Can I enter Singapore after being told I was banned? [closed]
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I worked in Singapore for 7 years beginning in 2003. In 2010 I was convicted and went to prison for 2.5 years. I was released in 2013, and was sent back to Malaysia.
I was told that I'm banned from entering Singapore again for my entire life.
Is it really impossible for me to go to Singapore again? What should I do to raise the ban, and where can I check if I'm still banned?
legal singapore deportation criminal-records
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closed as off-topic by Giorgio, mts, Rory Alsop, Calchas, Thorsten S. Jul 30 '17 at 18:37
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I worked in Singapore for 7 years beginning in 2003. In 2010 I was convicted and went to prison for 2.5 years. I was released in 2013, and was sent back to Malaysia.
I was told that I'm banned from entering Singapore again for my entire life.
Is it really impossible for me to go to Singapore again? What should I do to raise the ban, and where can I check if I'm still banned?
legal singapore deportation criminal-records
edited Jul 27 '17 at 19:04
Nate Eldredge
20.6k675101
asked Jul 27 '17 at 18:54
vincent
2412
closed as off-topic by Giorgio, mts, Rory Alsop, Calchas, Thorsten S. Jul 30 '17 at 18:37
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
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This really sounds like a legal question - and I'm really having a difficult time following this.
– Sean Roberson
Jul 27 '17 at 18:59
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Some edits have been made to make this more readable. Please check to make sure it accurately states your question.
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 27 '17 at 19:05
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This sounds like a question for a lawyer who practices immigration law in Singapore.
– Zach Lipton
Jul 27 '17 at 19:47
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it should be asked of an attorney.
– Giorgio
Jul 27 '17 at 21:34
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Why in the world would you expect any country that had put you in prison for 2.5 years would want to let you in again??
– Loren Pechtel
Jul 28 '17 at 3:38
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I worked in Singapore for 7 years beginning in 2003. In 2010 I was convicted and went to prison for 2.5 years. I was released in 2013, and was sent back to Malaysia.
I was told that I'm banned from entering Singapore again for my entire life.
Is it really impossible for me to go to Singapore again? What should I do to raise the ban, and where can I check if I'm still banned?
legal singapore deportation criminal-records
edited Jul 27 '17 at 19:04
Nate Eldredge
20.6k675101
asked Jul 27 '17 at 18:54
vincent
2412
I worked in Singapore for 7 years beginning in 2003. In 2010 I was convicted and went to prison for 2.5 years. I was released in 2013, and was sent back to Malaysia.
I was told that I'm banned from entering Singapore again for my entire life.
Is it really impossible for me to go to Singapore again? What should I do to raise the ban, and where can I check if I'm still banned?
legal singapore deportation criminal-records
legal singapore deportation criminal-records
edited Jul 27 '17 at 19:04
Nate Eldredge
20.6k675101
asked Jul 27 '17 at 18:54
vincent
2412
edited Jul 27 '17 at 19:04
Nate Eldredge
20.6k675101
asked Jul 27 '17 at 18:54
vincent
2412
edited Jul 27 '17 at 19:04
Nate Eldredge
20.6k675101
edited Jul 27 '17 at 19:04
Nate Eldredge
20.6k675101
edited Jul 27 '17 at 19:04
Nate Eldredge
20.6k675101
20.6k675101
asked Jul 27 '17 at 18:54
vincent
2412
asked Jul 27 '17 at 18:54
vincent
2412
asked Jul 27 '17 at 18:54
vincent
2412
2412
closed as off-topic by Giorgio, mts, Rory Alsop, Calchas, Thorsten S. Jul 30 '17 at 18:37
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
closed as off-topic by Giorgio, mts, Rory Alsop, Calchas, Thorsten S. Jul 30 '17 at 18:37
- This question does not appear to be about traveling within the scope defined in the help center.
2
This really sounds like a legal question - and I'm really having a difficult time following this.
– Sean Roberson
Jul 27 '17 at 18:59
1
Some edits have been made to make this more readable. Please check to make sure it accurately states your question.
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 27 '17 at 19:05
1
This sounds like a question for a lawyer who practices immigration law in Singapore.
– Zach Lipton
Jul 27 '17 at 19:47
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it should be asked of an attorney.
– Giorgio
Jul 27 '17 at 21:34
3
Why in the world would you expect any country that had put you in prison for 2.5 years would want to let you in again??
– Loren Pechtel
Jul 28 '17 at 3:38
add a comment |
2
This really sounds like a legal question - and I'm really having a difficult time following this.
– Sean Roberson
Jul 27 '17 at 18:59
1
Some edits have been made to make this more readable. Please check to make sure it accurately states your question.
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 27 '17 at 19:05
1
This sounds like a question for a lawyer who practices immigration law in Singapore.
– Zach Lipton
Jul 27 '17 at 19:47
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it should be asked of an attorney.
– Giorgio
Jul 27 '17 at 21:34
3
Why in the world would you expect any country that had put you in prison for 2.5 years would want to let you in again??
– Loren Pechtel
Jul 28 '17 at 3:38
2
2
This really sounds like a legal question - and I'm really having a difficult time following this.
– Sean Roberson
Jul 27 '17 at 18:59
This really sounds like a legal question - and I'm really having a difficult time following this.
– Sean Roberson
Jul 27 '17 at 18:59
1
1
Some edits have been made to make this more readable. Please check to make sure it accurately states your question.
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 27 '17 at 19:05
Some edits have been made to make this more readable. Please check to make sure it accurately states your question.
