4.—(1) A person who requires an entry permit to enter Singapore may apply to the Controller for the issue to him of an entry permit and, where applicable, for the inclusion in the entry permit of the names of his wife and of any child accompanying him.
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(2) An application for an entry permit may be made by a husband on behalf of his wife or by a parent on behalf of a child.
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(3) Every application for an entry permit shall be made in such form as the Controller may require and shall be accompanied by —
(a)
two recent photographs of the applicant; and
(b)
where the names of his wife and of any child accompanying him are to be included in the entry permit, two recent photographs of his wife and two recent photographs of the child.
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(3A) Every application for an entry permit shall be supported by a declaration made by the sponsor of the applicant as to —
(a)
the truth of the statements contained in the application; and
(b)
the good character of the applicant.
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(3B) No person shall act as a sponsor for an applicant for an entry permit unless the person is resident in Singapore.
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(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), any person who at the time of his arrival in Singapore satisfies the Controller that he —
(a)
is in possession of a valid passport and, if an alien, of a valid entry visa, when such visa is required;
(b)
is within any of the categories of persons set out in the Schedule to the Immigration (Prohibition of Entry) Order [O 2];
(c)
is not travelling by sea as an unberthed passenger;
(d)
intends to enter Singapore otherwise than for the purpose of remaining temporarily therein; and
(e)
is not a prohibited immigrant,
may on his arrival, subject to section 24, 25 or 26 of the Act, apply for the issue to him of an entry permit and for the inclusion in the permit of the names of his wife and of any child accompanying him.
(5) Where in the case of any person applying for an entry permit under paragraph (4), a senior immigration officer is of the opinion that further inquiries are necessary, he may issue to that person a special pass in accordance with regulation 15.
Form of entry permit
(6) Every entry permit shall be in the Form 5:
Provided that the Controller may in the case of an entry permit granted to a person making application therefor under paragraph (4), make an appropriate endorsement on the passport or other travel document held by the person, and the endorsement shall be deemed to be an entry permit for the purposes of these Regulations.
(7) Except in the case of a person described in paragraph (4) or of a person seeking to remain in Singapore after the expiry of a pass issued to him, an application for an entry permit shall be made before the arrival in Singapore of the person making such application, and no entry permit shall be issued to any such person except prior to his arrival in Singapore.
(8) At the time of the issue of an entry permit the Controller may impose any condition not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act.