SG visitors permit, legal to leave for a day and then return?

[freddie22]

I am looking for some information on SG temporary visitors permits.  I have been informed that it is possible to leave the country shortly before the three month permit ends and then re-enter the country to start the clock ticking all over again. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

[Consumer protection]

They don't 'have' to issue you with extra time, You should probably get an extension, but don't take it for granted. It is pretty easy to get a Long term social pass if you plan on being here a while.

[resm]

A trip to the other side of the border (Johor Bahru,Malaysia) should do the trick.
I have done so myself many times (called visa run)

The length of stay they will give you when coming back depends on Nationality etc.

But if you go by land they may not give you 3 mth but fourteen days only.
For 3 mth extension you will have to re-enter by airport.

[freddie22]

Thanks for the good info so far.  I am particularly interested to hear from South Africans who are in this position as the person who I am intending to move with holds an SA passport, they tend to get a fairly rough time around the world with passport issues and acceptance and visa requirements.  I should mentioned the intention is for her to work, leads have proven very good so far for her line of expertise, but this is just to safeguard this in case nothing is forthcoming in the three month period.  Interested to hear more about applying for longer term social stay...

[This message has been edited by freddie22 (edited 12-12-2006).]

[SA Passport]

SA Passports here get the same as British Passports.  Where has your friend been travelling that she gets given a hard time?  Certainly not around here!

[inthe know]

Sad to say that if you're white they wont even look at you twice while stamping your passport. I know people here that go out every 2 weeks and do a uturn..and have been doing so for years.

If you are Asian then it wont be so  easy.

But being from SA you can stay here as long as you like@!

[White?]

Huh? Most South Africans are not white.....

[...]

The length of time you will get by doing a boarder run is dependant on two things.
1.  How long you are out ofSingapore for and 2.  Whether your country of origin has a free trade agreement with Singapore.
For an Australian (With a Free Trade Agreement) a run across the boarder and straight backsame day will get you another 2 weeks.  Stay gone for  days and you will get 90 days - same as if you fly in.
For a South African Passport the boarder run will get you 14 days - stay gone 4 days and you'll get one month - same as you wil by flying in.  Social visitors passes are not totally straight forward if you are not long term De Facto.  The Australian consulate here is very unco-operative about their part of the declaration - you'd have to wonder what business it is of theirs, but anything lass than 12 month together and a heap of proof and forget it.

[....]

The word is border not boarder.  

A boarder is a lodger, whereas a border is a frontier line

[Ask for more]

SA Passport would normally be 14 days if coming in by ferry or car, but you can ask them for longer - seen it done lots of times.  My daughter got an extra 30 days.

[.....]

Who cares, ....?  We all know which border is meant by the topic of the conversation.  Stop being so anal.

[koool]

ya az long u can unrstand, any letrz are ok

[LKY2]

Just go to immigration @ lavender MRT and ask for an extension. If you can explain why you need it and they believe you, you can save yourself the trip across the border.
Been there, done that..

[analannie]

"ya az long u can unrstand, any letrz are ok"

Not correct. Just because some people understand doesn't mean all understand. There is a reason for "standard English", the reason being that when used, the maximum number of people will understand your message. In the case above the error was obvious but I'm sure the poster would like to know that the correct term is "border" and not "boarder". Better to learn on this board than be embarrassed at work!

[To Analannie]

Ye Gods - there are more Grammar mistakes, incomplete sentences and incorrect usage in your statement than you can poke a stick at.
Before you preach on this subject, vis English spelling and usage - clean up your own back yard