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33 Immigration Offenders Caught in Operations by ICA
On 25 Apr 04, a total of 33 immigration offenders were caught by ICA officers during an operations conducted in the north and eastern part of Singapore. The checks were conducted in areas such as Marsiling, Kallang, Aljunied, Paya Lebar, Eunos, Farrer Park and Serangoon Road.
2 The bulk of the immigration offenders (IOs) arrested were male nationals (30 of them) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), India and Bangladesh and Nepal. The age of the male IOs ranges from 20 to 54 years old. The remaining three were female IOs from PRC and were aged between 31 and 42 years old. Among the 33 IOs caught, 18 were found to be illegal immigrants while 15 of them were overstayers.
3 One of the IOs caught is a 32-year old male PRC national. At the time of arrest, he was found to be in possession of 87 DVDs, 86 CDs and 163 VCDs. As the discs were suspected to be uncensored or obscene in nature, he was referred to the Police.
4 ICA takes a serious view of attempts by foreigners to overstay or enter Singapore illegally. Under the Immigration Act (Cap 133), the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months plus a minimum of three strokes of the cane.
5 ICA would also like to remind the public that it is an offence to offer shelter and employment to immigration offenders. Homeowners can make use of ICA's online checking system, called "VERIFI" (or Verification of Foreigner Immigration Status) to verify the immigration passes of their prospective tenants. VERIFI can be accessed through ICA?s internet website: http://www.ica.gov.sg and allows users to receive an instantaneous reply on the validity of the immigration passes presented to them. Similarly, MOM has a system to allow the checking on the validity of work passes at its website: http://www.mom.gov.sg. Everyone has a part to play in keeping Singapore safe and secure. We urge members of public with information regarding immigration offenders to call ICA at Tel: 1800-391 6150 or contact the Police.
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Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
26 Apr 2004
2 The bulk of the immigration offenders (IOs) arrested were male nationals (30 of them) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), India and Bangladesh and Nepal. The age of the male IOs ranges from 20 to 54 years old. The remaining three were female IOs from PRC and were aged between 31 and 42 years old. Among the 33 IOs caught, 18 were found to be illegal immigrants while 15 of them were overstayers.
3 One of the IOs caught is a 32-year old male PRC national. At the time of arrest, he was found to be in possession of 87 DVDs, 86 CDs and 163 VCDs. As the discs were suspected to be uncensored or obscene in nature, he was referred to the Police.
4 ICA takes a serious view of attempts by foreigners to overstay or enter Singapore illegally. Under the Immigration Act (Cap 133), the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months plus a minimum of three strokes of the cane.
5 ICA would also like to remind the public that it is an offence to offer shelter and employment to immigration offenders. Homeowners can make use of ICA's online checking system, called "VERIFI" (or Verification of Foreigner Immigration Status) to verify the immigration passes of their prospective tenants. VERIFI can be accessed through ICA?s internet website: http://www.ica.gov.sg and allows users to receive an instantaneous reply on the validity of the immigration passes presented to them. Similarly, MOM has a system to allow the checking on the validity of work passes at its website: http://www.mom.gov.sg. Everyone has a part to play in keeping Singapore safe and secure. We urge members of public with information regarding immigration offenders to call ICA at Tel: 1800-391 6150 or contact the Police.
END OF NEWS RELEASE
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
26 Apr 2004