Moving to Singapore? Ask our regular expats in Singapore questions on relocation and their experience here. Ask about banking, employment pass, insurance, visa, work permit, citizenship or immigration issues.
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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am
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Stamford American International School
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Pal » Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:34 pm
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Stamford American International Singapore offers an holistic education for students from 2 months to 18 years of age, being the first and only school...
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Stamford American International School seems like an excellent choice for expat families in Singapore. I like that it offers multiple internationally...
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Sat, 13 Dec 2025 5:00 pm
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Digital TV antenna from the US can't work in Singapore?
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HogHollow » Sat, 30 Oct 2021 6:01 pm
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Hi everyone,
So my shipment of personal effects just arrived from Texas last week, and I've finally gotten around to setting up a LG TV and digital...
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After introducing my wife to Netflix a few years ago, it’s been pretty much non-stop Netflix. If it’s not Netflix it’s Bloomberg streaming… almost...
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Last post by malcontent
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:20 pm
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Last post by sostewfeed
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 4:34 pm
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New Prefix for long term pass holders
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sundaymorningstaple » Tue, 13 Jul 2021 1:55 am
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Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
The ICA will introduce a new FIN series with the prefix M from 1 January 2022. Similar to the format of the F...
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S was for second millennium. T is for third.
F is for Foreigner, G logically follows. Not sure why they didn't flip to H though. I guess M for...
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Last post by PNGMK
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 9:59 pm
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SC wife, non- SC son, LTVP for schooling in Singapore
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chongster » Sat, 30 Oct 2021 8:14 pm
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So this is the scenario- if mother is SC and father is British, son was born outside SG and did not register as SG citizen, and the family is now...
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Actually he should be put on a Student's Visa and not an LTVP unless he is currently too young to start Primary School.
thanks! that's quite an...
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Last post by chongster
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:11 pm
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Renew EP 2022 and tax issue
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smwsmw » Sat, 30 Oct 2021 9:05 pm
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I have only 1 year EP and plan to renew early next year. I have few questions that I couldn't find here
1. Can I renew by myself if I am...
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Last post by smwsmw
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 9:05 pm
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Question regarding use of MERCER table for COLA by employer
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KevinBanes » Sat, 23 Oct 2021 4:23 pm
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Dear all,
I will be sent to Singapore for 1 year by my employer (no family).
For cost of loving allowance, they have used the MERCER table. I am...
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Does anyone have any experience with the above? Would be much appreciated, thanks
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Last post by KevinBanes
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 5:08 pm
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Need help to assess PR application profile
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pixelneo89 » Tue, 19 Oct 2021 3:45 pm
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Hi All ,
would like to ask if anyone could assess my wife PR application the chances to be approve.
and also would like to know when can we...
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Okay. Thanks! Fingers crossed.
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Last post by Sunjackal
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:49 pm
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Shipping few boxes SG to Belgium - best provider?
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TCK2021 » Sat, 16 Oct 2021 2:48 pm
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hello!
I will be moving from Singapore to Belgium, and need to send a few boxes (about 5-8 boxes) of my things to Brussels. I won't be moving any...
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I’ve heard good things about Allied Movers. Reliable and inexpensive.
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Last post by Lisafuller
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:26 pm
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VTL Application not working with QR Code
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smitk6 » Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:29 pm
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Hi everyone
Hope someone can shed some light on this.
I'm currently trying to apply for a Vaccinated Travel Pass so I can go in a Vaccinated Travel...
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Just keep emailing them. That’s what I did.
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Last post by Sunjackal
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 8:54 pm
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Safe Travel - Selecting an entry date
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ashtag06 » Wed, 06 Oct 2021 4:00 am
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Hi - I am currently trying to work the ICA SafeTravel Portal to gain access to Singapore.
After selecting dates, it seems every date is not...
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Hello Ash,
Hope you got your LTVP stuff sorted? You never came back to your last post.
My situation was basically this:
Wife is Singaporean. Her...
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Last post by ashtag06
Sat, 09 Oct 2021 6:46 pm
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Service apartment choices?
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adamjohn31 » Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:34 am
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Hey guys, i will be relocating to SG soon. am searching for serviced apartment and yeah i did see some options on this pages. when i was googling, I...
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preferably novena or balestier area .. not much options
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Last post by adamjohn31
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:34 pm
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Looking for House to rent
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Anumy001 » Sun, 03 Oct 2021 6:45 pm
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Hi, my family and I will relocating to Singapore in November. We are family of 3 (husband, wife and 4yo). We are looking for a whole unit to rent...
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I believe 2k will get you a 2 bedroom hdb in quite a few heartland estates. I think that you should probably find yourself a hotel room for a month...
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Last post by smoulder
Sun, 03 Oct 2021 9:02 pm
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Last post by Myasis Dragon
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:31 pm
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Using Australian appliances in Singapore
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Knightfal » Fri, 05 Feb 2021 9:49 am
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Hi,
We are relocating back from Australia to Singapore and it seems after the shipping survey, we are slightly past the threshold of a shared...
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There is a big difference between doing a major or minor renovation… and then there is the “complete” renovation where the entire place is gutted and...
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Last post by malcontent
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 6:59 pm
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Work Holiday Pass Guidance
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Holdaboss » Fri, 03 Sep 2021 7:21 am
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Hi all,
I have an in-principle Work Holiday Pass which expires 16th November 2021. I am coming from the UK, fully vaccinated and have a few...
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You’ll also have to pay for a test before you can board a flight on the U.K. side - as the airlines won’t allow you to fly otherwise.
Make sure you...
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Last post by Sunjackal
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 3:50 pm
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HK or Singapore
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Arif246 » Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:03 am
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Is there any friend who lived in both Singapore and Hong Kong with young kids and family?
We live in Hong Kong with 4 years old son, two years old...
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My husband and I are relocating to Singapore from HK. We were thinking about leaving since the NSL has come into effect last year. I recently got...
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Last post by juntsuyo
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 9:25 am
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Difficulty looking for work
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MiamitoSingapore » Wed, 25 Aug 2021 8:53 am
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Hi,
I am an American interested in working in Singapore and I just completed a masters degree in Europe.What is the difficulty of getting an...
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Your chances are close to zero if you think you will walk in cold and find a job.
Read prior posts by me and Strong Eagle which describe the issues...
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Last post by Lisafuller
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 8:10 pm
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Sponsoring Dependant Pass (DP) for newborn child
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blk343 » Tue, 16 Jan 2018 5:04 pm
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Dear Expats,
Myself and my wife are both E pass holders and expecting our newborn baby in mid of this year 2018. I am now worried because of MoM's...
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Hi,
can I know what eligibility criteria mom looked in the subsequent criteria ?
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Last post by TVYA
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 6:47 pm
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Everyday items to bring from the US to Singapore
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HogHollow » Sun, 11 Jul 2021 3:17 am
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So the freight team for my move is coming over next Wednesday to load up my stuff to Singapore, and I'm trying to figure out what I should buy from...
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I just received my negative Covid test result, so I'm finally a free man tomorrow.
Thanks for all the valuable insights about grocery shopping in...
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Last post by HogHollow
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:54 am
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Cats, Covid Quaruntine & Address
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ashtag06 » Mon, 19 Jul 2021 7:30 pm
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Hi,
I will be relocating to Singapore in late October with my wife who is a SC.
We are travelling from the UK and bringing our pet house cat. We...
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Threadstarter, apologies for hijacking but i also need this information
What i know is the facility to store pets at Changi is full until end of the...
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Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:01 pm
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