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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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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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