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Exit Permit Quiz 🌍

Understand the essentials of managing your Exit Permit (EP) with this comprehensive quiz.

Question 1​

Q1. What should I do if I am still required to be overseas but the validity of my EP has expired?

  • To apply for extension of EP if my extended stay is more than 3 months.
  • I am not required to apply for extension of EP if I am still overseas.
  • I am required to apply for extension of EP as long as I am still overseas.
  • Upon the expiry of the Exit Permit, I am required to apply for an extension regardless of the duration in overseas.

Answer: Upon the expiry of the Exit Permit, I am required to apply for an extension regardless of the duration in overseas.

Question 2​

Q2. I am going for overseas studies after my ORD, do I need to apply for an Exit Permit (EP)?

  • I am required to apply for an EP if my overseas studies is less than 6 months.
  • I am required to apply for EP if the period of overseas studies is more than 6 months.
  • I am exempted from applying EP if I am going for overseas studies.
  • I am required to apply for EP as long as I am going for overseas studies.

Answer: I am required to apply for EP if the period of overseas studies is more than 6 months.

Question 3​

Q3. As an NSman, I would like to apply for a new international passport. Do I need to apply for an EP first?

  • I may apply for a new passport without having to apply for an EP.
  • I am required to apply for EP before applying for a new passport.
  • I am required to notify MINDEF before applying for a new passport.

Answer: I may apply for a new passport without having to apply for an EP.

Question 4​

Q4. How can NSmen apply for an EP?

  • Call NS Call Centre at 1800-3676767.
  • Call Unit Ops Room or Chief Clerk.
  • Via NS Portal or MyExitPermit mobile app or Exit Permit Office at CMPB.
  • All of the above.

Answer: Via NS Portal or MyExitPermit mobile app or Exit Permit Office at CMPB.

Question 5​

Q5. I need to apply for an EP as I will be overseas for more than 6 months, but I have been issued a call-up during the period of my overseas trip. Do I need to apply for deferment before my EP application?

  • Yes, you need to submit a deferment request via NS Portal. Subsequently, apply for an EP after the deferment request is approved.
  • No, you can apply for both deferment and EP applications concurrently.

Answer: Yes, you need to submit a deferment request via NS Portal. Subsequently, apply for an EP after the deferment request is approved.

Question 6​

Q6. As an NSman, my EP is expiring but I intend to stay overseas for another year. What will be the consequences if I do not apply for an extension of the EP?

  • Offenders will be served with composition fines.
  • Recalcitrant offenders will be charged in Court.
  • Offenders prosecuted in Court shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000, or to an imprisonment term not exceeding 3 years, or to both.
  • All of the above.

Answer: All of the above.

Question 7​

Q7. As an NSman, I am returning from overseas with a valid EP. Do I need to return the EP?

  • I am required to return my EP within 7 days after returning from overseas.
  • I am not required to return EP as it will be automatically cancelled when I returned to Singapore for more than 30 days.
  • I am required to return the EP once it has expired.

Answer: I am not required to return EP as it will be automatically cancelled when I returned to Singapore for more than 30 days.