents (SPRs) can expect to renew or transfer their Re-Entry Permit (REP) online, anywhere and at anytime, with the introduction of a new e-service – Electronic Re-Entry Permit or e-REP in short. The e-REP allows for quick, efficient and hassle-free online transactions which aims to reduce the need for SPRs to physically come down to the ICA Building for the transfer or renewal of their REPs.

2. The REP provides for a SPR to retain his SPR status while travelling abroad. Currently, it is issued in the form of an endorsement in the SPR’s passport or as a REP card. A SPR who leaves Singapore or remains abroad without a valid REP will lose his SPR status. With the launch of e-REP, ICA will cease to issue REP in the form of endorsements or REP cards for all REP applications approved on/after 2 January 2009.

3. All current REP endorsements and REP cards issued prior to the launch of e-REP remain valid until their expiry date, provided that they have not been cancelled or invalidated by ICA.

‘e’-xisting and new procedures

4. Presently, SPRs are required to turn up personally at ICA Building to submit applications for renewal of REP. Besides completing an application form, the applicant is also required to furnish supporting documents such as CPF statement, income tax assessment, etc. The introduction of e-REP not only eliminates the need for the SPR to turn up personally at ICA for REP facilities, it also streamlines the application process as applicants no longer have to submit supporting documents to ICA. The application process for REP facilities can now be completed within minutes in a few simple steps with e-REP. See Annex A for the screenshots of e-REP.

‘e’-ligibility

5. All SPRs, holding valid REPs and are issued with SingPass accounts, can apply to renew or transfer their REPs through e-REP. Those who do not have SingPass or whose REPs have expired will have to submit their REP applications personally at the Permanent Resident Services Centre (PRSC), 5th storey, ICA Building.

6. Singapore Citizens or SPRs who have SingPass accounts, can also use e-REP to submit REP renewal applications on behalf of their spouse and children. All renewal of REP will be capped at a maximum of 5 years.

e-REP is more than just an online application module
Multiple functions

7. Besides application for renewal or transfer of REP, the new e-REP system also enables SPRs to perform additional functions such as checking of REP application status and enquiry of REP details for the applicants and his children.

Saves time and brings greater convenience

8. As highlighted earlier, e-REP allows eligible SPRs to login using their SingPass and transact for REP facilities at their convenience and comfort without the need to make a trip to the ICA Building. In addition, this robust online system will also be interfaced with the enhanced Immigration Automated Clearance System (eIACS) to allow SPRs who have registered for Singapore identity card to conduct immigration clearance through the automated lanes with their machine readable passports. Hence, SPRs will also be able to enjoy a speedy and effective clearance through our immigration checkpoints from 2 January 2009 onwards.

Fees and processing time

9. There will be no change to the current fee for application of REP facilities. The fee of $50 for a 5-year REP will be payable via credit/debit card through e-REP once the application is approved. There is no fee for the transfer of REPs. Generally, applications for REP facilities submitted through e-REP will be processed within one day.

Frequently Asked Questions

10. A list of Frequently Asked Questions is attached at Annex B. A more comprehensive set of questions and answers on e-REP is also available on ICA’s website at ICA - Home.


END OF NEWS RELEASE

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
29 December 2008

[Ah Seng™]

Originally Posted by kelwong135

does the new greencard come wif photo?

The new green card comes with photo, thumb print and expiry date of LTSVP.

ICA no longer chop in the Passport.

It resembles very much like our IC, just colour difference.

ofcourse the fees is more than previously.

[Sboobs_lover]

Hi my wife have got her LTSVP now wanting to apply for PR. But i got a few questions:

1) Is it true that if a PR application is rejected, u cannot apply for it again for the next 6 mths?

2) Wat document need 公证？I knew that Birth Cert and Educational Cert is needed so does it mean that if i have the two original copies then i dun need 公证 liao, apart from the translator?

3) My wife highest educational level is actually primary school and she do not have the cert, furthermore the school is no longer exist so i wanted to ask anyone got their wife PR approved w/o Educational Cert?

4) Does 户口本 needed? Some pple say need some pple say no need!!! So can anyone who apply PR for their wife b4 tell me whether i need 户口本 or not.

Pls help me!!! Very confuse now...

