oh ho ...Strong Eagle wrote: There are no provisions for girlfriends. There are no provisions for common law marriage for British citizens. The only real option is to get married, all legal like. .
Possibly on an LTVP with a defacto letter - I think the brits could do it in the past. I had a pommy mate who did the same a LONG time ago with an angry Finnish woman.bgd wrote:I had friends in exactly the same situation. He English and she Hungarian. They were here for a good few years before they married. I don't recall which pass she was on, but she was able to work, although never found anything suitable.
They have since left Sg but let me see if I can get hold of him and find out how they did it. The caveat is this was sometime ago and Sg is tougher on passes now.
I never "lived together" with any of my girlfriends or previous wives before marriage. Your idea of old school and mine are about a generation apart. In fact. The only girl I ever lived with before a legal commitment was my current wife of 33 years (a Singaporean born & bred). So, while a generation apart, I find that it is probably the best way, in hindsight!ecureilx wrote:oh ho ...Strong Eagle wrote: There are no provisions for girlfriends. There are no provisions for common law marriage for British citizens. The only real option is to get married, all legal like. .
Old school romance, living together, getting to know each other etc etc is dead in Singapore
mine was in jest, mostly wondering about SG inc view of unmarried couples ... even unmarried can't get A housing loan ... Agreed. .sundaymorningstaple wrote: I never "lived together" with any of my girlfriends or previous wives before marriage. Your idea of old school and mine are about a generation apart. In fact. The only girl I ever lived with before a legal commitment was my current wife of 33 years (a Singaporean born & bred). So, while a generation apart, I find that it is probably the best way, in hindsight!
Yes, it was exactly that. He just confirmed. The letter was from the UK, they were a couple there before moving.PNGMK wrote:Possibly on an LTVP with a defacto letter - I think the brits could do it in the past. I had a pommy mate who did the same a LONG time ago with an angry Finnish woman.bgd wrote:I had friends in exactly the same situation. He English and she Hungarian. They were here for a good few years before they married. I don't recall which pass she was on, but she was able to work, although never found anything suitable.
They have since left Sg but let me see if I can get hold of him and find out how they did it. The caveat is this was sometime ago and Sg is tougher on passes now.
Do you have your IPA letter for your EP then?aea100 wrote: I have been offered a job in Singapore - and I will need to make a decision about whether to accept it next week. The company will sponsor me to get the necessary EP and it is a permanent role, so that's all no problem. I work as a chartered accountant.
If he's being transferred internally, or his employer justifies his speciality, I guess it's not a big hurdle to crossPNGMK wrote:I'd add that CPA falls smack into the middle of the local PMET employment class the gahmen is trying to protect. I doubt OP will make it in.
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