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Immigration
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Expatriates
 Frequently
Asked Questions
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"How
can a foreigner qualify for Permanent Residence (PR) in
Singapore?" |
| A
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There
are basically 2 Schemes for a foreigner to qualify for Permanent
Residence (PR). These are :
A) Scheme for Professional/Technical Personnel/Skilled Workers.
B) Scheme for Entrepreneurs.
Under
Scheme A, the applicant has to be working in Singapore on an
Employment Pass. The applicant should generally hold acceptable
tertiary/professional qualifications or earn a basic monthly
salary of more than S$2,000/-.
Entrepreneurs
who have good track record and are interested to invest in
Singapore may apply for PR under Scheme B. The applicant must
deposit at least S$1.5 million with the Government. For further
details on this Scheme, please liaise with the Singapore Economic
Development Board at:
Immigration
Facilitation Unit
Singapore Economic Development Board
250 North Bridge Road
Raffles City Tower #24-00
Singapore 179101
Tel: (65) 3362288
Fax: (65) 3396077
Alternatively,
you could also visit the Singapore Economic Board Website at http://www.sedb.com.
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| Q
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"Where
can I obtain the relevant PR application form for myself?" |
| A
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You
can obtain a PR application form (IMM 4 or 4A) from the Singapore
Mission nearest to you. The form can also be downloaded from the Singapore
Immigration & Registration Homepage. To download the form,
click
here.
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| Q
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"Where
can I obtain the relevant PR application forms for my spouse,
children or parents?" |
| A
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You
can obtain such an application form (IMM EP-16 or 45) from the
Singapore Mission nearest to you. The form can also be downloaded
from the Singapore
Immigration & Registration Homepage. To download the form,
click
here. |
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"Where
can I obtain more information about living in Singapore?" |
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If
you like further information about living in Singapore, you may
wish to write to Contact Singapore at contact@spore.org.sg
or visit Contact Singapore's website at http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg
and look up the section "Living in Singapore".
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| Q
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"What
is a Deposit Scheme? How is it related to application for
permanent residence in Singapore?" |
| A
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The
Scheme is designed for entrepreneurs interested in making an
equity investment of not less than S$1.5 million in Singapore.
Applicants who are eligible under this Scheme can obtain permanent
residence without having to go through the Employment Pass route.
The applicant may be granted in-principle approval for permanent
residence if he has a proven entrepreneurial track record and has
indicated how he intends to invest the immigration deposits. The
in-principle approval is valid for three months and effective
permanent residence is conferred when he deposits S$1.5 million
with the government. The S$1.5 million immigration deposit will be
released subsequently for investment in the proposed business.
The
forms for permanent residence applications under the S$1.5 Million
Deposit Scheme can be obtained from:
Head
Economic Resource
Development Division
Singapore Economic Development Board
250 North Bridge Road
Raffles City Tower #24-00
Singapore 179101
Tel: (65) 3362288
or any of the Singapore Economic
Development Board’s overseas offices.
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Courtesy of The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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News
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Singapore population in 1990, 2000 and 2006 |
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Total Population by
Residential Status for 1990, 2000 and 2006 (Mid-Year Estimates)[1]
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Year
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1990
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2000
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2006
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Total Population
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3,047,100
(100.0%)
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4,027,900
(100.0%)
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4,483,900
(100.0%)
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Singapore Citizens
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2,623,700 (86.1%)
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2,985,900 (74.1%)
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3,145,800 (70.2%)
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Permanent Residents
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112,100 (3.7%)
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287,500 (7.1%)
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462,700 (10.3%)
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Non-Residents[2]
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311,300 (10.2%)
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754,500 (18.7%)
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875,500 (19.5%)
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More..... |
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Minister answers questions on Singapore permanent
residents |
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"In 2006, about 57,000 persons were granted
permanent residency status in Singapore. These new permanent residents (PRs)
came predominantly from Asian and South-East Asian countries... |
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"In 2006, about 13,000 persons were
granted Singapore Citizenship (SC). These new SCs came
predominantly from Asian and South-East Asian
countries..." |
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More..... |
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Changes to
childcare subsidies for PRs |
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"From 1 January 2008, PR children aged 2
months to below 7 years will only be eligible for half the current
amount of centre-based child care subsidy. |
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"From January 2009, such children will not
be eligible for the subsidy..." |
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More..... |
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Check your eligibility for Singapore PR or citizenship
online |
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"The Naturalisation Eligibility Tool
is a free online self-assessment system, to assist foreigners
working and staying in Singapore to assess if they are eligible
for either Singapore Permanent Residence (SPR) or Singapore
Citizenship (SC)... |
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"Overseas foreigners are also able to
use the system although theirs will only be a hypothetical
assessment. These overseas foreigners are given the option to
provide their contact particulars to enable ICA to contact them if
necessary..." |
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More..... |
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About 200,000 new Singapore PRs in the next 5 years |
| "From
2001-2004, an average of 35,250 new permanent
residents (PR) and 7,130 new Singapore citizens (SC)
were granted per annum. In 2005, about 52,300 new PRs
and 12,900 new SCs were granted. |
| "The
average numbers of new PRs and SCs are 38,700 and
8,300 respectively, for the period 2001-2005. |
| "We could
expect to add about 200,000 new PRs and 40,000 new SCs
in the next 5 years if we get the same numbers of new
PRs and SCs as in the last 5 years..." |
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More..... |
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Singapore needs 60,000 babies yearly but gets 35,500
only |
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"Owing to our declining
fertility rate, we are not able to replace ourselves, let alone
augment our population. To replace ourselves and maintain our
current population size, we need to have 60,000 babies every year
and we have only about 35,500 today. We need to therefore attract
more immigrants into Singapore..." |
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More..... |
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Foreigners can
get PR status with S$5 million investment |
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Foreigners can secure Permanent Resident
(PR) status when they put in at least S$5
million with MAS-registered financial
institutions for a continuous period of five
years in a new scheme which comes into
effect immediately. |
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Source:
Straits Times 1 Dec 2004 (3) |
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Question
No. 109 for Written Answer, 21 September 04 |
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Question
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Ms
Braema Mathiaparanam:"To ask the Minister for Home
Affairs (a) what was the total number of applications for
permanent residency made in 2002 and 2003 by (i) men and
(ii) women; and (b) how many in each case were
successful."
Answer :
In
2002 and 2003, ICA received an average of about 63,000
applications for permanent residence (PR) per year, of
which 45% were submitted by males.
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There is no significant difference in the approval rates
for PR between male and female applicants. The PR approval
rate is about 60%. |
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Source:
Ministry of Home Affairs News Release 21 Sep 2004 |
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