Woman, 57, a Chinese national, overstayed in S’pore for more than 22 years, given 6 months’ jail & S$2,500 fine
She was previously convicted in October 2002 for overstaying in Singapore for more than 90 days.
A 57-year-old Chinese woman, Wang Youying, was recently sentenced to six months in jail and a S$2,500 fine for overstaying her visa in Singapore for over 22 years. She pleaded guilty to one charge under the Immigration Act on August 21. On August 4, Wang voluntarily surrendered to the Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre and was subsequently arrested by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
Prior to this, Wang had a prior conviction in October 2002 for overstaying Singapore for more than 90 days, resulting in a one-month jail term and a S$2,000 fine. She served her sentence and was repatriated back to China a few days later. However, Wang re-entered Singapore on June 5, 2004, and was granted a 14-day visit pass. Unfortunately, she did not leave the country when the pass expired on June 19, 2004, and failed to apply for an extension.
The prosecution argued that this was Wang's second offense, leading to the harsher sentence. Wang's defense cited her serious illness, requesting leniency. Despite her inability to pay the fine, the court ordered her to serve an additional five days in jail as an alternative to the fine.
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