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In force2009 Revised Edition

Part 5 · General Provisions Relating to Singapore Visas, Permits and Passes

22B. Storage of personal identifiers

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), all personal identifiers collected under any of the provisions of the Act and these Regulations, together with all identifying information related thereto, may be stored in such form as the Controller considers appropriate.

(2)

The storage of all personal identifiers collected under any of the provisions of the Act and these Regulations, together with all identifying information related thereto, must enable the matching of a digitised version of the photograph provided by an applicant for a Singapore visa, pass or permit with —

(a)

any previous application for a Singapore visa, pass or permit from the applicant; and

(b)

any other digitised photographs of the applicant held by the Controller,in order to confirm the validity of evidence of the applicant, or a person to whom a Singapore visa has been granted, or a pass or permit has been issued.

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (2), all personal identifiers collected under any of the provisions of the Act and these Regulations, together with all identifying information related thereto, may be stored in such form as the Controller considers appropriate.

Subregulation 2

The storage of all personal identifiers collected under any of the provisions of the Act and these Regulations, together with all identifying information related thereto, must enable the matching of a digitised version of the photograph provided by an applicant for a Singapore visa, pass or permit with —

(a)

any previous application for a Singapore visa, pass or permit from the applicant; and

(b)

any other digitised photographs of the applicant held by the Controller,in order to confirm the validity of evidence of the applicant, or a person to whom a Singapore visa has been granted, or a pass or permit has been issued.

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