Last week I was checking on Mindef's policy on bonds and if they had revised it but came across this case that spoke volumes of this boy and his family.
The family had migrated to OZ but the father works as pilot and decided that he will stay and work in Singapore while the family make their home in OZ. Apparently because of the father's situation, he has to serve NS and also could not apply for deferment under the usual Migrant path. He therefore needed to apply for exit permit plus bond as he would be away for more than 3 month.
For reasons best known to the family they were not in a position to provide the bond and the poor kid has been travelling to Singapore every 3 months so as not breach the law for the last 5 years. Initially it was visits to grandparents, uncle and aunty but in the last few years, round trip to Changi, stamp passport and fly back.
Goes to show how determined families are prepared to go in order to migrate. As the family gets flight allowance and discounted fares, this helps but imagine the flights and the 2 days spent each time.
The family had migrated to OZ but the father works as pilot and decided that he will stay and work in Singapore while the family make their home in OZ. Apparently because of the father's situation, he has to serve NS and also could not apply for deferment under the usual Migrant path. He therefore needed to apply for exit permit plus bond as he would be away for more than 3 month.
For reasons best known to the family they were not in a position to provide the bond and the poor kid has been travelling to Singapore every 3 months so as not breach the law for the last 5 years. Initially it was visits to grandparents, uncle and aunty but in the last few years, round trip to Changi, stamp passport and fly back.
Goes to show how determined families are prepared to go in order to migrate. As the family gets flight allowance and discounted fares, this helps but imagine the flights and the 2 days spent each time.