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A friend asked me to help out as he is stationed overseas and needed to get this form done for him as a proxy.
I was amused by the announcement made (dated Oct 2010: http://www.spf.gov.sg/epc/cncc_notice.htm):
"Why is there a change in the policy for the CNCC?
Police are not obligated to issue CNCC but have done so as a form of international cooperation since other countries provide similar documents as well. However, this service does not form part of police’s core function. Further, following the recent differentiation approach between citizens and non-citizens in terms of benefits in the healthcare, medical and education sectors, a similar distinction was also drawn with regard to CNCC issuance policy. As such, CNCCs will only be issued to citizens henceforth. The policy change will affect only a small number and there are alternative mean such as applying for a Statutory Declaration through the Commissioners of Oath or qualified legal practitioners."
Curious, I downloaded to form and found the following even more peculiar:
20. LANGUAGE STREAM IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
FIRST LANGUAGE SECOND LANGUAGE
24. What are your reasons for emigrating? (Please select only 3 boxes as the most important reasons and rank them in order of importance, with 1 indicating as the most important)
High cost of living in Singapore

Singapore is too regulated and stifling

Better career / business prospects overseas

Better and less stressful education opportunities for your children

Prefer a more relaxed lifestyle

To be united with close family members who migated earlier

Do not want your son/s to serve National Service

Retirement aboard

Marriage to a foreign national

Uncertain future of Singapore

Others (specify)

http://www.spf.gov.sg/faqs/doc/cnccform.pdf
I wonder how many other government forms contain these strange permutations - one common observations by friends who've had to apply for holiday visit visas for Singapore is that they are shocked that they have to declare their Race and Religion!
I was amused by the announcement made (dated Oct 2010: http://www.spf.gov.sg/epc/cncc_notice.htm):
"Why is there a change in the policy for the CNCC?
Police are not obligated to issue CNCC but have done so as a form of international cooperation since other countries provide similar documents as well. However, this service does not form part of police’s core function. Further, following the recent differentiation approach between citizens and non-citizens in terms of benefits in the healthcare, medical and education sectors, a similar distinction was also drawn with regard to CNCC issuance policy. As such, CNCCs will only be issued to citizens henceforth. The policy change will affect only a small number and there are alternative mean such as applying for a Statutory Declaration through the Commissioners of Oath or qualified legal practitioners."
Curious, I downloaded to form and found the following even more peculiar:
20. LANGUAGE STREAM IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
FIRST LANGUAGE SECOND LANGUAGE
24. What are your reasons for emigrating? (Please select only 3 boxes as the most important reasons and rank them in order of importance, with 1 indicating as the most important)
High cost of living in Singapore

Singapore is too regulated and stifling

Better career / business prospects overseas

Better and less stressful education opportunities for your children

Prefer a more relaxed lifestyle

To be united with close family members who migated earlier

Do not want your son/s to serve National Service

Retirement aboard

Marriage to a foreign national

Uncertain future of Singapore

Others (specify)

http://www.spf.gov.sg/faqs/doc/cnccform.pdf
I wonder how many other government forms contain these strange permutations - one common observations by friends who've had to apply for holiday visit visas for Singapore is that they are shocked that they have to declare their Race and Religion!
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