Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Singapore Permanent Resident Application FAQ
You are eligible to apply for Singapore Permanent Residence if you fall under any of these categories:
- S Pass, Employment, Entrepreneur Pass, or Personalised Employment Pass holders
- Spouse of a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident (PR)
- Child of a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident who is unmarried and aged below 21 years old
- Aged parent of a Singapore Citizen
- Foreign student must have resided in Singapore for at least 2 years and have passed at least 1 national exam (i.e. PSLE or GCE ‘N’/’O’/’A’ levels) or are in the Integrated Programme (IP)
- Foreign investor in Singapore
Once you have achieved Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) status, you are able to live, work, and be a part of Singapore society as a Permanent Resident. For many, achieving Singapore PR status is a stepping-stone towards achieving full citizenship later on.
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| Seeking help from Beyond Immigration | Handle on your own |
|---|---|
| Our Senior Immigration Specialists will always carefully handle your entire submission to ensure that all documents are complete and meticulously prepared, avoiding making any mistakes. | There’s a higher risk of overlooking crucial details due to a lack of expertise. This often results in applications being denied. |
| Thoroughly analyze your case to find and highlight your personal strengths through various additional documents and cover letter. | Do not know how to highlight your personal strengths and increase your chance of approval. |
| The entire application process is fully assisted by our Senior Immigration Specialists from start to finish, saving you a lot of time and effort. | You may encounter difficulties throughout the application process and do not know where to seek guidance, which makes you feel stressed. |
Our team at Beyond Immigration leverages extensive experience from handling over thousand of successful applications. Our BEYOND framework has successfully helped many people apply for Singapore PR.
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We specialize in building robust cases, thoroughly preparing your documents, and strategically presenting your profile. This not only saves you time and reduces stress but also optimizes your application to its fullest potential, significantly increasing your chances of success. Our Senior Immigration Specialists are adept at identifying and addressing potential pitfalls, ensuring that each application is meticulously prepared to maximize approval chances.
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Unfortunately, ICA does not provide the reason for application rejections. There could be many reasons, such as overlooking something in your documentation, inaccurate information, or your profile did not meet the criteria.
Because it’s difficult for you to figure out why your application was rejected, arrange a consultation with one of our Senior Immigration Specialists.
With our experience, we are able to deep dive into your rejected application and help you isolate the reasons that you might have been rejected. From there, you’ll have a clearer idea of what to do next should you decide to appeal.
As achieving Singapore Permanent Resident status is highly sought after, Singapore receives an average of 150,000 applications every year. Of these, only an average of 30,000 can be approved, or 20% of all applications.
Yes, it is true that achieving Singapore PR status is getting more challenging and highly competitive year after year. However, as Singapore’s population aging issue becomes increasingly severe, the country must attract exceptional talent to drive national economic growth and society.
At Beyond Immigration, we have helped customers from diverse background gain their Singapore Permanent Residency successfully through our comprehensive BEYOND Framework.
We provide personalised strategies, professional assistance and prepare additional documents which the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) looks out for our clients to ensure their applications are compelling and surpasses ICA’s high reviewing standards.
We have many applicants reaching out to us to seek professional advice after receiving multiple rejections through submitting Singapore Permanent Resident applications on their own.
You should only file for an appeal if you can furnish significant changes with new achievements or additional reasons for ICA’s reconsideration within 6 months from the date of rejection.
However, there is a cooling-off period of 6 months before you can submit your next application. It is an excellent time to start building your profile with us so you can be assured that your profile will be strong during the ICA selection round.
With that said, It would be best to consult a professional immigration company like us to help you analyze your next best step moving forward so that you greatly reduce your chance of rejection again.
Yes, you can definitely still proceed to submit an application for ICA’s consideration. Each application will be considered based on its own merits.
At Beyond Immigration, we have helped several clients from different backgrounds granted their Singapore Permanent Resident approval successfully at the age of 52-54.
However, please note that the Singapore government has preference over a younger age group (between 25 to 50 years old) hence you should ensure your profile is strong before submitting your application to ICA.
Do feel free to reach out to us to analyze your profile and provide you with some recommendations.
It is stated on the ICA website that a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) application generally takes about 6 months to process. Based on our experience, the waiting time can be as fast as 2 and a half months and some cases even take up to 12 months. You will be notified of the outcome via post or ICA e-Services website.
The Singapore government does not reveal the exact quota given for a given time frame. However, based on publicly revealed statistics, the amount is estimated to be 20% of all applications, or around 30,000 of the 150,000 applications received every year.
As an immigration consultancy firm with over thousand successful cases, Beyond Immigration specializes in helping people like yourself achieve your Singapore Permanent Resident hassle and stress free through our success proven BEYOND Framework.
For more detailed information about the Beyond framework, please refer to <here>.
Our Senior Immigration Specialists have over 10 years of combined immigration experiences, and know exactly what to look out for in each unique case to maximise your chances of success. We craft a personalized strategy for you to effectively showcase your strengths to ICA.
