{"id":6606,"date":"2024-08-14T17:01:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/?p=6606"},"modified":"2024-08-30T10:44:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T10:44:05","slug":"no-more-gender-restrictions-for-singaporean-paternity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/de\/no-more-gender-restrictions-for-singaporean-paternity\/","title":{"rendered":"No More Gender Restrictions for Singaporean Paternity!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>Singapore&#8217;s paternity policy has always been a major concern for parents. In the past,\u00a0only female relatives\u00a0such as mothers, grandmothers and grandfathers could apply for a companion pass to legally enter and stay in Singapore to accompany their children\u00a0under the age of 16.<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>Now, the good news is that the Immigration Department of Singapore has updated its paternity policy to\u00a0allow male relatives\u00a0such as fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers to apply for a paternity pass!<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>Who are the people who can apply for a paternity visa?<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>The child must be a legally enrolled\u00a0full-time student\u00a0in Singapore with a legal Singapore student visa.<\/p>\n<p>The child is aged\u00a03-16 years old<\/p>\n<p>The child&#8217;s Student&#8217;s Pass category should include\u00a0eligibility to allow dependents to apply for a Companion Pass: Singapore government schools, government self-governing and autonomous schools are eligible; Sam Yuk Primary and Secondary School and St. Francis Methodist School are the only private schools eligible to apply for a Student&#8217;s Pass for their students; international schools that have been awarded the Council for Private Education&#8217;s (CPE) EduTrust are eligible to apply. Accredited international schools are eligible to apply<\/p>\n<p>Only one parent\u00a0may apply for a Student Pass for each student. (No matter how many children in a family are studying in Singapore, the number of relatives who can be granted a Companion Pass is still limited to one)<\/p>\n<p>A Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident (aged 21 or above) is required to act as a\u00a0sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>Validity of the Companion Pass: 1 year, which needs to be renewed every year until the child turns 16 or the Student&#8217;s Pass expires.<\/p>\n<p>Approval Time: As long as the applicant submits all the necessary documents and meets the requirements, his\/her application will be processed within six weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-373x280.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-460x345.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3-2-365x274.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>Special Reminder<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>Part-time courses and evening or weekend courses are not eligible for Student Pass application. For example, most private schools, preparatory courses, language schools, etc., cannot apply for a student pass for their students because they do not meet the definition of a full-time course.<\/p>\n<p>If your child transfers to another school, you will need to\u00a0reapply for a Student Pass.<\/p>\n<p>When choosing a school, make sure that\u00a0the school is qualified to apply for a student pass for the student.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tx-excerpt\">Singapore&#8217;s paternity policy has always been a major concern for parents. In the past,\u00a0only female relatives\u00a0such as mothers, grandmothers and grandfathers could apply for a companion pass to legally enter and stay in Singapore to...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No More Gender Restrictions for Singaporean Paternity! - elitestage.cn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elitestage.cn\/de\/no-more-gender-restrictions-for-singaporean-paternity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No More Gender Restrictions for Singaporean Paternity! - elitestage.cn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Singapore&#8217;s paternity policy has always been a major concern for parents. 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