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Super Outdated, For my own reference only

Super Outdated, For my own reference only

Singapore Gov service list

Entry Visa for friend application or short term family process

Simple One Line, ask your friend to send you the filled copy of the information form, then you apply online, that is it, of course, 30 sgd per visa

Step 1, Required Resource:

Step 2,

  1. go to web page: http://www.ica.gov.sg/e_services_overview.aspx?pageid=291
  2. go to new web page: https://save.ica.gov.sg/save-public/
  3. Page 1: choose “Submission of Application for Visa Electronically (SAVE)”
  4. Page 2: choose “Submission through your Local Contact” and the link to “For Local Contact” download manual
    1. then, go to the end of page, and continue with “Submission of Application” > Local Contact
    2. (Note, you need Internet Explorer to do that, oh, Linux user, use the Virtual Machine to continue) Firefox works fine
  5. Page 3: Welcome to SAVE > Proceed to submit
  6. Page 4: Login SingPass (You need to have JAVA virtual machine installed to continue)
  7. Page 5: Step 1 of 3, Form Entry (5 min)
    1. name, DOB, country, race, religion, marriage status, spouse's country, IC, passport no.
    2. for passport machine readable code, it is last 4 digit on left side of »» sign at bottom of first passport page, for E-passport new version, put 0000
    3. Address in Country of Origin (it is on the IC)
  8. Page 6
    • Occupation
    • Highest Academic
    • type of group : social
    • type of visa: multiple journey
    • date of intended arrival in SG Period of Visa applied for
    • how long you intend to stay in SG, state reason
    • if more than 30 days, state reason
    • Address in SG or Hotel
    • ever reside in other country for 1 year long
    • common immigration questions
      • ever, ever, ever, ever > no
    • others:
      • email address
  9. Page 7, Particulars of Local Contact (Note: Local Contact means The Person who sign in the SingPass and doing all the online form filling task. so definitely Singaporean or PR)
    • applicant's (your friend visiting SG) country of embarkation before arriving SG (If you fly from China to Hongkong to Singapore, then HongKong is the country of embarkation, If you fly from USA to Japan to SG, then Japan is the embarkation, if you directly fly from France to SG, then France is the embarkation)
    • relation between you and your friend
    • SG local (you) and SG IC
    • SG passport no and expire date(new)
    • address in SG
    • phone contact
  10. Page 8: photo jpg (400×514, 60kb) (This part is extremely tricky, as different web browser behave differently when clicking on the photo upload button, and even after that, the confirm page pop up is tricky as well, Now they updated it a bit, works better now, even with online photo editor feature, read the page btm info guide for smooth walk-through)
    • 2014-09, seems they changed back again for photo upload part, here is the IE explore guide on pop-up block situation, image click here ie_note.png
    • 2015-07, I use firefox these day, works fine as expected, easier than IE, just make sure photo at right size and smaller than 60kb
  11. Page 8 submit: Note: the following Please Wait process page can take more than 3 min sometimes, just wait patiently, unless it go error

Step 3, pay the bill by NETS or Credit card (30 SGD) in the following payment page

Step 4 print acknowledge in the following page

Note: this service will corrupt several times, and every unstable, please keep on trying, also try disable all the Internet browser pop-up protection If you apply for multiple visitors, after finishing one application,

if you failed: check this: http://go2singapore.blogspot.sg/2010/10/appeal-for-rejected-entry-visa.html

Step 5, after wait 1-3 days, you get the email notification, follow the link in the email to the final entry visa issue page,

  1. This is VERY Important for the final print out steps, as I have mis-understand once, and disaster happens
  2. Here is the final step
    1. go to this address, and you see this page, click “Please click here” (using IE 6 in XP, works)
      1. if it pop up a PDF file download, then it is working
      2. if it just refresh the page, then try IE 6 in XP, other browsers like Opera or firefox failed for me
      3. 2015-07 update: Firefox works fine on Linux as well for download that pdf.
    2. print the PDF visa out (the one with Singapore stamp pattern on the background) important here is the sample print looks like

Important note: even though the visa is valid for sometimes 2 month, it does NOT mean you can stay in SG for 2 month, it is only means the paper is valid, the maximum stay is 30 days, you have to go ICA to extend afterward.

step 6, arrival at airport, fill the DE card, pass the immigration port, collect luggage, and done,

Step 7, Info the friend on the basic information of local contact, if stay with local contact, the friend need to these 2 pieces of info to fill the entry card (DE card), otherwise, your friend may have difficulty on entering without knowing it.

