Gerald Giam: Long-term passes for SG foreign spouses should be easier to process

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'The Government should not make it difficult for a married couple to stay together'

SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam said in Parliament on Monday that many of the cases presented to him during his ‘Meet the People’ Sessions are related to immigration matters, with Singaporeans feeling disappointed when their spouses are denied an LTVP or permanent residency.

“The Government should not make it difficult for a married couple to stay together by denying an LTVP to a foreign spouse or child of a Singaporean. Family formation is one of the core social values in Singapore and our immigration policy must support it,” he said. Mr Giam noted that his sessions are mainly attended by lower-income Singaporeans, who ask him to appeal for them when their spouses’ applications to stay in Singapore are rejected.

 

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