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Originally Posted by purposeseeker
Hi all, hope to seek some advice on a situation i'm facing.
Context: girlfriend is a ex WP holder (more than a year ago) whom I met outside of SG. She's currently pregnant and we're doing marriage preparations. Only now realised that ex WP holders need MOM approval letter to marry. Then went on to read that even ex WP holders can't get pregnant before marriage. On the declaration form it asks if we're expecting a child. Afraid of rejection as it will make everything very difficult for us.
Anyone had faced the same situation before? What's my chances of MOM approving us to marry?
Would appreciate any help or advice available please, thank you so much.
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If you are Singaporean, rejection should have no impact on the long-term. My gf is an ex-WP (and later on, ex-Spass holder). I learnt that there is not much difference whether you marry legally in her home country or in Singapore - the marriage will be recognized.
That said, the circumstances surrounding your wife's stay as a WP holder matters. If she was repatriated due to a vice raid, things can get complicated. If she completed her WP stint with no police record, then the approval process is merely administrative.
So long you marry her (in SG or overseas) before the child is born, then the baby is entitled to Singapore citizenship. If your wife gives birth in Singapore, the baby gets Singapore citizenship at birth and your wife will, at the minimum, be granted an LTVP.
Longer term, when it is obvious that your wife and your child plans to stay in Singapore you can sponsor your wife for SPR.
Things become significantly more complicated, if you marry after she gives birth. Please avoid that scenario at all costs.