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Stamford American International School
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Pal » Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:34 pm
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Staying, Living in Singapore
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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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Last post by joop
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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question about PR application through spouse
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dannn » Fri, 21 Aug 2009 8:39 pm
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Hi, guys
I have a question about PR application through spouse.
I am now a PhD student in NUS and my wife is PR. Recently, I was going to apply for...
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I've been married to a lovely Singaporean gal for over a year, got PR based on our marriage (which I realise makes me doubly fortunate), and just...
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Last post by Mad Scientist
Thu, 16 Dec 2010 3:35 am
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clarification on DP and EP for my wife
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mandaralawani » Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:33 pm
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hi ,
i m currently working in sg with an ep..
i plan to apply for my wife's dp..i think it takes 1-2 weeks max for it..
she is also trying to find...
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thank you for ur help
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Last post by mandaralawani
Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:14 am
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married to a singaporean .. what to do next???
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kiayee » Thu, 28 Oct 2010 7:09 pm
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hi , i got approval by MOM that i could married to a singaporean . so my ROM will be on 30th october , what should i need to do next ? cause i wanted...
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This is what causes all the problems for everybody else! Marriages of convenience. :-|
Its becoming a trend....use me ,I use you kind of mentality.
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Last post by ex-pat
Fri, 10 Dec 2010 9:32 pm
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hep- forwarding agent confusionl
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bananapunk » Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:55 am
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Hi almighty forum,
I have a dilema- I sent 3 boxes of personal belongings (clothes, books etc) from London to hebore. 100 kg. It costed me 200 sgd on...
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I guess you thought you'll save by sending by freight forwarder instead of postal mail (which would be delivered free of charge). Sometimes it...
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Last post by beppi
Wed, 08 Dec 2010 2:34 am
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Relocating from Dubai to Singapore
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rolylane » Wed, 10 Nov 2010 8:56 pm
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We're a young British couple relocating from Dubai to Singapore in Feb-11.
My new offices are located on Tai Seng Street, is there a good...
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There are plenty of nice ocndos or houses to choose from in Singapore, townhouse building are generally older and rather rundown...eddie
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Last post by Eddie71
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:10 am
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Commute from East Coast to American School
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zialisa » Tue, 17 Jun 2008 7:49 pm
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Hi!
My family will be coming over at the end of July. I have 3 boys (ages 9, 12, and 14) who will be attending the American School. We thought that...
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It's lovely on the East Coast. Great quality of life. But you couldn't be further from the American School and still live in Singapore. If you're...
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Last post by scarbowl
Mon, 06 Dec 2010 5:03 pm
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Get pregnant with employment pass?
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blacksheep » Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:24 pm
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May I ask if it is allowed to get pregnant and deliver a child under employment pass (not domestic helper work permit)?
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You can deliver a child in Singapore on an EP, but be aware that you are not entitled to normal maternity benefits unless your child will be a...
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Last post by k1w1
Mon, 06 Dec 2010 1:00 pm
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Salary or p/h
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longstebe » Sat, 04 Dec 2010 3:42 pm
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To qualify for any of the work visas I'm assuming you will have to state your monthly salary. Once your accepted can this be changed to 'per hour' by...
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If your income was more than 7000/mo and can be documented, You could conceivably qualify for a PEP but this is a one time only visa good for 5 years...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Sat, 04 Dec 2010 5:20 pm
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Ballpark Singapore to US moving costs
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seattleguy » Tue, 23 Nov 2010 5:07 pm
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I am exploring moving back to the US and wanted to know if anyone has used a SG based shipping company to ship to the West Coast (San Fran/Seattle)....
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Hi, I used Relocation and got a quote for $1000. It was the cheapest but as I said on another forum, their services were unacceptable .
We were...
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Last post by Junbug
Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:37 am
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Getting my wife into Singapore
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nburge » Tue, 30 Nov 2010 7:13 pm
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I'm heading there next year for work (P1 visa) and am getting married this year. I'm british, my fiancée is Canadian but because of UK visa issues we...
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Thanks for your help. Her dad is Cambodian so hopefully he will be able to arrange the paperwork, then I'll take it to the embassy as you suggest.
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Last post by nburge
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 4:47 am
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Last post by serve_the_servants
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:32 am
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Applying for EP (but with or w/o spouse D.Pass query)
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Ronio.Ron » Mon, 29 Nov 2010 5:48 pm
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Hi, My company will soon be applying for my E.Pass through our Singapore office. My wife is pregnant with the expected delivery date in Dec next month....
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thanks ksl, SE...
but unfortunately looks like my employer will take up my EPass application first and then (wife + child) i.e. shud be after when i...
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Last post by Ronio.Ron
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 4:42 pm
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still the best
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cocolove » Mon, 29 Nov 2010 5:04 pm
And if you spam the boards with your advertising anymore, you will be locked and deleted.
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Mon, 29 Nov 2010 5:04 pm
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Relocation to Singapore - What is allowed re Alcohol
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JessD » Mon, 29 Nov 2010 6:08 am
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Hello relocatting next year and was wondering what to do with contents of the Liquor cabinet at home - Are you allowed to bring in half full bottles...
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Hello relocatting next year and was wondering what to do with contents of the Liquor cabinet at home - Are you allowed to bring in half full bottles...
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Last post by JR8
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 4:18 pm
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Exit Strategy
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louy » Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:14 pm
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Ok, I appreciate that does who successfully manage to get out of Singapore may no longer be posting on this forum - and that this post may be on the...
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Your questions
1 - Tax - your employer will withhold your last months salary until all outstanding tax balances with the IRAS have been cleared....
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Last post by carteki
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:43 am
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Combo Offer for Indian Channels on TV?
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sumitmcasgsits » Thu, 25 Nov 2010 4:32 pm
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Let me give you a bit of background. When I was in Hong Kong there were providers of combined facility of TV/internet/phone with almost every Indian...
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No. Starhub has about 4 or 5 channels only. The local one (Tamil) is free to view while the others are additional costs of around $4-6/month each in...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 5:19 pm
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Health Insurance
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mbarbeito » Thu, 03 Dec 2009 9:14 am
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I moved here because my boyfriend's job relocated him...I am not covered under his company's health insurance because we are not married. Does anyone...
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I'm looking for an insurance that would cover hospital, home nursing and dental bills in case of an accident, for example if I get run over by a car,...
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Last post by Isabulle
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 2:13 pm
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Monthly Expenditure
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pappachino » Wed, 24 Nov 2010 7:15 pm
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Hi,
I would be moving to Singapore soon. Would like to know the monthly expenditure incurred. I would be working in a VFX company.
Would be good...
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It depends on if you drink or not. Last weekend we spent S$75 on four beers. :x
You can get the run down on everything else with the search function.
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Last post by Calmday
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 9:29 am
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Visa type if possible at all?
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Takson » Mon, 22 Nov 2010 6:52 pm
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Hi,
I have recently accepted a job in the Philippines.
I currently don't think I want to move the family form the UK to Manila, as having made a...
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carteki, good thought, and it might work provided which the young family is old enough for schooling in an acceptable school. I'm not sure if private...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:28 am
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Refuse entry to Singapore!
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NguyenDinhLong » Mon, 22 Nov 2010 2:14 pm
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Two years ago, i was refused entry to Singapore at Woodlands Checkpoint.
The reason is: my social visit pass is not enough valid day to renew a new...
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@sundaymorningstaple: Appreciate a lot!
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Mon, 22 Nov 2010 4:54 pm
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