Woman Jailed 7 Weeks For Submitting Fake Educational Cert During PR Application

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Shawn Ambrose
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Everyone lies on their resume.

For instance, when I submitted my resume to Goody Feed, I said I had 5 years of writing experience when I actually didn’t know how to write at all. Thankfully, when I started working here, I realised that no one here knows how to write, so I fit in perfectly.

But there are certain things you simply can’t lie about, especially if you’re applying to be a permanent resident of another country.

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Woman Jailed 7 Weeks For Submitting Fake Educational Cert During PR Application

When Noriza Dancel De Luna applied for a Singapore permanent residency for her and her daughter in 2008 and 2009, she submitted a diploma and transcript from the Centro Escolar University in Manila.

But the authorities later found out that these documents were fake, CNA reported.

Upon verification, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) discovered that the school had no record of De Luna’s enrolment and that the documents did not originate from their office.

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She’s basically that guy in your school who wears a “Harvard” T-shirt even though he never went there, but much worse.

She was subsequently arrested on 25 Oct 2017.

Image: ICA

On Tuesday (14 Jan), the Filipino woman was found to have made false statements about her educational qualifications to ICA and was sentenced to seven weeks’ jail.

Convicts will have PR status reviewed

In response to CNA queries, ICA said that Singapore permanent residents who have been convicted of an offence will have their PR status reviewed by ICA.

It’s even possible that a convict’s permanent residency status will be revoked, depending on certain factors.

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These include the seriousness of the offence, the extent of the person’s involvement in the crime, and the length of the jail sentence, it added.

“ICA takes a very serious view of persons who provide false information or conceal material facts during their applications for any Singapore immigration facility,” it said.

For those who have been convicted of an offence, the statuses of their family members will also be reviewed by ICA.

So, basically, lying or falsifying documents would just decrease your chances of getting a permanent residency. That should be common sense, no?

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