Beyond our technical knowledge and expertise, we also go the extra mile to take care of each and every individual client we work with. We provide each client with a WhatsApp group chat with our Senior Immigration Specialists that takes care of you each step of the way. We also promise a 48-hour response time to ensure every customer is well taken care of.
We prepare a well-crafted Cover Letter that can significantly increase your Singapore Permanent Residence application, demonstrating to the ICA that you are a highly qualified candidate. Our highly personalized cover letters have proven so effective that many customers, who were previously rejected multiple times before finding us, have successfully achieved Singapore Permanent Residence approval under our guidance.
Our Senior Immigration Specialists undergo rigorous regular training to ensure they are always up to date with the latest ICA’s Regulations And Policy Updates. With in-depth knowledge of Singapore immigration laws, our senior immigration experts can always carefully handle your entire submission to ensure that all documents are complete and meticulously prepared, minimizing the risk of errors.
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Our Senior Immigration Specialists will first analyze your case thoroughly to determine if we are able to assist you. Once we have established that we can help you and you have officially engaged our service, our professional writer will be in touch with you to conduct an interview to understand your profile and background on a deeper level. Through this personalized interview, we will be able to write a customized cover letter to boost your chance of Singapore Permanent Resident approval.
The Singapore government does not require these documents as it will take them a longer time to process each application. However, when these documents are submitted, they will make your application more robust and stand out more against other applications.
There isn’t any specific employment period which foreigners have to wait before applying for their Singapore Permanent Residence (Singapore PR).
In general, S Pass, Employment Pass holders or Spouse of a Singapore PR/Singapore Citizen are eligible to submit their Singapore Permanent Resident applications.
To increase your chance of approval, there are several factors which the government looks out for in a potential Singapore PR.
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At Beyond Immigration, we adhere to a fixed rate that we use for all cases. We do not charge based on your salary.
We will advise our clients on how they can retrieve their original certificates. In some circumstances where the certificate is unavailable, we will prepare a declaration letter to explain to ICA.
However, this does not mean that you will not be able to get your PR approved if you did not study in Singapore.
Each individual case and scenario is unique and complex. In the event that your Singapore Permanent Resident application was rejected, we leave no stone unturned in isolating the problem and reanalysing your profile to help you with your appeal.
Please send us a copy of your rejection and we will proceed to guide you on the next step.
No, it will not affect your chance of approval. The government reviews every application based on their own merits. We have many single parents, divorcees, and other more complicated profiles approved using our BEYOND Framework.
Do reach out to us so that we can have a private consultation to discuss more in depth on your profile to give recommendations on how we can best help you.
Yes, we always recommend families to apply together as it shows the Singapore government your commitment and intention to stay in Singapore together as a family unit.
Your PR application will not be affected as long as you are legally married with your wife and you are the main applicant, applying PR together as a married couple.
No, if your children are above 21 years old, they are not eligible to apply under your sponsorship. They will have to apply for Singapore Permanent Residence (Singapore PR) based on their own merits.
Yes. You may leave your children out of the application. However, it is advisable to include your whole family to increase the success rate as the government will see them as potential contributors to the society and the economy in the future.
At Beyond Immigration, we have helped several clients in getting their PR approved without including their children in the application.
Each individual case and scenario is unique and complex. In the event that your Singapore Permanent Resident application was rejected, we leave no stone unturned in isolating the problem and reanalysing your profile to help you with your appeal.
Please send us a copy of your rejection and we will proceed to guide you on the next step.
Yes, you can definitely proceed with your plans to change job especially if it is a better offer while waiting for your Permanent Resident application result. However, we should encourage you not to change jobs too frequently as it would portray to the government that you are not stable in your employment which may lead to a rejection. There are several documents to update ICA. We will continue to assist our clients in the post submission procedure, so do not worry as you will be in safe hands under our care.
Based on our years of experience, there is no difference in the approval rate if you are holding an S Pass / Employment Pass/ Entrepreneur Pass. You should proceed to apply for your Singapore Permanent Resident as soon as you are an eligible applicant.
Yes, you can apply for a Dependent Pass or a Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP) for your parents if you are a Singapore Permanent Resident. This will allow them to stay in the country for a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 5 years, depending on the decision by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Prior to expiry date, you will have to renew their passes. You can submit a PR application for your parents as their sponsor once you are a Singapore Citizen.
We may exclude your son in your Singapore Permanent Resident application. However, your chance will be higher if you include your son as the Singapore government sees your children as potential contributors to Singapore society and the economy in the future.
There will be consequences if you renounce your son’s Singapore Permanent Resident status to avoid the National Service liability. We would recommend you to exclude your son in the Singapore Permanent Resident application if you do not want him to undergo National Service.
To the government, it is important that PR’s integrate and live in Singapore society as a contributing member.
Singapore Citizenship Application FAQ
You will need to hold your Singapore Permanent Resident for at least two years before applying for Citizenship.
