No. S 813
Immigration Act
(CHAPTER 133)
Immigration
(Exemption from Singapore Visa)
(Amendment No. 2) 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 No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into operation on 2 January 2016.
Amendment of paragraph 2
2.  Paragraph 2 of the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) Order (O 4) is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (gd) of sub‑paragraph (1), the following sub‑paragraph:
(ge)a non‑citizen —
(i)who —
(A)holds a valid diplomatic or service passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part IX of the Schedule; and
(B)is travelling to Singapore for an attendance not exceeding 90 days;
(ii)who —
(A)is a person appointed to work in a diplomatic mission or consular office of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part IX of the Schedule; and
(B)holds a valid diplomatic or service 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 IX of the Schedule in any international organisation in Singapore; and
(B)holds a valid diplomatic or service 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 or service passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part IX of the Schedule;”; and
(b)by deleting the words “and (gd)(iii)” in sub‑paragraph (2) and substituting the words “, (gd)(iii) and (ge)(iii)”.
Amendment of Schedule
3.  The Schedule to the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) Order is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “and (gd)” in the Schedule reference and substituting the words “, (gd) and (ge)”;
(b)by deleting item 11 of Part II; and
(c)by inserting, immediately after Part VIII, the following Part:
Part IX
1.  Russian Federation.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 205/2011; S 141/2013; S 401/2015]
Made on 31 December 2015.
LEO YIP
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[ICA/0075/70; AG/LEGIS/SL/133/2015/5 Vol. 1]