Immigration and Checkpoints Authority

Man to be charged over undeclared cash, money laundering linked to illegal gambling operation

David Bale2 weeks ago04 mins

SINGAPORE: An Indonesian man will be charged in court on Thursday (Feb 27) with money laundering and failing to report movements of cash into Singapore. The 35-year-old is also suspected of links to an illegal online gambling advertisement operation, the police said in a news release on Wednesday. On Feb 17, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers…

Jail for woman who paid S$44,000 for marriage of convenience to prolong stay in Singapore

David Bale2 weeks ago06 mins

SINGAPORE: A Vietnamese woman who came across an advertisement for sham marriages that could help foreigners prolong their stay in Singapore decided to give it a try. Nguyen Thi Thuy Quyen, 31, then paid a total of S$44,000 (US$33,000) for a marriage of convenience before the arrangement was exposed. Nguyen was jailed for a total…

ICA temporarily suspends e-service after 80 unauthorised attempts to change residential addresses

David Bale2 months ago08 mins

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ICA’s commissioner Marvin Sim said the authority started investigations from September last year after receiving reports from members of the public who encountered unauthorised changes to their residential addresses. “Initially, there were only a few cases that appeared unconnected, but more cases surfaced recently,” the authority said, adding that the number of cases…