Just be aware that just because a company is prepared to apply for an Employment Pass for you there is no guarantee that you will get one.jfdemarini wrote: I dunno if it makes a difference, but the company I'll be working for is already planning to sponsor me down the road, so I will be here long term.
WHP don't need a pass or so I thought for now, OP need not worry much there ..Barnsley wrote: How did you get accommodation here if your pass is less than 6 months?
Is the company paying for you to stay in a hotel , or a Serviced Apartment?
ecureilx wrote:WHP don't need a pass or so I thought for now, OP need not worry much there ..Barnsley wrote: How did you get accommodation here if your pass is less than 6 months?
Is the company paying for you to stay in a hotel , or a Serviced Apartment?
accommodation ? Facebook is full of a lot of private rentals of HDB apartments, as transient rentals .... no sweat there ..
The rental ? Of course it's 100% illegal .. it's gonna be fireworks when HDB starts clamping down again ....Barnsley wrote:ecureilx wrote:WHP don't need a pass or so I thought for now, OP need not worry much there ..Barnsley wrote: How did you get accommodation here if your pass is less than 6 months?
Is the company paying for you to stay in a hotel , or a Serviced Apartment?
accommodation ? Facebook is full of a lot of private rentals of HDB apartments, as transient rentals .... no sweat there ..
Isnt that illegal though?
You're not the only one in this situation. If the local credit unions (Hong Leong etc) had any sense they would start up savings accounts and cheque cashing to compete with the big banks.jfdemarini wrote: At this rate, I may just use my local friends' bank details as my own, then have them give me the cash from my pay check. It's not efficient or optimal, but it may be my only option at this point.
Asking an employer to pay your salary to somebody else' account won't fly. Don't try that. Unless the employer is a fly by night operators. There are lot of reasons why that's wrong.jfdemarini wrote:At the moment, I'm staying in an AirBNB--the job I'll be starting is a job I found after arriving in Singapore, not before, so there's no support system from them. I know AirBNB isn't exactly legal, either, but it's the only option I have right now.
However, because the WHP isn't a sponsorship-based pass, I'm actually working two jobs, neither of which I can start until I have a bank account.
Are there any restrictions for remittance accounts? I could theoretically just give my remittance as a bank account, then dump everything into my US account--the draw back then is exchange rate/fees and then ATM/international transaction fees; I'm also not sure a bank would allow me to do remittance if they won't even let me have a debit account.
At this rate, I may just use my local friends' bank details as my own, then have them give me the cash from my pay check. It's not efficient or optimal, but it may be my only option at this point.
Can't you get accounts at those banks as a foreigner living abroad? Seems like the US passport might be the issue here.jfdemarini wrote:I'm in Singapore on a working holiday pass, and I've tried to open bank accounts at both UOB and DBS/POSB--both refused because my visa is less than six months.
I'm looking at Citi now (I'm American)...
I ended up never opening a bank account and having all of my money wired back to my US accounts. None of the banks here would allow me to open an account with a visa duration shorter than six months.darkgod wrote:Hey man,
I am on a work holiday pass in Singapore too. When you tried to open your account, what did you use as an address proof?
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