Persons Who Receive Negative Results under Pre-marriage Long-term Visit Pass Assessment

94 Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng asked the Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the number of persons who have received a negative assessment under the Pre-Marriage Long-Term Visit Pass Assessment since its implementation; and (b) whether there is any recourse available for persons who have received a negative assessment but nevertheless choose to proceed with the marriage.

Mr K Shanmugam: Since the Pre-Marriage Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) Assessment (PMLA) was implemented in 2015, about 4,300 applications were processed by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority annually, of which approximately 950 applications received a negative assessment.

While couples may marry even with a negative PMLA assessment, they are unlikely to be successful in their LTVP application unless there is a material change in their circumstances.