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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

A Special Pass is a discretionary permission the Controller of Immigration may issue to any person, existing so the Controller can allow entry or a stay while an entry-permit enquiry is pending, while a person pursues an appeal against a Controller decision, or for any other special reason.

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Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The Special Pass does not target a named population by nationality or occupation; it covers whoever the Controller considers it desirable to grant one to, within three purposes: a person under enquiry for entry-permit entitlement, a person prosecuting an appeal against a Controller decision, or any other special reason.

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  • The source does not name a specific population by nationality, occupation or other identity category; eligibility depends entirely on the Controller's discretion across the three listed purposes.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is triggered by one of three circumstances: an ongoing enquiry into whether the person is entitled to an Entry Permit or is otherwise entitled to enter Brunei Darussalam, or is a prohibited immigrant; the person prosecuting an appeal against a decision of the Controller; or any other special reason at the Controller's discretion.

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  • Laws of Brunei, CAP. 17 Rg 1 (Immigration Regulations), Attorney General’s Chambers
    in order to afford an opportunity of making enquiry for the purpose of determining whether such person is entitled to an Entry Permit or is otherwise entitled to enter Brunei Darussalam under the provisions of the Act or of these Regulations, or whether such person is a prohibited immigrant; (b) in order to afford such person a reasonable opportunity of prosecuting an appeal under the provisions of the Act against any decision of the Controller; or (c) for any other special reason.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

No sponsor, nomination or third-party certification is stated as a precondition. The only documented prior step is furnishing one recent photograph to the Controller, and only where the pass is to be issued in a form that requires one.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether any other prior action or evidence is required, beyond a photograph when the pass is issued in that form, is not stated by this source.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

A Special Pass entitles the holder to enter or remain in Brunei Darussalam for a period not exceeding 42 days, extendable at the Controller's discretion, and may be cancelled by the Controller at any time (a pass issued to allow an appeal cannot be cancelled, except for breach of its conditions, until the appeal is determined). Whether family can be included is not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether family members can be included with a Special Pass is not stated by this source.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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