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S7EDGEQUAH

Hi all I will appreciate if anyone can give me a idea how I going to work out this issue that happen on my girlfriend.


Here is the incident.

On 21st October 2023 my gf received approved spass holding and MOM letter to work in Singapore she entered Singapore on 29th October 2023 and started working on 1st November however she is not happy working with the environment so she decided to resign on 21st November 2023 without received workpermit card. She was unlucky to get a spot check on police on 28th November 2023 police hold her passport and call he to went to police station on 29th November 2023 but unfortunately she be charged overstay for 1 day and she will be deported out of Singapore on 4th December 2023. She and I overlooked this part to apply extention for her stay as we know that she allow to stay without a valid pass but need to apply extention for her extra 30 days stay.  She has working in Singapore for 2.5 years recored clean but this 1 day overstay make her deported.


Now my worry and questions for all experts .

- will she get banned on entry Singapore again if yes how long will it be lifted as only 1 day overstay.


- will she still can apply job in Singapore, will MOM will reject her application due to this 1 day overstay.


- if I find a lawyer to appeal where can I find one and which department to write in. ICA ,MOM or police station.


- will I married her being affected.



Thanks for all experts replies. Greatly appreciated.

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beppi

Your message is not clear:

  • Did she have an STVP (visit visa) and stayed until after it ran out?
  • Or did she have a work pemit and started work, then resigned and overstayed afterwards?
  • Or did she work on STVP (before the work permit was issued)?

In all three cases, this is a serious immigration violation and will be punished with a ban for a certain time. Howlong, only ICA (orMoM) can tell - and also if anything could be done to shorten or lift it.

An STVP overstay or overstayafter resigning from work by a day is not very serious. She might get finded and be banned from entry for a few months.

But if she worked illegally, this is very serious and she might get banned from work in Singapore (but not necessarily from visiting) for life.

(Note: The arrival of the physical work pemit card has no relevance here, but she was not allowed to do any work before the work permit was issued by MoM.)

S7EDGEQUAH

@beppi

Hi. She has a work permit to work in singapore after resign she overstay in singapore 1 day and being deported to China after 3 days.


Will she having difficulty to apply work permit or enter Singapore again?

beppi

@S7EDGEQUAH So she did "only" an immigration violation and not illegal work, which is better.

In that case, she should contact ICA to ask how long the ban will last (and whether anything can be done to lift it earlier). I suppose she has paid the fine they imposed on her?

S7EDGEQUAH

@beppi

Mornin beppi.


She will be deported this afternoon.

No fine was given

How can she know if ICA never told her how many months or years being banned.

Any contact or email to find out?

beppi

@S7EDGEQUAH She has to ask ICA. Contact details are on the website.

S7EDGEQUAH

@beppi sadly they only call her appeal. How serious or how long being banned they just said don't know.

beppi

@S7EDGEQUAH Well, obviously nobody here will know more than that. Good luck!

She should apply for an STVP at a Singapore embassy if she wants to visit Singapore in future. If that is rejected, she knows the ban is still ongoing.