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18. 林志蔚副教授（盛港集选区议员）询问内政部长：

(a) 目前与新加坡配偶结婚八年后仍持有长期访问准证的有新加坡子女的外国母亲所占比例是多少？‍

(b) 政府是否计划帮助这部分外国母亲申请并获得新加坡公民身份或永久居民？‍

(c) 如果没有，这部分外国母亲是否将无限期地持有长期访问准证？‍

尚穆根先生（新加坡内政部长）：截至 2024 年 6 月底，在新加坡人的外籍配偶长期探访准证（LTVP）或长期探访准证+（LTVP+）持有人总数中，有 7.5%是有新加坡未成年子女的外籍母亲，她们与新加坡配偶结婚至少八年。

所有外籍配偶的永久居民（PR）和新加坡公民身份申请都会根据一系列标准进行评估，包括新加坡担保人养家糊口的能力、婚姻时间长短以及是否有婚生子女。外籍配偶与新加坡人结婚并育有新加坡子女这一事实也会得到考虑。

不符合永久居民资格的外籍配偶可申请 LTVP 或 LTVP+ 以在新加坡居住。

FOREIGN MOTHERS WITH SINGAPOREAN CHIlDREN WHO REMAIN LTVP HOLDERS AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE TO SINGAPOREAN SPOUSES

18 Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the current share of foreign mothers with Singaporean children who remain holding Long-Term Visit Passes (LTVPs) after eight years of marriage to their Singaporean spouses; (b) whether the Government plans to assist this group of foreign mothers to apply and obtain their Singapore Citizenship or Permanent Residency; and (c) if not, whether this group of foreign mothers will remain on LTVPs indefinitely.

Mr K Shanmugam: As at end-June 2024, out of the total number of Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) or Long-Term Visit Pass-Plus (LTVP+) holders who were foreign spouses of Singaporeans, 7.5% were foreign mothers with minor Singaporean children and were married to their Singaporean spouse for at least eight years.

All Permanent Residency (PR) and Singapore Citizenship applications from foreign spouses are evaluated on a range of criteria, including the ability of the Singaporean sponsor to support the family, length of marriage, and whether the couple has children from the marriage. The fact that the foreign spouse is married to a Singaporean and has Singaporean children will also be considered. 

Foreign spouses who do not qualify for PR can apply for an LTVP or LTVP+ to reside in Singapore.