Originally posted by Myra Diwata:
“What future awaits me??? Im a foreiner here divorced from my local
Singaporean Husband. I wasnt even granted any PR during the
marriage even when we had a child already. Now I am back to having
no pass at all. What can sg govt offer to us foreign mothers?what
pass can we acquire? Isnt it Ironic that they r giving PR
priority on
foreign worker that did not help them in giving singaporean
babies??? They should be prioritizing us. I do not wish to leave
this country without my child, we are inseparable. Shes only 4 yrs
old. But how can I survive here without any means of living? no
work? Companies dont want to get us they all want DP’s and
LTVP’s to avoid paying levies. Im too
stressed and hopeless :’( “
Hi Myra. I read your post. I had advised many female foreigners
that were married to Singaporeans in the past that they should not
depend on their husband for income and they should work too in
Singapore just in case this kind of thing happens to them. I read
your post over and over again to get a better picture of your
situation. Just to get more information from you. Hope you don’t
mind me asking you.
Were you and your ex-husband married in Singapore or
overseas?
Have you ever worked in Singapore and holding any kind of work
permit before your marriage with your ex-husband?
Now you and your ex-husband are already divorced, hope you don’t
mind me asking you this question, who got the custody of your
child. You or your ex-husband? If you want to bring back your 4
year old daughter with you to your own country, Singapore authority
have no right to stop you from doing that as long your 4 year old
daughter has a Singapore passport. So does she has a Singapore
passport? But again here the question is, who got the custody of
the child, you or your ex-husband? Because if your ex-husband got
that custody of your daughter, by taking daughter back to your own
country, that is kidnapping and it is a crime here in
Singapore.
To my knowledge, if your daughter is studying in Singapore, you
are what we call ‘sugar mommy’ in other words since she is still
young and studying, she needs someone to take care of her welfare.
Therefore you need to work to support her and you are eligible for
a dependant pass just like most PRC mothers
with kids studying in Singapore school.
How long have you been living in Singapore and did you have Long
Term Visit Pass? Or did you stay in your own country and visited
Singapore often to be with your former husband and daughter?
Was your daughter born here in Singapore or in your country? If
she was born in your own country, the Singaporean father can still
registered her as a Singaporean.
What nationality are you? If you are a Malaysian, there
shouldn’t be any problem for you to find work here in Singapore,
because no need Security Bond, only monthly levy. Other
nationalities, can still find work here in Singapore but will take
sometime and $5000 Security Bond is compulsory for employer to
secure to hire non-Malaysian foreign workers besides a monthly
levy.
Long Term Visit Pass holder with a Singaporean spouse and
Dependant Pass holder are exempted from the $5000 Security Bond and
monthly levy.