SG Arrival card apply online after entry visa (2023)

Extension of Short Term visit pass after Entry Visa

After you got the Entry visa and arrived at SG, if you decide to stay longer than 30 Days; then you need to apply for this “Extension of Short Term visit visa” which, maximum the in-SG-period to 89 Days (59 more days after 30 days); (also means: an extension of short term Visit Pass to 89 days from the date of entry)

Online e-XTENSION process

Page 1

  1. go to page bottom of https://extend.ica.gov.sg/extend/index.xhtml
    1. individual
  2. online requirement
    1. passport
    2. DE card
    3. credit card
  3. extension period
    1. option 1: 89 days from date of entry (for family tires, spouse, child, parent and parent in law)
    2. option 2: 30 days after expire of current
  4. After success, when leave SG, just show your online approval print letter and DE card

Page 2 - Apply for 89 days

after 1-2 working day

on appointment day

Long term social visit pass for parents and relatives application process

note:

  1. First of all, read the requirement for each type of applicant: link
  2. go to web: https://ltpass.ica.gov.sg/eltsvp/main.do
  3. choose “new application”
    1. Step 1 of 5: scheme selection
      • choose your type of relationship
      • login in SingPass
    2. Step 2 of 5: detail verification
      • name, date of birth, gender, nationality, passport, expire date, DE card no.(your side number on the white card filled when arriving SG)
    3. Step 3 of 5: applicant's particular
      • marital status
      • race, religion, country of birth, province, occupation
      • passport issue date, country of issue, place of issue
      • education level, year, school name
      • address in SG, address in other country
      • email and phone no.
      • date of marriage, is it registered in SG
      • no for the common questions
      • local's occupation, salary, education level, email, phone
    4. step 4 of 5: form v234
      • living with local? how long?
      • applicant's parents detail: name, date of birth, nationality, occupation, relation
    5. step 5 of 5: confirmation
    6. pay with a NETS function credit card or debit card
    7. for checking: https://ltpass.ica.gov.sg/eltsvp/enquiryLogin.do
  4. After 2 or 3 weeks, you get a email notice of “approved in principle”, means once you pay and make the appointment to personally go and submit forms, and you get it
    1. click the click in your email notice of “approved in principle”
    2. Page 1, it shows you got “Your application for a Visit Pass (Long Term) has been approved in principle for a period of ?”
    3. before you go to ICA for the card, you need to provide
      • 1. form 14 with entries; 2. existing visit pass; 3. 90 SGD
      • then,
        1. form 14 with entries
        2. 1 passport photo with white background
        3. passport (original, photocopy)
        4. DE card (white card)
        5. marriage certificate (original, photocopy, both applicant and local)
        6. education certificate (original, photocopy)
        7. local's employment letter [address to ICA, start date, job, salary per month, with company stamp]
        8. local's education certificate (original, photocopy)
        9. local's tax notice of 3 year
        10. local's CPF of 1 year
        11. ??letter of hospital
        12. local's bussiness if have
        13. child birth certificate if have
    4. Pay “This In-Principle Approval” within 1 week of receiving it
    5. Once paid, you got a FIN number
    6. Page 2: notice on how-to next for “complete formalities for the issuance of the Visit Pass (Long Term) personally”
      1. print “Approval notice”
      2. print “Form 14”
      3. print “Terms & Conditions of Issue for Long Term Pass Card”
    7. Following like in Page 2 to E-appointment immediately
      1. https://eappointment.ica.gov.sg/ibook/index.do
      2. and choose a date and time (most time, there is a long dating queue, so book yours early)
      3. make sure yoponu appointment date is before your expire of existing visit pass or extended pass
  5. On the appointment date, go early with all your required documents listed above
    1. if you forget the date, check from https://eappointment.ica.gov.sg/ibook/index.do again

