Permament Resident Renewal Process
I left the office around lunch time to renew my PR at the Immigration Building. I was told I need to bring my Central Providence Fund (CPF) statement for the last 1 year, Personal Income Tax Notice of Assessment for the last 3 years, a recent letter of employment, Identity card and passport. Being lazy and from heresay, I was told I just need to bring the letter of employment along.
And so I did…
I went there, took a number and waited 10mins. When it was my turn, I just gave the officer in charge my form and the letter of employment. I figure since that the entire Singapore’s government is wired up, they can easily check up on me [They are watching you too]. And lo and behold, I was just told to include some missing information in the letter and pay up and its done. Its renewed for another 10 years. And that takes like 5 mins. Overall time, 15mins.
Now, if this were to happen in Malaysia, it would be quite different I am sure. It would definitely take up more than a day of queuing and submitting forms here and there. Forming another queue to pay up and then go to another queue to submit the receipt. Overall time, > 1 day. Like someone said, “u gotta wait till the cow comes home and mate b4 u get ur pr renewed”.
When I had to renew my passport 3 years ago, I woke up at 5am to rush to the Malaysia High Commission in Singapore to join the queue at 6am. I was not the first. I had to do this because they only process a certain number of passports a day and by the time the place opens at 8.30am, you probably can’t get a number anymore. I was told that its much better now. Well, I hope so, since I have to get a new one in 2 years time.
the efficiency is shocking
I agree…with everything now wired up, the government is watching you. So use less NETS and I Banking..
Yes, keep your money in a biscuit tin undernearth the bed!
The wonders of E-Garment…
Oh fuck. You just reminded me. I think my passport expired/expiring soon. Must. Go. Queue. Up. At. Malaysian. High. Comm. Argh.
Crap… I feel your pain, sista!
By the way, they moved somewhere so dun go to the old place. Tell us how it went.
BTW, I just remembered an incident that happened recently. A year ago, my friend went over to Ipoh for a trip. Subsequently after he came back, he went in and out of Malaysia regularly for over a year.
Recently he was stopped while coming through the checkpoint and was asked to pay a fine dated to the time he went to Ipoh. During the course of this one year he’s checked the website to see if his car had outstanding fines and they never reflect it until then.
Hi, my Msia passport is running out of page.. but my expiry date will be in 2009.. can you please let me know how I can renew my passport in SG? Please give me some tips on how to make it fast enough. Thanks!