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.
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(2) A person may apply on behalf of his spouse or child for an entry permit to be issued to the spouse or child.
(3) Every application for an entry permit shall be made —
(a)
through the electronic service provided by the Controller for the making of such applications; or
(b)
in such form as the Controller may require.
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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.
(3B) No person shall act as a sponsor for an applicant for an entry permit unless the person is resident in Singapore.
(3C) Every application for an entry permit shall be accompanied by 2 recent photographs of the applicant.
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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, 25A or 26 of the Act, apply for the issue to him of an entry permit.
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(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.
(6) Every entry permit shall be in Form 5 or 5A except 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.
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(6A) Where an entry permit in Form 5A is issued through the electronic service referred to in paragraph (3)(a), it shall, instead of being signed, bear the following endorsement:
“This is a system-generated document. No signature is required.”.
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(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.
(8) No entry permit shall be issued to any such person described in paragraph (7) except prior to his arrival in Singapore.
(9) For the purposes of section 10(3) of the Act, the Controller may —
(a)
impose any condition not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act; or
(b)
vary any condition in any manner provided the condition so varied is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act.
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(10) Without prejudice to paragraph (9), a condition imposed or varied by the Controller may include a condition that permits the Controller to make a determination as to whether any particular circumstances exist.