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January 7th, 2013 |
Author: Editorial
Apparently, an Indian national by the name of “Krishnaa Mohan” has posted a message on the Singapore Expats forum seeking information and advice.
He said that he was writing on behalf of “his friend”. He wanted to know what would happen to a person’s PR renewal (i.e. to get re-entry permit) if his son surrendered his PR just before enlistment to avoid NS?
“The friend, his spouse, son and daughter are PRS in Singapore since 1998. He came to Singapore when his son was 4 years old. The daughter was born here. The son had his education in Singapore local schools and finished his A level in NUS High School. He is a brilliant student and wanted to continue his higher education in Canada.”
Just a month before the son’s NS enlistment, the son surrendered his PR so that he would not have any NS liability. He was then given a long-term visit pass (LVP) for the next 6 months before he left for his university studies, presumably in Canada.
Mr Mohan added, “My friend’s REP (re-entry permit) is due for renewal in July 2013. My friend is owning a resale HDB Flat since 2001. His daughter is continuing her education here in Set (sic) 1.” [Ed. By "Set 1" he probably means "Sec 1".]
He then asked, “My friend is worried about his renewal of REP in July 2013. Can anyone in this forum enlighten about the chances of renewal of REP of my friend under the above circumstances?”
http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/ftopic92152.html&sid=92c0ada943ef1c64a38f45b810b6ddd0
The Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, said in Parliament last year that over the last five years, about a third of male foreigners who became PRs under the sponsorship of their parents renounced their PR status prior to serving NS (‘One third of male PRs renounce their PR status to avoid NS‘).
Dr Ng said, “Better don’t take up the PR if your children are not going to do NS. It’s as simple as that. In our system if you don’t fulfil your NS liabilities, even if you choose to give up your PR, there are harsh penalties.”
“The basic message to permanent residents is this: If you want to take up permanent residency for your children, please do so recognizing that they have to do NS as a duty and there will be a course if you don’t. So, it’s better not to take up PR if your children are not going to do NS.”
It’s not known what will happen to the PR renewal of Mr Mohan’s “friend”. Even if the Singapore government allows Mr Mohan’s “friend” to continue to stay in Singapore by renewing his REP, it’s unclear he will do so given that his son is studying in Canada and will not be able to come back to Singapore to work anymore.
As Dr Ng says, there are “harsh penalties” for those who give up their PR status to avoid NS. They will not be given work passes to work in Singapore even if they want to after getting their degrees overseas. But they can still visit Singapore as tourists and spend tourist dollars here.
Given that the son of Mr Mohan’s “friend” can’t work in Singapore in future, there is a good chance he will settle down in the West after getting his university degree. When that happens, his family here in Singapore will likely uproot to join him in the West and retire there. After all, there is good welfare in the West.
In the same thread on the Singapore Expats forum, a netizen comments, “Another Indian (National) just abused the system…”
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Apparently, an Indian national by the name of “Krishnaa Mohan” has posted a message on the Singapore Expats forum seeking information and advice.
He said that he was writing on behalf of “his friend”. He wanted to know what would happen to a person’s PR renewal (i.e. to get re-entry permit) if his son surrendered his PR just before enlistment to avoid NS?
“The friend, his spouse, son and daughter are PRS in Singapore since 1998. He came to Singapore when his son was 4 years old. The daughter was born here. The son had his education in Singapore local schools and finished his A level in NUS High School. He is a brilliant student and wanted to continue his higher education in Canada.”
Just a month before the son’s NS enlistment, the son surrendered his PR so that he would not have any NS liability. He was then given a long-term visit pass (LVP) for the next 6 months before he left for his university studies, presumably in Canada.
Mr Mohan added, “My friend’s REP (re-entry permit) is due for renewal in July 2013. My friend is owning a resale HDB Flat since 2001. His daughter is continuing her education here in Set (sic) 1.” [Ed. By "Set 1" he probably means "Sec 1".]
He then asked, “My friend is worried about his renewal of REP in July 2013. Can anyone in this forum enlighten about the chances of renewal of REP of my friend under the above circumstances?”
http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/ftopic92152.html&sid=92c0ada943ef1c64a38f45b810b6ddd0
Dr Ng said, “Better don’t take up the PR if your children are not going to do NS. It’s as simple as that. In our system if you don’t fulfil your NS liabilities, even if you choose to give up your PR, there are harsh penalties.”
“The basic message to permanent residents is this: If you want to take up permanent residency for your children, please do so recognizing that they have to do NS as a duty and there will be a course if you don’t. So, it’s better not to take up PR if your children are not going to do NS.”
It’s not known what will happen to the PR renewal of Mr Mohan’s “friend”. Even if the Singapore government allows Mr Mohan’s “friend” to continue to stay in Singapore by renewing his REP, it’s unclear he will do so given that his son is studying in Canada and will not be able to come back to Singapore to work anymore.
As Dr Ng says, there are “harsh penalties” for those who give up their PR status to avoid NS. They will not be given work passes to work in Singapore even if they want to after getting their degrees overseas. But they can still visit Singapore as tourists and spend tourist dollars here.
Given that the son of Mr Mohan’s “friend” can’t work in Singapore in future, there is a good chance he will settle down in the West after getting his university degree. When that happens, his family here in Singapore will likely uproot to join him in the West and retire there. After all, there is good welfare in the West.
In the same thread on the Singapore Expats forum, a netizen comments, “Another Indian (National) just abused the system…”
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