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S’pore PRs without valid re-entry permit to get 6 months to apply before losing status
Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxCurrently, permanent residents who are outside Singapore without a valid re-entry permit lose their residency status.
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Published Sep 29, 2025, 03:00 PM
Updated Sep 29, 2025, 07:59 PM
SINGAPORE – From Dec 1, Singapore permanent residents (PRs) who leave the country without a valid re-entry permit will get about six months to apply for one before losing their PR status.
Currently, PRs who are outside Singapore
without a valid re-entry permit lose their residency status
. They have a one-month grace period after their re-entry permits expire to apply for a new one to reinstate their PR status.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has been allowing some PRs who miss the deadline to have their PR status reinstated if they have legitimate reasons, for example, if they were hospitalised overseas, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Sept 29.