Immigration Act |
Immigration Regulations |
Rg 1 |
G.N. No. S 252/1972 |
REVISED EDITION 1990 |
(25th March 1992) |
[25th August 1972] |
Citation |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration Regulations. |
Definitions |
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Application for and issue of a certificate of status |
Application for entry permit |
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. [S 96/96 wef 08/03/1996]
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Security in respect of entry permit |
5.—(1) The Controller may require in respect of the issue of an entry permit such security, whether by deposit or otherwise, as he may think necessary for all costs, charges and expenses which may be incurred in the maintenance and repatriation or removal from Singapore of the applicant in the event of his being required to be repatriated or removed from Singapore at any time within two years from the date of his entry into Singapore.
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Application for re-entry permit |
6.—(1) Every application for a re-entry permit shall be made in such form as the Controller may require. [S 96/96 wef 08/03/1996]
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Validity of entry and re-entry permits |
7.—(1) An entry permit shall be valid for a single entry into Singapore and shall cease to be valid if the holder of the permit being out of Singapore on the date of issue thereof has not entered Singapore within 6 months after that date:
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Passes |
8.—(1) The following classes of passes may be issued under these Regulations for the purpose of entitling a person to enter and remain temporarily within Singapore:
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Employment pass |
9.—(1) An employment pass may be issued by the Controller to any person other than a prohibited immigrant who is not a work permit pass holder and who satisfies the Controller that he wishes to enter Singapore (otherwise than as a visitor, tourist, transit passenger or student) in order to engage in any business, profession or occupation that is approved by the Controller, or to take up employment with such company or firm as may be approved for the purpose of this regulation by the Controller.
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(5A) Where an employment pass is issued to a person in order that he may take up a particular employment, and the employment in respect of which the employment pass is issued is terminated, whether by the person’s resignation or by any other cause —
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(6) An employment pass shall be in the Form 9 or in the form of an endorsement made in the passport or other travel document of the employee as the Controller may determine. |
Work permit pass |
10.—(1) A work permit pass may be issued by the Controller to any person other than a prohibited immigrant who has been issued with a work permit under the Employment of Foreign Workers Act.
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Dependant’s pass |
11.—(1) A dependant’s pass may be issued by the Controller to any person other than a prohibited immigrant, being the spouse or dependent child of the holder of a valid employment pass or work permit pass to enable the spouse or child to accompany or join the holder and to remain with the holder in Singapore. [S 50/98 wef 02/02/1998]
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Visit pass |
12.—(1) A visit pass may be issued by the Controller to any person other than a prohibited immigrant who satisfies the Controller that he wishes to enter Singapore —
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Transit pass |
13.—(1) A transit pass may be issued by the Controller to any person on arrival in Singapore who satisfies him that he desires to enter Singapore for the purpose of passing through Singapore to a destination outside Singapore and that he is in possession of or is in a position to obtain such valid documents as will permit him to enter the country of his destination and is otherwise qualified under the law in force in that country to enter the country.
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Student’s pass |
14.—(1) A student’s pass may be issued by the Controller to any person other than a prohibited immigrant who satisfies the Controller that he —
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Special pass |
15.—(1) A special pass may be issued by the Controller to any person if the Controller considers the issue of such a pass desirable —
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Landing pass |
16.—(1) A landing pass may be issued by the Controller to any through passenger travelling in, or any member of the crew of, any vessel, aircraft or train on arrival in any port, authorised airport or authorised train checkpoint, as the case may be, in Singapore. [S 230/94 wef 23/05/1994]
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Power to cancel pass |
17. If the Controller is satisfied that the holder of a pass issued under regulation 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 16 is a prohibited immigrant, or has failed to comply with the conditions specified in the pass or the purposes for which the pass was issued, or that his presence in Singapore is undesirable or would be prejudicial to public security in Singapore he shall cancel the pass. |
Power to cancel pass of family and dependants |
18. If the Controller is satisfied that the holder of a pass issued under regulation 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 16 is a prohibited immigrant whose pass has been cancelled under any of these regulations, all the members of his family and his dependants shall, by virtue of section 8(3)(n) of the Act, be considered to be prohibited immigrants and any passes issued to them under any of those regulations shall be cancelled. |
Disembarkation and embarkation card for long term pass holders |
19.—(1) Where the holder of a pass issued under regulation 9, 10, 11, 12 or 14 is permitted to remain in Singapore for any continuous period of 90 days or more, the Controller may issue the holder with a disembarkation and embarkation card in the Form 32 or in the case of a person who is to be issued with a visit pass issued under regulation 12 as well, in the Form 15A or 15B. [S 15/94 wef 14/01/1994]
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Holders of passes to report |
20. Every holder of a pass issued under these Regulations may be required by the Controller as a condition of the issue thereof —
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Taking of security |
21.—(1) The Controller may as a condition of the issue of any pass under these Regulations, require such security as he may think necessary to be furnished by or on behalf of the holder of the pass, for compliance with the Act and any regulations made thereunder and with any condition imposed in respect of or any direction endorsed upon the pass.
