Section 11

Any person lawfully resident in Singapore, not being the holder of a valid pass or a citizen of Singapore, who seeks to leave Singapore temporarily, or within one month of so leaving Singapore, may make an application to the Controller in the prescribed manner for the issue to the person of a re‑entry permit authorising the person to re‑enter Singapore.

Subject to subsection (3), upon an application made under subsection (1) and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Controller may issue to the applicant a re‑entry permit in the prescribed form and must, if the applicant is required by the provisions of any written law relating to passports for the time being in force in Singapore to have a visa to enter Singapore, issue a visa to the applicant on the production by him or her of his or her passport or other travel document and on payment of the fee prescribed by that written law and the visa remains valid until the expiry or cancellation of the re‑entry permit issued to the applicant.

The Controller may —

To avoid doubt, the power of the Controller to vary, revoke or impose any condition under subsection (3)(b) may be exercised whether or not the Controller is entitled to cancel the re‑entry permit under this Act.

Before varying, revoking or imposing any condition on a re‑entry permit under subsection (3)(b), the Controller must notify the holder of the re‑entry permit of the Controller’s intention to do so and must give the holder an opportunity to be heard as to why the condition of the holder’s re‑entry permit should not be varied or revoked or the additional condition should not be imposed.

Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Controller under this section may, within 30 days after being notified of the decision of the Controller, appeal by petition in writing to the Minister whose decision is final.