Why is ICA Giving 9 Weeks' "Tourist Visa" to FTrash? To Help "Tourists" Find Jobs?

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Is ICA letting just about anybody into Singapore?

June 16th, 2014 | Author: Contributions

Suitcase murder suspects (Pic: ST)

I refer to the recent news that 3 impoverished men came into Singapore for weeks and survived by selling tissues. I want to ask ICA the following questions:

1. How could these men get visas for so freaking long?
2. We have seen many regional beggars coming into SG to beg and sell tissues also. Are they given long-term tourist visas too?
3. Recently, my PRC friend applied for a single entry tourist visa, he was given 9 weeks multiple entries by ICA. Why is ICA giving such long-term tourist visas without valid reason? Who is a tourist for 9 weeks?
4. In the above news, these people are “impoverished” and they get to stay so many weeks and in the end, committed murders. Are our visa application appraisals really so lax?

I really wonder why ICA is so generous in approving long-term visas whether or not an applicant really needs one. I see more and more foreigners parking themselves here to look for jobs. Is ICA approving long-term visas without them asking for it an indication that government wants to help foreigners get jobs in Singapore?

It is so strange that when Singaporeans go overseas, other governments are very strict with their visas but ours has made Singapore like a tourist hotel.

And government keeps saying they are curbing the inflow of foreigners. Do you see the hypocrisy and that they are not doing what they say?

Concerned Singaporean

* Submitted by TRE reader.

Editor’s note: According to ST report (‘Body in suitcase: Murder charge for two Pakistanis’, 15 Jun), the 2 Pakistanis suspects and the victim were from the same Pakistani village, and had come to Singapore last month to sell tissue paper. The victim and 1 suspect came on 17 May. The second suspect came 11 days later on 28 May. The second suspect were accompanied by three other Pakistanis – two women and a man. Altogether, they were 6 of them. They were supposed to leave together on 27 Jun. What this means is that the victim and the first suspect were probably given extensions to stay in Singapore as they were here for more than 1 month. Typically, social visit passes are only approved for 1 month.
The Chinese newspaper reported [Link] that they are from a begging syndicate. Each worked for 12 hours a day earning at least $1K a day. The victim was said to be the ring leader. He was said to be killed over the distribution of earnings. It was reported that the members will either beg or sell tissues depending on the circumstances.


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