Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

of Immigration Regulations

Regulation 15

Special pass

Amended byS 1045/2024 wef 31/12/2024S 741/2025 wef 01/12/2025S 327/2025 wef 30/05/2025S 327/2025 wef 30/05/2025S 1045/2024 wef 31/12/2024

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 1045/2024 wef 31/12/2024S 741/2025 wef 01/12/2025

A special pass, other than a special pass issued under section 6A of the Act, may be issued by the Controller to any person if the Controller considers the issue of such a pass desirable —

(a)

in order to afford an opportunity of making enquiry for the purpose of determining whether that person is entitled to enter Singapore under the provisions of the Act or of these Regulations or whether that person is a prohibited immigrant; or

(b)

[Deleted by S 1045/2024 wef 31/12/2024](c)for any other special reason.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 327/2025 wef 30/05/2025

The validity period specified for a special pass when the pass is issued under paragraph (1) (not including any extension of the validity period of the pass under regulation 8B(1)(b)) must not exceed one month.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 327/2025 wef 30/05/2025

If the validity period of a special pass is extended under regulation 8B(1)(b), any extension of the validity period of the pass, aggregated with all earlier extensions of the validity period of the pass, must not exceed one month, unless the Controller is of the opinion that there are special circumstances which justify the extension.

Subregulation 3

[Deleted by S 393/2008]

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 1045/2024 wef 31/12/2024

The Controller may, at any time, cancel a special pass.

Subregulation 5

Where a special pass is to be issued, the applicant shall, if so required, furnish to the Controller 2 recent photographs of himself.