China-Singapore visa-free agreement to take effect in April 17, 2011

[petrolheadsg]

Time to bring your fav MM to Singapore for holiday? :-)



http://www.evisaasia.com/visa-news/c...fect-in-april/

China-Singapore visa-free agreement to take effect in April
April 8, 2011

The departure lounge at Singapore Changi Airport

The mutual visa-free agreement for Chinese and Singaporean diplomatic, official and official ordinary passport holders will come into effect starting April 17, according to the website of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to sources, the “Mutual Visa-Free Agreement of the PRC Government and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Diplomatic, Official and Official Ordinary Passport Holders” was signed in Singapore on Feb. 18, 2011. The two sides have completed their legal procedures and confirmed that the agreement will come into effect starting April 17, 2011.

The agreement said that Chinese citizens holding valid diplomatic, official and official ordinary passports and Singaporean citizens holding valid diplomatic and official passports are able to enjoy 30-day transit visa-free service for entering the other contracting country.

Chinese and Singaporean citizens who want to enter the other contracting country and stay for more than 30 days or for the purpose of working, studying or any profitable activity should apply for visas and passports in accordance with relevant provisions of competent authority before arriving at the territory of the other contracting country.

Source People’s Daily Online

[piggy5311]

thanks for info bro.
any bro got the website in chinese?

[Schumi]

Hmmm... if I understand correctly, it's for Officical passport. i.e. only for those government staff coming here to "invest"
Likely to visit our casinos i guess

[fatboy]

Tks bro, indeed good news...

However, cant find any similiar news of our ICA and MFA web site...hope to see the news soon

[Suah Ku]

wah..... with this arrangement of not having to apply for visa, sure many many prc mei mei coming to our shore

Huat ah........!!!!

[SpIkEY]

Guess this news will be released real soon by ICA ..

hmm but if tats the case , wouldnt sg be flooded with china meimei ?

[alan0338]

hehe, sg will be flooded with mei mei liao, eye candy everywhere

[nokia88]

Can QQ michelle and ask her come liaoz

[Suah Ku]

expect prices for all types of services to droooooop......

wahaha...... huat ah....!

[krackers]

note that its for civil officials only, for both countries. not relevant, at least to me. only thing I can see happening is the PRC officials come here and wreak havoc on the industry. ie. spoil market.

[marlborotan]

Originally Posted by krackers

note that its for civil officials only, for both countries. not relevant, at least to me. only thing I can see happening is the PRC officials come here and wreak havoc on the industry. ie. spoil market.

I also think it mean for civil official only

[Brazzers]

Only for officials passport leh ...imagine if our govt let all china passports to come in , just 1% of their people is enuff to flood sg liao ...

Dun think the mm can go in dat easily ....

[hommedoux]

Originally Posted by petrolheadsg

Time to bring your fav MM to Singapore for holiday? :-)

According to sources, the “Mutual Visa-Free Agreement of the PRC Government and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Diplomatic, Official and Official Ordinary Passport Holders” was signed in Singapore on Feb. 18, 2011. The two sides have completed their legal procedures and confirmed that the agreement will come into effect starting April 17, 2011.

The agreement said that Chinese citizens holding valid diplomatic, official and official ordinary passports and Singaporean citizens holding valid diplomatic and official passports are able to enjoy 30-day transit visa-free service for entering the other contracting country.

I think it meant that citizens holding official ordinary passports are also exempted from visa.

[forumer]

Originally Posted by hommedoux

I think it meant that citizens holding official ordinary passports are also exempted from visa.

that's what i intepreted too

[michaelrocksam]

its official, already annouced in the official chinese embassy website

http://www.chinaembassy.org.sg/chn/dtxx/t813583.htm

中华人民共和国政府和新加坡共和国政府关于外交、公务和公务普通护照持有者互免签证的协定》将于2011年 4月17日起生效。

根据协定，持有效外交、公务和公务普通护照的中国公民和持有效外交、公务护照的新加坡公民，入境缔约另一方 只要入境目的符合要求，且如不超过30日，均可免办签证。

2003年7月1日，中国政府开始对持普通护照短期赴华的新加坡公民实行免办签证政策。政策规定新加坡公民 持普通护照赴华经商、旅游观光、探亲访友或过境中国，停留时间从入境之日起不超过第15天出境者，可免办签 证。

Based on the translation terms that they used for "official", ordinary singapore passports are also official.

So ordinary Chinese red passports can also come to SG without visas. So now anyone can come without visas for 30 days. So expect more PRC mei meis and aunties to ply their trade.

SG women wil now sweat like crazy.

Reason for this change, simple logic. Sinkapore has to promote use of RMB as likely chance that here in SG will be the next currency trading Hub for RMB after HK.

Privilege to be the only 2 in the world. Expect SGD to raise against RMB.