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A name mismatch caught before submission

A document review found a different name order on a degree certificate and passport.

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The client profile

An individual applicant preparing a PR application.

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What brought the client to Pier

Applying independently, this client wanted patient explanations and a careful review of the documents supporting their PR application.

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What Pier helped with

Pier reviewed the files and explained the preparation process from the beginning.

During a line-by-line review, the team noticed that the degree certificate listed the applicant's name in a different order from the passport. The client said this was something they would not have noticed themselves.

Nobody in my family had done this, so they explained it from the very beginning, as if I knew nothing, which was true. They went through my files line by line and found my degree certificate had my name in a different order from my passport, which I would never have noticed.

The specific help the client highlighted

This work sits within Pier's Singapore PR application service.

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The client experience

I'm here on my own and had nobody to ask. Pier became the people I could ask. They built my profile, checked every file and made sure everything was in order before I submitted. They held my hand through every step and explained it all in plain language. I got my PR, and I'm so relieved and thankful. I'd tell anyone feeling stuck to give Pier a call.

Z. Q., PR applicant

Recorded stage: PR completed. The outcome is the client's report. It does not establish why ICA made its decision or predict another application.

Prepare your own application

A relevant preparation guide

Check names across identity and qualification records before submission. Finding an inconsistency helps identify a document question to resolve; it does not establish what determines an ICA decision.

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Document and evidence checks

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Understanding in-principle approval

An IPA notice sets out conditions and a deadline for completing them. It is not a valid pass to remain in Singapore; applicants need to follow their own ICA notice and maintain a valid immigration pass.

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