Understanding Vietnamese Life Partner

[shysaint]

Originally Posted by SingViet

If she has a LTSVP valid for more than 6 months, you will be able to buy a HDB flat from the resale market with your wife.

LTVP more than 6 mths only applicable if you are age below 35 ...

IF you are age above 35. Validity can be less than 6 mths, once renew just present it to the officer even after completing of the sales ...

[vietboy]

Originally Posted by shysaint

LTVP more than 6 mths only applicable if you are age below 35 ...

IF you are age above 35. Validity can be less than 6 mths, once renew just present it to the officer even after completing of the sales ...

U mean the husband or the wife is 35?
I think it depends on case by case basis, my wife's cousin n her husband are more more than 35 but my wife's cousin still can get 1 yr LTVP every year for the past 4 yrs liao. I know a VB previously whos husband is in the 60s n she got 1 yr too. Even my colleague whos wife is Thai n both of them are above 35 also got 1 yr for the past 3 yrs. i think ICA lately gave out mostly 1yr LTVP.

[jf66312]

Originally Posted by vietboy

U mean the husband or the wife is 35?
I think it depends on case by case basis, my wife's cousin n her husband are more more than 35 but my wife's cousin still can get 1 yr LTVP every year for the past 4 yrs liao. I know a VB previously whos husband is in the 60s n she got 1 yr too.

my wife has been getting 1 year ltvp for the past 3 years...she is 31 yrs old...

just booked PR appt and the appt is in July..have to wait for 2 mths...

have to renew her ltvp again next mth while awaiting result...

[jf66312]

Originally Posted by SingViet

I think Bro jf66312 is right, HDB seems to have tweak their rules recently:


Eligibility Conditions

Citizenship
-You must be a Singapore Citizen
-Your family nucleus must comprise at least another Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident.

as long as your child is a Singapore citizen, you and your viet spouse can apply for BTO.

Please refer to http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10321p.nsf/w/BuyingNewFlatEligibilitytobuynewHDBflat?OpenDocume nt#FamilyNucleus

yup...cost i just went for my first appt with HDB and paid deposit already..
now just awaiting for key collection...

[Xgenre]

I know of a guy who was born in Malaysia to a Malaysian father and Singaporean mother. Family shifted back to Singapore after he was born. He served NS and was made to chose citizenship at age 21. He chose to be Singaporean. His Malaysian father was given the option of a 5 yr LTSVP recently so that his father doesn't need to do the annual extension of his previous 1 year LTSVP.

Anyone heard of a 5 yr LTSVP? Was told it's available. Can this 5 year LTSVP be available for your vietnamese spouses? Seems a lot less troublesome than to do annual renewals of 1 year social visit passes.

[asdfghjkl]

if a sg man marry a viet woman, their child, if born in sg, is confirmed a sg baby? say the wife reached sg for one week only?

[Xgenre]

Originally Posted by asdfghjkl

if a sg man marry a viet woman, their child, if born in sg, is confirmed a sg baby? say the wife reached sg for one week only?

I think ah... Heavily pregnant ladies might not be allowed to fly so incidents of a lady reaching sg and give birth 1 week later are not often. Plus if you read from this thread, sometimes the Viet ladies are rejected at immigration without reason. A lady come in heavily pregnant will definitely attract attention. Plus this is a dragon year so gynaes are super busy. Without a pre-determined gynae, quite risky to just pop into any hospital to give birth. Singapore won't be a Hong Kong where China ladies just anyhow pop into a Hong Kong hospital to give birth in the hope of getting Hong Kong residency.

I was told that babies born to Singaporean men can get citizenship immediately even if the babies are delivered overseas. My cousin's kid was born in England as he was away for work attachment. No issue getting citizenship. It seems there might be an issue if the baby is born to a foreigner father and a Singaporean mother. Citizenship will only be given at age 21, I think.

[jf66312]

Originally Posted by Xgenre

I know of a guy who was born in Malaysia to a Malaysian father and Singaporean mother. Family shifted back to Singapore after he was born. He served NS and was made to chose citizenship at age 21. He chose to be Singaporean. His Malaysian father was given the option of a 5 yr LTSVP recently so that his father doesn't need to do the annual extension of his previous 1 year LTSVP.

Anyone heard of a 5 yr LTSVP? Was told it's available. Can this 5 year LTSVP be available for your vietnamese spouses? Seems a lot less troublesome than to do annual renewals of 1 year social visit passes.

now ICA have the ltsvp plus which can be issued for 3-5 years validity...

but there are some mandane requirements like spouse have to be singapore citizen or your child must be singapore citizen..

and also i remember that the applicant must have resided in singapore for at least 2 years.. ( if i did not remember wrongly )

u can visit the ICA website to check more on the details...

http://www.ica.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=12665
check out this link

they also have this - Application for a Visit Pass to Give Birth in Singapore (Form V107)

hope this info helps...

[shysaint]

Originally Posted by Xgenre

I was told that babies born to Singaporean men can get citizenship immediately even if the babies are delivered overseas.

If child born in Singapore .. YES it IMMEDIATELY ....

However, if borned overseas .. CANNOT be IMMEDIATELY ... Anyway How can it be Immediate?

it can take weeks to months depending on getting the proper documents for submission to ICA ..

My baby was borned in Vietnam ... it takes about 1 mth after submission to get her Singapore Citizenship Certificate.

She is travelling to & fro using Vietnamese Passport ... however, her Vietnamese passport came with a Right of Singapore Entry Stamp which last til she turns 21 yrs.

[asdfghjkl]

Originally Posted by Xgenre

My cousin's kid was born in England as he was away for work attachment. No issue getting citizenship.

my sg friend and sg wife son was born in usa and he was given usa instead of sg.. i think he told me they let him choose?

[jf66312]

Originally Posted by asdfghjkl

my sg friend and sg wife son was born in usa and he was given usa instead of sg.. i think he told me they let him choose?

yup..shld be..my cousin also...he was born in USA...nw holding US passport...

he chose US citizenship...

[shysaint]

Originally Posted by asdfghjkl

if a sg man marry a viet woman, their child, if born in sg, is confirmed a sg baby? :

Yes, Is confirmed a SG Baby ...

However, unless you are MARRIED legally, ELSE you have to obtain a Letter to Give Birth in SIngapore from ICA. After Birth, the lady have to leave the country within a specific period of time. As for Baby, Not sure.

Originally Posted by asdfghjkl

say the wife reached sg for one week only?

Sorry cannot undertsand .

[shysaint]

Originally Posted by asdfghjkl

my sg friend and sg wife son was born in usa and he was given usa instead of sg.. i think he told me they let him choose?

BEcause teh son was born in USA, so he was given a US Citizen ..

That what last time so many CHina People, Vietnamese People and some others want to go or fled to USA. thats 1 of the reasons.

[Seletar]

Originally Posted by jf66312

if u have a child born in Singapore , u can apply for BTO even though your wife is not a PR as with the singaporean born child , you have formed what HDB deem as family nucleus so you can bid for BTO as well...

if not , then you can only purchase re-sale flat.

i just successfully bidded for a new flat ready by next year...

you can go to HDB website or call in to their hotline for more info...

Can know how much the new flat ? Heard very expensive

[mobi]

hi SingViet & jf66312, thank for your info.
it really clear my doubt.