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 27 '17 at 19:05
1
1
This sounds like a question for a lawyer who practices immigration law in Singapore.
– Zach Lipton
Jul 27 '17 at 19:47
This sounds like a question for a lawyer who practices immigration law in Singapore.
– Zach Lipton
Jul 27 '17 at 19:47
3
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it should be asked of an attorney.
– Giorgio
Jul 27 '17 at 21:34
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it should be asked of an attorney.
– Giorgio
Jul 27 '17 at 21:34
3
3
Why in the world would you expect any country that had put you in prison for 2.5 years would want to let you in again??
– Loren Pechtel
Jul 28 '17 at 3:38
Why in the world would you expect any country that had put you in prison for 2.5 years would want to let you in again??
– Loren Pechtel
Jul 28 '17 at 3:38
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You're out of luck. Under the Singapore Immigration Act you are specifically prohibited under Part II, Sec. 8, Para 3d:
(d) any person who —
(i) has been convicted in any country or state of an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment has been passed for any term;
(ii) has not received a free pardon; and
(iii) by reason of the circumstances connected with that conviction is deemed by the Controller to be an undesirable immigrant;
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Further on in Part V there are paragraphs describing the powers to deny disembarkation, or to detain.
I didn't find any reference to any form of limitations on these paragraphs, implying that they apply until the government changes the law to say they don't. There are some provisions for exemptions at the discretion of the Minister and/or Controller of Immigration - I doubt you'd qualify.
All that said, I am not a lawyer. If you seriously hope to be admitted legally to Singapore any time soon (or at all) you should find one.
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
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You're out of luck. Under the Singapore Immigration Act you are specifically prohibited under Part II, Sec. 8, Para 3d:
(d) any person who —
(i) has been convicted in any country or state of an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment has been passed for any term;
(ii) has not received a free pardon; and
(iii) by reason of the circumstances connected with that conviction is deemed by the Controller to be an undesirable immigrant;
Source
Further on in Part V there are paragraphs describing the powers to deny disembarkation, or to detain.
I didn't find any reference to any form of limitations on these paragraphs, implying that they apply until the government changes the law to say they don't. There are some provisions for exemptions at the discretion of the Minister and/or Controller of Immigration - I doubt you'd qualify.
All that said, I am not a lawyer. If you seriously hope to be admitted legally to Singapore any time soon (or at all) you should find one.
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
1212
add a comment |
up vote
12
down vote
You're out of luck. Under the Singapore Immigration Act you are specifically prohibited under Part II, Sec. 8, Para 3d:
(d) any person who —
(i) has been convicted in any country or state of an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment has been passed for any term;
(ii) has not received a free pardon; and
(iii) by reason of the circumstances connected with that conviction is deemed by the Controller to be an undesirable immigrant;
Source
Further on in Part V there are paragraphs describing the powers to deny disembarkation, or to detain.
I didn't find any reference to any form of limitations on these paragraphs, implying that they apply until the government changes the law to say they don't. There are some provisions for exemptions at the discretion of the Minister and/or Controller of Immigration - I doubt you'd qualify.
All that said, I am not a lawyer. If you seriously hope to be admitted legally to Singapore any time soon (or at all) you should find one.
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
1212
add a comment |
up vote
12
down vote
up vote
12
down vote
You're out of luck. Under the Singapore Immigration Act you are specifically prohibited under Part II, Sec. 8, Para 3d:
(d) any person who —
(i) has been convicted in any country or state of an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment has been passed for any term;
(ii) has not received a free pardon; and
(iii) by reason of the circumstances connected with that conviction is deemed by the Controller to be an undesirable immigrant;
Source
Further on in Part V there are paragraphs describing the powers to deny disembarkation, or to detain.
I didn't find any reference to any form of limitations on these paragraphs, implying that they apply until the government changes the law to say they don't. There are some provisions for exemptions at the discretion of the Minister and/or Controller of Immigration - I doubt you'd qualify.
All that said, I am not a lawyer. If you seriously hope to be admitted legally to Singapore any time soon (or at all) you should find one.
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
1212
You're out of luck. Under the Singapore Immigration Act you are specifically prohibited under Part II, Sec. 8, Para 3d:
(d) any person who —
(i) has been convicted in any country or state of an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment has been passed for any term;
(ii) has not received a free pardon; and
(iii) by reason of the circumstances connected with that conviction is deemed by the Controller to be an undesirable immigrant;
Source
Further on in Part V there are paragraphs describing the powers to deny disembarkation, or to detain.
I didn't find any reference to any form of limitations on these paragraphs, implying that they apply until the government changes the law to say they don't. There are some provisions for exemptions at the discretion of the Minister and/or Controller of Immigration - I doubt you'd qualify.
All that said, I am not a lawyer. If you seriously hope to be admitted legally to Singapore any time soon (or at all) you should find one.
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
1212
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
1212
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
1212
answered Jul 28 '17 at 1:33
Airsick
1212
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2
This really sounds like a legal question - and I'm really having a difficult time following this.
– Sean Roberson
Jul 27 '17 at 18:59
1
Some edits have been made to make this more readable. Please check to make sure it accurately states your question.
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 27 '17 at 19:05
1
This sounds like a question for a lawyer who practices immigration law in Singapore.
– Zach Lipton
Jul 27 '17 at 19:47
3
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it should be asked of an attorney.
– Giorgio
Jul 27 '17 at 21:34
3
Why in the world would you expect any country that had put you in prison for 2.5 years would want to let you in again??
– Loren Pechtel
Jul 28 '17 at 3:38