Note: An overseas application should be submitted at least 2 months before the expiry of the current REP. This is to allow sufficient time for processing. An overseas applicant whose spouse is a SC or SPR should furnish his/her spouse's Singapore identity card number and a copy of their marriage certificate to expedite processing. All successful applicants must return to Singapore to collect their REPs. A SPR who remains outside Singapore without a valid REP will lose his/her SPR status.