You must meet any of the following requirements to become eligible to apply for Singapore Citizenship:
1) You must be a Singapore PR for at least two years and are aged 21 and above (you can apply together with your spouse and any unmarried children aged below 21 born within the legal marriage or legally adopted by you)
2) You are a Singapore citizen’s spouse and also a Singapore PR for a minimum of two years period
3) You are an unmarried child (not over 21 years of age) of a Singapore citizen born in a legal marriage or is legally adopted by a Singapore citizen
4) You are a PR studying in Singapore; and have been residing in Singapore for more than 3 years (at least 1 year as a PR) and have passed at least one national exam (ie. PSLE, GCE ‘N’/’O’/’A’ levels, or Integrated Programme (IP).
5) You are a PR and an Aged Parent of a Singapore Citizen
Once you have achieved Singapore Citizenship status, you are able to hold the second most powerful passport globally, gain the right to vote in elections, enjoy employment benefits, job welfare benefits, CPF benefits, healthcare benefits, children education benefits, parenthood benefits, housing benefits and tax reliefs.
- As achieving Singapore Permanent Resident status is highly sought after, Singapore receives an average of 150,000 applications every year. Of these, only an average of 30,000 can be approved, or 20% of all applications.
- Yes, it is true that achieving Singapore PR status is getting more challenging and highly competitive year after year. However, as Singapore’s population aging issue becomes increasingly severe, the country must attract exceptional talent to drive national economic growth and society.
- At Beyond Immigration, we have helped customers from diverse background gain their Singapore Permanent Residency successfully through our comprehensive BEYOND Framework.
- What are the advantages a Singapore Citizenship has over a Singapore PR?
There are three main reasons:
You will enjoy the benefits of a Singapore Citizen (e.g., The right to vote, Stamp duty, Taxation etc)
You do not need to renew your Re-Entry Permit anymore.
You can travel the world with one of the world’s most powerful passports without a visa for most countries.
No, you should sponsor your wife for her Singapore Permanent Residency before applying to be a Singapore Citizen.
Yes, you can apply for Citizenship for your son directly without applying for PR.
Long Term Visit Pass Application FAQ
You are eligible to apply for a Long Term Visit Pass if you are a
1) Spouse of a Singapore Citizen
2) Spouse of a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR)
3) Unmarried child (aged under 21) born within the context of a legal marriage, or has
been legally adopted by a Singapore Citizen/Singapore Permanent Resident (PR)
4) Parent of a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident (PR)
5) Graduate from an Institute of Higher Learning seeking employment in Singapore
6) Mother or Grandmother of a Child or Grandchild Studying in Singapore on a Student’s Pass
7) Visitor seeking permission to give birth in Singapore
The LTVP+ provides foreign spouses of SCs with greater certainty of stay here by granting the holder a longer period of residency. Upon approval they will be allowed to stay in Singapore for 3 years. Upon renewal of the LTVP+, they will be allowed to stay in Singapore for 5 years.
If you hold an EP or S Pass in Singapore, you can also request your employer to process your eligible family members’ LTVP.
The Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP) is issued by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in Singapore. Meanwhile, the Dependant’s Pass is issued by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In this guide, we will detail which family members are eligible to apply for these passes.
You can stay in Singapore for a period of up to two years with an LTVP and the pass can be renewed for subsequent periods. However, the LTVP+ allows the holder to stay in Singapore for three years initially, and can be renewed for up to five years for each renewal. Holders of an LTVP+ can enjoy employment and health benefits.
New and Renewal Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) will be processed within six weeks, provided all the required documents are submitted.
However, a new LTVP application for foreign spouse of Singapore citizen who did not submit a Pre-Marriage Long-Term Visit Pass Assessment (PMLA) will be processed within six months.
Yes. However, your Work Permit remains valid only as long as your LTVP is active. If your LTVP expires or is cancelled, your Work Permit will also be voided. To maintain your employment in Singapore, you must apply for a regular work pass such as an S Pass, Employment Pass, or a Personalised Employment Pass (PEP).
Yes. However, your Work Permit remains valid only as long as your LTVP is active. If your LTVP expires or is cancelled, your Work Permit will also be voided. To maintain your employment in Singapore, you must apply for a regular work pass such as an S Pass, Employment Pass, or a Personalised Employment Pass (PEP).
Work Pass FAQ
The employer need to submit a new Employment Pass application for your S Pass holder. There is no need to cancel the S Pass or advertise on the MyCareersFuture job portal while doing so. For employee, you may use MOM’s Self-Assessment Tool to check if you are eligible for the Employment Pass.
Employment Pass (EP) holders can consider a switch if they no longer meet the prevailing EP criteria. However, employers must ensure that:
- They meet the S Pass quota requirements.
- The employee is eligible for an S Pass.
There is no need to cancel the EP before applying for an S Pass. When the application is approved, cancel the EP before getting the S Pass issued.
Yes. If you hold an Employment Pass or S Pass and wish to become a Singapore permanent resident, you can apply through the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The application will be assessed based on ICA’s Permanent Resident criteria.
You may check out how Beyond Immigration can help you with Singapore Permanent Application as well.
No, an Employment Pass or S Pass holder can only work for one employer at a time.
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