Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Entry and Re-Entry Permits
11A. Persons ceasing to be citizens of Singapore
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Subject to subsection (4) and section 33A(1), any person in Singapore who, on or after 15 January 2005, ceases to be a citizen of Singapore must not remain in Singapore for more than 24 hours after the date on which the person ceases to be a citizen of Singapore unless the person has been issued with a permit or a pass authorising the person to remain in Singapore.
Any person who, on or after 15 January 2005, ceases to be a citizen of Singapore and who wishes to remain in Singapore may make an application to the Controller in the prescribed manner for a permit or a pass authorising the person to remain in Singapore.
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
Upon an application made under subsection (2) and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Controller may issue to the applicant a permit or a pass authorising the applicant to remain in Singapore.
pass
“pass” means a pass issued under the regulations entitling the holder thereof to remain, or enter and remain, temporarily in Singapore;
Subject to section 33A(1), any person who applies for a permit or a pass under subsection (2) before the expiry of the time specified in subsection (1) —
may remain in Singapore pending the determination by the Controller of the application; and
subject to subsection (5), must not remain in Singapore for more than 24 hours after being informed that the person’s application for a permit or pass has been rejected.
Subsection (4)(b) does not prevent a person from entering and remaining in Singapore if the person is subsequently issued with a permit or a pass by the Controller authorising the person to enter and remain in Singapore.
Any person who, without reasonable cause, contravenes subsection (1) or (4)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and —
in the case where he or she remains unlawfully in Singapore for a period not exceeding 90 days, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or
in the case where he or she remains unlawfully in Singapore for a period exceeding 90 days, shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 3 strokes, or where by virtue of section 325(1)(a) or (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 he or she is not punishable with caning, he or she shall, in lieu of caning, be punished with a fine not exceeding $6,000.