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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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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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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Moving to Singapore
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SarieW » Wed, 19 Aug 2015 8:58 am
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Hi,
My husband has been asked to relocate from Sydney to Singapore. His company are willing to pay rent and healthcare for us. ( Family of 3, 2...
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Hi SarieW,
Generally the cost of living is higher in Singapore because of rent and cars. I can offer you a few tips..
Groceries. Diary, meat and...
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Last post by BTun
Fri, 21 Aug 2015 6:40 am
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Last post by frontiersg
Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:43 pm
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EP applicaion with salary + equity
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prsd5891 » Thu, 20 Aug 2015 9:35 am
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Hi,
I got a new offer with a start-up company and they offered my salary as a 'Cash + Stock'.
New company looks promising and I am interested in...
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Basic Salary. Normall stock is variable so is therefore not generally considered in the equation.
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:18 am
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[Need Advice] Considering Relo to Singapore from Shanghai
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fredhuang1228 » Tue, 18 Aug 2015 3:12 am
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and looking for some advice on relocating to Singapore.
Background
I live in Shanghai now with my wife and two...
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@FH1228. Re: your earlier, sorry can't advise on schooling, having never faced that issue myself.
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Last post by JR8
Wed, 19 Aug 2015 4:02 pm
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Higher Learning Seeking Employment in Singapore
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mannchawla » Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:45 am
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Hi, I graduated in 2013 from a university in Singapore that is a part of Higher Learning Seeking Employment in Singapore. Since then I am working in...
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I doubt it seriously. It would seem to indicate, on the ICA website that in order to apply for the VISA you would to need to have applied while still...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:56 am
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Employment Pass Approved
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UMichGrad » Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:07 pm
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After lurking and using this forum for data and to reassure me in regards to my EP, I wanted to give back for those searching in the future. I had a...
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I went to my court and requested the information that I told you from them. They provided this to me and I sent them over. Your court or police...
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Last post by UMichGrad
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:23 pm
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Health Insurance Question
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UMichGrad » Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:12 pm
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I've done a little bit of surfing and it is confusing, so I am hoping that someone on the forum might be able to provide a quick answer. If not, I...
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You need to ask for more clarification. Health insurance options for employees are vast. If you have a condition, a trip to a specialist is already...
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Last post by the lynx
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 4:47 pm
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Relocation to Singapore Questions
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patories » Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:25 pm
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Greetings,
I have recently been asked to consider a 2 year rotation to Singapore for work. While I am not slated to get the wild and crazy expat...
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Nope. Nope. Nope. You should never take a pay cut to be transferred to SG. If your skills and experience are needed they should pay you your US...
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Last post by Addadude
Thu, 13 Aug 2015 3:04 pm
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Malaysian applying Singapore PR
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ropt728 » Mon, 10 Aug 2015 8:59 pm
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Hi, All
I am Malaysian Chinese 28 years old, has been working in Singapore for 3 months
Been told that, is not easy for application of PR to be...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 6:44 am
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Internal transfer to Singapore with PEP
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BoroBoy » Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:55 am
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I work for a large mnc and my manager has a potential position for me in Singapore. However HR currently have a policy that they will not sponsor...
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Thanks for the reply. It sounds like it should be straightforward then.
Yeah it's a strange rule they brought in only for Singapore, especially...
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Last post by BoroBoy
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:39 pm
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International Moving Companies
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arpita0vedant » Thu, 30 Jul 2015 4:46 am
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Hello. We are relocating from the U.S. (Austin, TX) to Singapore. I was wondering if some of the folks on this forum have had good/bad experience...
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Have you tried the search function? There are quite a lot of threads about international moving. If you have specific questions after that, I'm sure...
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Last post by Strong Eagle
Thu, 30 Jul 2015 5:05 am
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Moving to Singapore in 45-60 days!
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Usmom » Thu, 31 Jul 2014 3:03 am
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I posted a month ago, but now that we have finally accepted an offer and have done some research, we are in search of some specific suggestions of...
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I think Holland road would be great. I like the Napier road stretch. Right outside of Orchard (shopping), Tanglin Mall (restaurants and grocery...
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Last post by mella
Wed, 29 Jul 2015 2:47 pm
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Cree LED Lightbulbs
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anycer » Mon, 27 Jul 2015 3:17 am
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Hey guys, searched (here and elsewhere), but couldn't find a clear answer. Does anyone know if Cree LED lightbulbs acquired in the US would work in...
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Hrm. Interesting. Not worth the trouble to me, though.
Are LED (not incandescent or florescent) bulbs easy to come by at SG retailers?
What SMS...
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Last post by Strong Eagle
Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:10 pm
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Work Experience Update
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Magudeeswaran » Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:25 pm
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Hi
I have work experience as Software engineer in full time, I also worked as administrator in part time. Currently my employer added only...
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I've been in the HR line here for 20 years. Believe what you will. That is your prerogative.
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Fri, 24 Jul 2015 6:55 am
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What kind of lifestyle at 6.5k$/m
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Shifu » Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:54 pm
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Hello Community,
I am looking into an offer to go to Singapore. After taxes and some other expenses, I would be looking at 6.5k$ a month. I would be...
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Make sure you live close to an MRT. the taxi rides here are expensive..
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Last post by lot286
Mon, 20 Jul 2015 8:03 pm
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Australian relocating to Singapore without work visa
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biggles » Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:54 am
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Hi all,
I've done a bit of googling and searching through this forum but still unclear on the visa rules for my situation. Any assistance would be...
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AFAIK people holding passports from US/AU/EU will get 90 days with a justification. i.e. making singapore base for exploring south east asia. For...
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Last post by komatineni
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 7:53 am
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EP Question - Prior Work Visa
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UMichGrad » Thu, 16 Jul 2015 9:42 pm
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Hi All,
I have a job that I have accepted and I'm working on the EP application. I worked in Germany for a ~3 month period (less than 90 days) back...
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Thanks for the reply. I remember the paperwork being filled out by my HR department but you are correct, I would have remembered if I had a picture...
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Last post by UMichGrad
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 4:02 am
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Chances of citizenship
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jomjom » Sun, 12 Jul 2015 8:01 pm
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Hi forumers,
My first time on this forum. Looking for some advice.
I'm thinking of migrating to Singapore and working towards citizenship. My...
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Hi, thats really helpful. Much appreciated!
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Last post by jomjom
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:30 pm
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Chance of reentry Sg. ( prolem solved. Thanks all )
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Sugar68 » Sat, 11 Jul 2015 4:14 pm
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Hi everyone,
Last month when i was in sg for travel, I was caught stealing the comestics worth $50 in Super market, the polices come to take me to...
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To Sundaymorning,
I've been dating him for 2 years, I stayed in Sg about 18 days and between every trips is 5 months.
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Last post by Sugar68
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 8:22 am
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Relocation inconveniences
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at.evolue » Sat, 11 Jul 2015 5:31 pm
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Hey guys and girls, when you relocated to Sg, were there any frustrating relocation experiences? And how did you navigate them? Did you wish that...
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Sat, 11 Jul 2015 8:45 pm
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