Debated in Parliament on 16 Sep 2013.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs in each of the last three financial years, how many parents and grandparents of the foreign spouses of Singapore citizens lived here on Long-Term Visit Passes and what is the projected increase in this number for the next
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three years.
Singapore Citizens (SCs) are only allowed to sponsor their immediate family members, namely, spouses, children and parents, for Long-Term Visit Passes (LTVPs). They are not allowed to sponsor other relatives, including parents and grandparents of their foreign spouses, for LTVPs.
Parents and grandparents of foreign spouses of SCs may enter and stay in Singapore on valid short-term visit passes.
In exceptional circumstances where a Singaporean family has critical needs and has no other immediate options available locally to provide care to a family member, such as when there is a critically ill family member, ICA may, on a case-by-case basis, allow a foreign relative, such as the foreign spouse's mother, to extend her stay here. This is to help the family with interim care-giving for a limited duration while the family looks for alternative arrangements for long-term care.
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