It could be something to do with the company that is applying for your pass. If MOM is looking to issue a S-pass for your new job, your company would need to satisfy quota requirements. What does HR from your new company say?Kuzz wrote:Hi, I have been residing Singapore for over 7 years. I came here on student visa on a government bond of 3 years after completing my studies.
I graduated in 2011 with 1st class honors from university and go a job and my employment pass within a few weeks from graduating.
After 2 yrs of work, I found out that my employment pass was kept on pending status from the MOM and without a pass I was unable to continue work with company that hired me and I have been unemployed for the past 6 weeks pending a decision from MOM regarding my employment pass.
The ICA officer in charge of my case has been issuing me 2weeks temporary pass so that I can resolve the issue with MOM but MOM refuses to give me any reasons as to why my pass is put on pending status. At the end of every 2 weeks I get no reply from MOM and the ICA issues me another 2 week temporary pass.
I am required to be in the country because of the government bond and I have only 6 months left on the bond to finish. I intend to leave Singapore for my country of origin once my bond is finished. But the MOM will not issue me a pass to work legally and honor the bond. I have had to let go 3 very good job offers because of this issue.
I need help urgently. I cannot be living in Singapore indefinitely without income waiting for my pass to get approved.
I was drawing a salary of $3300 a month as a junior art director at my previous company.
I need some urgent guidance please.
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I'm just wondering if the highlighted word above has any bearing on this. Did both companies apply for your EP at the same time, or did one apply first and then the second company apply after the first application was rejected?Kuzz wrote:Hi, thanks for your reply. Both companies that intend to hire me have sufficient quota for hiring foreign employment. They each have applied and appealed my case directly with the MOM but they have received no reason as to why my pass won't be issued. I have a copy of both letters from MOM to the company rejecting my application without reason.
I wasn't aware this was a factor. Outside an individuals personal application criteria, what else other than Quota sits at the company side - eg, I could be a viable candidate for approval, but company issue a, b, c is preventing my approvals ?Kuzz wrote:companies that intend to hire me have sufficient quota for hiring foreign employment
If you are being hired on an S-Pass, then quotas absolutely matter, and if the ratios of citizens to pass holders are on the edge, you may well be denied because of this.kortizol wrote:I wasn't aware this was a factor. Outside an individuals personal application criteria, what else other than Quota sits at the company side - eg, I could be a viable candidate for approval, but company issue a, b, c is preventing my approvals ?Kuzz wrote:companies that intend to hire me have sufficient quota for hiring foreign employment
What is "Perm" pass? You get the choices of employment pass (EP). S-Pass, Work Pass. No work pass is permanent... 1 or 2 years, maybe 3 sometimes.kortizol wrote:Personally my pass is Perm, relocating from EMEA, rates are inline with benchmarking - perhaps slightly lower but certainly no more than 5/10% off.
Company employs a substantial amount of locals and would have a high ratio in that area I'd expect.
Seems ya never do know though with this process !
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