[juniper2468]

Sboobs_lover, see my answers...

(1) You can apply again but the results would not differ unless there is a significant change in ... your income, your education level, or even your wife getting pregnant. If there is no change, what is the point of even reapplying immediately, the outcome will be the same.

(2) Please have all your China documents notarised by the China Notary Office... household booklet, china marriage certificate (if any), education certificate, china id copy, china passport copy. Make at least 2 sets of these documents. And of course, when you go to ICA, you need to bring the original documents too. Present to the ICA officer both the original and the notarised copies, attacha set of the ORIGINAL Notarised copy in your application.

(3) Ask your wife to make a statutory declaration at the Supreme Court that she has completed her primary education and could not locate the certificate, and also that the school in China is now ceased. Submit it to ICA during the application of PR.

(4) You need to present original and notarised copy of the household booklet.

Hope it helps!

[Sboobs_lover]

Originally Posted by juniper2468

Sboobs_lover, see my answers...

(1) You can apply again but the results would not differ unless there is a significant change in ... your income, your education level, or even your wife getting pregnant. If there is no change, what is the point of even reapplying immediately, the outcome will be the same.

(2) Please have all your China documents notarised by the China Notary Office... household booklet, china marriage certificate (if any), education certificate, china id copy, china passport copy. Make at least 2 sets of these documents. And of course, when you go to ICA, you need to bring the original documents too. Present to the ICA officer both the original and the notarised copies, attacha set of the ORIGINAL Notarised copy in your application.

(3) Ask your wife to make a statutory declaration at the Supreme Court that she has completed her primary education and could not locate the certificate, and also that the school in China is now ceased. Submit it to ICA during the application of PR.

(4) You need to present original and notarised copy of the household booklet.

Hope it helps!

How do i go about making statutory declaration at the Supreme Court?

[juniper2468]

HOW TO MAKE A STATUORY DECLATION AT SUPREME COURT (SINGAPORE)

See info on this web site : The Subordinate Courts of Singapore - How to Make a Statutory Declaration


It is easy and convenient... Remember it is your wife that needs to take the oath, not you.

[vmtech]

Originally Posted by ryanlim

From ICA website

ENTER THE EFFICIENT ERA WITH e-REP
29-Dec-2008 filed under Notice Board
...

thanks for the update!

[samschnur]

have an enquiry.

My wife is in china now, and I have applied for the e-visa (entry visa) online for her.

My question is:

After the e-visa is approved, she can just print it out and don't have to go to the Singapore embassy?

Does she need to print out the Form 14A after she has got the e-visa approval?

[cereal-killer]

Originally Posted by kelwong135

Hi bro did you extend for ur wife also and kana like that?does the new greencard come wif photo?

Yes it comes with photo now

[vmtech]

normally how long does an appeal take before we received the letter? if head down to ask personally, whom to ask for exactly?

[Schenker]

Originally Posted by bikee69

Went to Myanmar Embassy this morning to renounce my wife citizenship. KNN, the counter told me that i need to fill up a form and also need to photocopy all the page that have stamp on the passport and also the queue number of the day is full. She ask me to come again TOMORROW. NB. like that also can.

Need to go again tomorrow early in the morning around 6am to queue for the number again. KNN. Luckily this will be my LAST VISIT. Need to pay S$2160 to renounce her citizenship.

Woah!! S$2160 to get renounce her origin citizenship?

Luckily for PRC's not that much. $90 I heard from my frd who went to renounce his wife last year.

But it is worth paying in the end lah.

Now ICA has increased the fee for Sing Citizenship application, from $90 to $100.

[Ange|Boy]

Recently I always got problems applying for my fiance using the SAVE(Visa) application.

Always kanna rejected then need to appeal.

Any bros got some situation

[archrival9]

hi bros,

need some advance advise from experienced bros.

my gf is from cuba, currently she lives in sweden and shes a model. education wise, she just done high school only. money wise, she is rich.. to the extend of she plans to buy a landed property in singapore.

im not working, and currently a student persuing a degree.

we plan to get married. any ideas how smooth will the application of getting her PR in singapore be?

i sincerely seek all advice. Thanks in advance

[cereal-killer]

If she is buying property then she should not have any problems
Getting PR ok her own