Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) (Amendment) Order 2015

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Jun 2015

No. S 401

Immigration Act

(CHAPTER 133)

Immigration
(Exemption from Singapore Visa)
(Amendment) Order 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Immigration Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into operation on 1 July 2015.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) Order (O 4) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “a spouse or any unmarried child below the age of 18 years of a person” in sub‑paragraph (1)(g)(iv) and substituting the words “a spouse, or an unmarried child below the age of 18 years, of a person”;

(b)

by deleting the words “is a spouse or unmarried child below the age of 18 years of a person” in sub‑paragraph (1)(ga)(iv)(A) and substituting the words “is a spouse, or an unmarried child below the age of 18 years, of a person”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (ga) of sub‑paragraph (1), the following sub-paragraphs:

“(gb)

a non-citizen —

(i)

who —

(A)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VI of the Schedule; and
(B)	is travelling to Singapore for an attendance not exceeding 90 days;

(ii)

who —

(A)	is a staff member of any diplomatic or consular mission of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VI of the Schedule; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of that foreign territory;

(iii)

who —

(A)	is a representative of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VI of the Schedule in any international organisation in Singapore; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of that foreign territory; or

(iv)

who —

(A)	is a spouse, or an unmarried child below the age of 21 years, of a staff member referred to in sub‑paragraph (ii) or of a representative referred to in sub‑paragraph (iii), as the case may be; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VI of the Schedule;

(gc)

a non-citizen —

(i)

who —

(A)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VII of the Schedule; and
(B)	is travelling to Singapore for an attendance not exceeding 90 days;

(ii)

who —

(A)	is an assigned member of any diplomatic mission or consular office of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VII of the Schedule; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of that foreign territory;

(iii)

who —

(A)	is a representative of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VII of the Schedule in any international organisation in Singapore; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of that foreign territory; or

(iv)

who —

(A)	is a spouse, or an unmarried child below the age of 21 years, of an assigned member referred to in sub‑paragraph (ii) or of a representative referred to in sub‑paragraph (iii), as the case may be;
(B)	is living in the same household as the assigned member or the representative, as the case may be; and
(C)	holds a valid diplomatic or official passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VII of the Schedule;

(gd)

a non-citizen —

(i)

who —

(A)	holds a valid diplomatic passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VIII of the Schedule; and
(B)	is travelling to Singapore for an attendance not exceeding 30 days;

(ii)

who —

(A)	is a person appointed to work in a diplomatic mission or consular post of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VIII of the Schedule; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic passport issued by the government of that foreign territory;

(iii)

who —

(A)	is a representative of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VIII of the Schedule in any international organisation in Singapore; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic passport issued by the government of that foreign territory; or

(iv)

who —

(A)	is a spouse, or an unmarried child below the age of 21 years, of an appointed person referred to in sub‑paragraph (ii) or of a representative referred to in sub‑paragraph (iii), as the case may be;
(B)	is living in the same household as the appointed person or the representative, as the case may be; and
(C)	holds a valid diplomatic passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part VIII of the Schedule;”; and

(d)

by deleting the words “and (ga)(iii)” in sub-paragraph (2) and substituting the words “, (ga)(iii), (gb)(iii), (gc)(iii) and (gd)(iii)”.

Amendment of Schedule

3. The Schedule to the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) Order is amended —

(a)

by deleting the Schedule reference and substituting the following Schedule reference:

“Paragraph 2(1)(e), (f), (g), (ga), (gb), (gc) and (gd)”;

(b)

by deleting items 3 and 5 of Part II; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after Part V, the following Parts:

“Part VI

1. Republic of Armenia.

Part VII

1. Republic of Belarus.

Part VIII

1. Kingdom of Morocco.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 205/2011; S 141/2013]

Made on 29 June 2015.

LEO YIP

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[ICA/0075/70; ICA 0096/72; ICA/00164/84; AG/LLRD/SL/133/2010/3 Vol. 2]

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