Required Docs for parents

  1. form14
  2. photo
  3. passport (photocopy)
  4. DE card
  5. sponsor IC (photocopy)
  6. sponsor company letter
  7. sponsor birth cert (photocopy)
  8. sponsor tax 3 year
  9. sponsor cpf 12month
  10. medical report

Long term social visit pass Renew Process

(update: 2019.01: the ica website got big ui change, all like simple phone toggle input switch, every easy to use and responsive like modern design, all browser and OS should work perfectly, below info just as guide based on old info)

  1. go to page: https://ltpass.ica.gov.sg/eltsvp/main.do
    1. click on renew application
  2. Page 1/6, choose application type, then login SingPass
  3. Page 2/6, verify page
    1. needs FIN, Passport expire data, gender
  4. Page 3/6, detail,
    1. auto fill name, marriage, race, regligion,
    2. passport, no, issue, expire
    3. income
    4. date of marriage, marriage certificate no.
    5. baby and delivery date
    6. stay duration
    7. applicant's parents name, dob, job
  5. Page 4/6, confirmation
  6. Page 5/6, photo submit 400×514, 60kb
    1. got the reference no, pay 30 sgd by online nets
  7. Page 6/6, print finished acknowledgement

——–3-5 weeks later ————–

  1. Got the notify email, follow link in email to the check status page,
    1. Enter FIN and NRIC, get the page, click make payment, 90 SGD with NETS card or Visa Cards
  2. After payment,
    1. You see the in-principle approval result, print 4 forms in the page, complete formalities for the issuance of the Visit Pass (Long Term) personally at this office with the following:
      1. medical check form filled by doctor (take 1 week for doctor get blood check result)
      2. A copy of approval notice
      3. A completed IRAS Consent Form
      4. A duly signed printout of the form which you have submitted through the e-VP Form 14
      5. A duly signed printout of Terms & Conditions of Issue for Long Term Pass Card
      6. old visit pass card
      7. (only for spouse application, no need for parent aaplication) marriage certificate (the little redbook and english translation) and a copy
      8. (no need if you put photo online during form 14 process) a passport size photo
    2. Then, click the step 3 part link for online appointment booking link for complete formalities for the issuance of the Visit Pass (Long Term) date
      1. choose the date and time, print the Acknowledgement appoint from the page button. (book the date immediately after got email, as 1 day delay. other will fill the empty slot quick, so just grab a date about 1 week after seeing the doctor)
    3. Done with online part

Update 2024:

——– on appointment day, you get the card in one hour after submit the prints with sign —-

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Singapore Passport Renew for kid

Since kids don't have SingPass to login the service, thus parent with SingPass need to login first, then follow the info according, also prepare the online passport photo for submit as well

Singapore Utility Service guide

SP Bill

For electricity, water and gas, SP bill serves it.

To open/activate/replace your house utility service, you need to do this

  1. go http://www.singaporepower.com.sg (try IE or firefox if not working)
  2. under eService tab, click [Open a Utilities Account]
  3. fill the info if you are the person to pay the bill,
    1. date of activation or your-replace-transfer
    2. name
    3. nric or fin (issue and expire date)
    4. race
    5. contact, email
    6. address (this is the key to ID which house you are using)
  4. Make sure you activate 3 days later before you submit to avoid 60 SGD express fee
  5. Then, it will generate a page for you to print out,
    (if don't have printer or scanner, use DoPDF printer to file and PS your sign on it to save as JPG, use camera and PS as your friend)
    1. print it out, and sign it, and scan it into a small JPG image file
    2. scan your id card into a small JPG image file
  6. on the end of that page, attach these 2 files
  7. submit for process, it will reply you in real mail about 3 days for success application.

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