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by sundaymorningstaple » Fri, 09 May 2014 6:44 pm
It took me 11 years and 3 separate attempts to gain PR. Don't tell me about the anxiety and aggravation here. Been there, done that, and had to have the patience of Job in order to get it. (and had two Singaporean children who were already in school by that time).
You need to remember one basic thing that all seem to be forgetting. The government as always been a nanny state to the point of the citizens expecting it, nay, demanding it. So, when the state tried to protect it's citizens from foreigners who marry locals "only" to gain PR here, they tend to get strict as it has happened very often if not more times than not. Especially when a local marries a foreign 3rd world man or woman as in a large percentage of times the foreigner is only looking for a ticket out of their country. AND, once they get PR via family ties, then they tend to divorce within a year or two after getting same. The government is trying to prevent that from happening to it's citizens as most here are extremely naive.
However, the government doesn't give a damn about Dependents of EP holders as their stay here is wholly dependent on the EP holder and all they have to do is not renew the EP or even cancel it if they want. They understand the frustration of locals with foreign spouses and the hardship is presents, but in view of the problems that have occurred in the past, they have at least lightened up somewhat but are still making it hard for the foreigner to take advantage of the local (which apparently is easy to do).
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers