Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Number of Long-Term Visit Pass Applications Received Annually Since 2016

Question:

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs in each year from 2016 to date (a) how many Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) applications are received; (b) of these, how many applicants have previously applied for a Pre-marriage Long-Term Visit Pass Assessment (PMLA).

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1. From 2016 to 2022, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) processed an annual average of 7,200 applications from foreign spouses of Singaporeans for the Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP). Of these, an annual average of 3,000 applicants had completed the Pre-Marriage LTVP Assessment (PMLA) prior to applying for LTVP.