 ICA to launch immigration assessment online tool
SINGAPORE: Singapore's immigration authorities will launch an online assessment tool to help applicants find out if they are eligible for permanent residence or citizenship.
More than 138,000 applications for Singapore permanent residence and citizenship were approved in the last two years.
As of 31 December 2006, there were around 440,300 Singapore Permanent Residents.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will use the online tool to speed up the approval process by weeding out unsuitable applications even before they reach the assessment stage.
It is not designed to be the actual assessment for permanent residence or citizenship, but as a tool to identify early if the applications are suitable for PR or citizenship.
The assessment tool would take about five minutes to fill out.
Applicants would have to enter their personal details, and if it applies, information on their spouses and children too.
An applicant would get an instant answer after each application.
The applicant will be given one of three coloured answers: 'rejected', 'accepted' or 'apply again in one or two years'.
But the tool does not give the reasons behind each answer.
ICA says it is keeping the assessment criteria secret so applicants could not change details to get a favourable reply.
Clare Tan Kui Choon, ICA's Head of Naturalisation, said: "We have to see if they are able to identify with our way of life here, whether they are able to contribute to Singapore's present and future growth as well. These are some of the things we look at."
Applicants can start using the tool from 10am on Thursday. - CNA/ir  To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.: Asia Solution Kenetics
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