Visit Pass extension through MOM

Hi everyone,

So just to share my situation, my spass was cancelled on 1st week of May due to Covid and company needs to cut excess costs. My short term visit pass was supposed to expire 1st week of June but my previous company has applied extension as there are no flights available going back to my country yet. It was approved by MOM with these wordings:

"Dear Sir/Madam

We have extended ---------- (GXX)'s stay until 17/06/2020 for you to buy an air ticket as there are flights to send the pass holder home.

Please complete the following actions by 17/06/2020:

1.       Buy an air ticket for the pass holder, including check-in luggage. If he/she needs to travel from the airport to his/her hometown, please also provide for the necessary arrangements. This is not required if the pass holder agrees in writing to bear his/her own travel expenses. The pass holder needs to leave Singapore by 31 Jul 2020.

For an overview of scheduled flights, you can visit Changi Airport website or use the iChangi mobile app. If transit is allowed, you can also consider multi-city flights. Please check with the airlines directly to confirm if the flights are still operating.

2.       Fill in this form to upload the flight itinerary once the air ticket has been purchased.

We will email you the outcome within 3 to 5 working days.

If you are unable to send the pass holder home by 31 Jul 2020 due to any of these reasons, you can submit an appeal by 17/06/2020 for our consideration:

�       The pass holder is currently serving Quarantine Order or Stay-Home Notice.
�       The pass holder is staying in a dormitory gazetted as an isolation area.
�       There are no flights available and you have already checked with at least 3 airlines.

Otherwise, please note that the STVP will not be extended until the air ticket has been purchased. If you do not complete any of the actions above, the pass holder will overstay in Singapore. An overstaying fine may be imposed.

Please print the STVP and pass it to the worker promptly."

As there are no flights available going back to my country, we booked a flight on 1st July and submitted the flight details to MOM. MOm acknowledge and said will send outcome within 3-5 working days.

Today, 17 June, my short term visit pass will expire already but when I call MOM, they say dont have result yet and will need to wait tomorrow which is the 5th day but I maybe subjected to overstaying fine. The overstaying fine will only be waived subject to the approving officer's discretion. I'm very scared when I heard about it and its kinda unfair because its beyond my control that I cannot go back to my country even if I wanted to because of no or cancelled flights.

Also, I emailed ICA but this is their response.

Dear Sir/Mdm,
We are unable to extend the Visit Passes if it was granted via MOM upon PEP/Work Pass/Employment Pass/Dependent's Pass cancellation cases.
Please liaise with MOM for the appeal for a further extension.

Is there anyone on the same situation as me? Please advice me as I am very anxious now. Thank you in advance for your insights.