My wife's just read this and confirmed it.

She can ask for permission to leave to marry, but would have to return to complete the contract, and as she's had her 2 weeks, probably not. I've been told if she gets black marked by Singapore immigration she won't be able to transit through either.

Are her employers Chinese or Western? If the former, she's probably got no chance of an early release.

My mates just had to wait 12 months for a Singapore contract to finish, and he could only see his girl for two Sunday's while he was there, but they are both alive, and in the Philppines now after an 18 month long distance relationship. They're just starting the visa process now.

Thing is, the contract is part of the package with the girl, you must have known that before getting serious, so you have to deal with it the same as the rest of us have had too in the past.

In 8 months you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

(PS. I'm sure seeing her only twice in 2 weeks though is worth the effort? )