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Cancellation of pass and forfeiture of security |
22.—(1) If the Controller is satisfied that —
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Security in respect of crew |
23.—(1) The Controller may, as a condition of the issue of the landing pass to a member of the crew of any vessel, aircraft or train, require the master, owner, agent or charterer of the vessel, aircraft or train to give security, whether by cash deposit or otherwise, that the member of the crew will comply with the provisions of the Act and of any regulations made thereunder and with any conditions imposed in respect of or directions endorsed upon such landing pass. [S 230/94 wef 23/05/1994]
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Employers’ general security |
24. Where any employer enters into a contract for the employment within Singapore of a person resident outside Singapore, the Controller may require the employer as a condition precedent to the issue to any such person of an entry permit to furnish a general security in respect of all such charges and expenses, which may be incurred by the Government in respect of the maintenance, repatriation or removal from Singapore of that person or his dependants in the event of his repatriation or removal from Singapore at any time within two years of the date of his entry into Singapore. |
Controller may retain passport or other travel document under certain circumstances |
25. For the purpose of an examination under section 24, 25 or 26 of the Act, or where a special pass is issued under regulation 15(1), the Controller may, where he considers it necessary to do so, take possession of the passport or other travel document of the person regarding whom the examination is being conducted or to whom the special pass is issued, and shall in every such case forthwith issue a receipt therefor to the holder. |
Issue of duplicate of re-entry permit |
26.—(1) Any person whose re-entry permit has been lost, stolen or destroyed may apply to the Controller for the issue of a duplicate of the permit.
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Liability of master, etc., for payment of expenses in respect of persons detained in an immigration depot |
27.—(1) Where any person is detained in an immigration depot under section 27(1) of the Act, the master, owner, charterer and agent of the vessel, aircraft or train which brought that person to Singapore shall be jointly and severally liable for all expenses incurred in the detention and maintenance of that person:
[S 230/94 wef 23/05/1994]
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Recovery of expenses incurred in respect of prohibited immigrants |
28.—(1) A prohibited immigrant shall be liable to pay to the Government a sum sufficient to cover all expenses incurred by the Government in connection with the detention, maintenance, medical treatment and removal from Singapore of himself and his dependants.
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Appeal to Minister |
29.—(1) Any person wishing to appeal under —
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Form of undertaking under section 45 of Act |
30. Every undertaking entered into under section 45(3) of the Act shall be in the Form 21. |
Particulars of crew |
31.—(1) The list of members of a crew, required to be furnished under section 22(1)(a) or 23A(1)(a) of the Act, shall be in the Form 22 or in such other form as may be prescribed by the Asean Port Authorities Association. [S 230/94 wef 23/05/1994]
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Particulars of passengers landing in Singapore |
32.—(1) The list of passengers required to be furnished under section 22(2)(a) or 23A(2)(a) of the Act shall be in the Form 25 or 26 as may be appropriate or in such other form as may be prescribed by the Asean Port Authorities Association.
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Security bond |
33. Where an immigration officer requires under section 43(3) of the Act security by a bond, the bond shall be in the Form 33. |
Order of detention |
34. An order of detention made under section 34(1) of the Act shall be in Form 34 if it is to be signed by the Controller, and in Form 34A if it is to be signed by the Deputy Controller (Operations) duly authorised under section 3 of the Act. [S 206/98 wef 01/04/1998] |
Summons to a witness |
35. A summons to a witness issued under section 39(1) of the Act shall be in the Form 35. |
Fees |
36. There shall be payable to the Controller in respect of every document mentioned in the first column of the Second Schedule the respective fee mentioned in the second column of that Schedule. |
Exemption from payment of fees |
37. The Controller may exempt any person from the payment of any of the fees set out in the Second Schedule. |
Immigration signals to be hoisted |
38. The immigration signal required under section 16(1) of the Act shall be —
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Conditions of exemption |
39.—(1) Any person exempted by virtue of any order made under section 56 of the Act from section 6(1) of the Act who ceases to hold or enjoy the employment, appointment, status or privileges which entitle him to enter Singapore without a permit or pass shall forthwith report in person to the Controller and shall, if he desires to remain in Singapore, forthwith apply for a permit or pass; and if he fails to apply for a permit or pass or if his application for a permit or pass is refused, it shall be unlawful for that person to remain in Singapore, unless he is otherwise entitled or authorised to remain in Singapore under the provisions of the Act or any regulations made thereunder.
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Penalty |
40.—(1) Any person who without reasonable cause contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 3(8), 9(5), 10(3), 10(6), 12(9), 12(10), 19(3)(a), (b) or (c), 20 or 39 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to both. [S 167/96 wef 19/04/1996]
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