Applying PR (me and my wife?)

[kk2014]

Hi,

A quick question. Hope you guys can shed some lights for me.

I am an EP holder. Currently my wife is not working and is in Singapore under long term visit pass scheme. If i am applying PR, can me and my wife apply the PR together (since she is housewife)?


Please advise.

[the lynx]

Hi,

A quick question. Hope you guys can shed some lights for me.

I am an EP holder. Currently my wife is not working and is in Singapore under long term visit pass scheme. If i am applying PR, can me and my wife apply the PR together (since she is housewife)?


Please advise.

Yes you can apply with her as your spouse in the application. Whether both of you (or just you or just her) get approved or not, is a different matter.

[kk2014]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

[the lynx]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

It is always better to apply as family. The merits of both of your applications are based on you because you're the provider for your household.

[Sp1d3rMan]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

It is always better to apply as family. The merits of both of your applications are based on you because you're the provider for your household.

For my case, i applied PR alone with own merit point, approved after about 1.5 month and after all process done applied as sponsor PR for my wife, got rejected ( not too sure is it she pregnant at the moment). half a year later after my girl born, applied as sponsor for both of them and got approved after 3 months.

May i ask the reason your wife not working?

[kk2014]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

It is always better to apply as family. The merits of both of your applications are based on you because you're the provider for your household.

Thank you.

Initially, I thought i need to be a PR first and then sponsor my wife. I did not quite sure if we could apply the PR together (especially she is housewife).


Additionally, based on the information listed in ICA, she does not belong to any one of the groups listed.

"The following categories of foreigners are eligible to apply for permanent residence:
(a) Spouse and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of a Singapore Citizen (SC)/ SingaporePermanent Resident (SPR)
(b) Aged Parents of a SC
(c) Employment Pass/ S Pass holders
(d) Investors "

[sundaymorningstaple]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

It is always better to apply as family. The merits of both of your applications are based on you because you're the provider for your household.

Thank you.

Initially, I thought i need to be a PR first and then sponsor my wife. I did not quite sure if we could apply the PR together (especially she is housewife).


Additionally, based on the information listed in ICA, she does not belong to any one of the groups listed.

"The following categories of foreigners are eligible to apply for permanent residence:
(a) Spouse and unmarried children (below 21 years old) of a Singapore Citizen (Singapore Citizenship)/ SingaporePermanent Resident (SPR)
(b) Aged Parents of a Singapore Citizenship
(c) Employment Pass/ S Pass holders
(d) Investors "

You cannot apply as a family unit. You have to gain PR as the breadwinner first (although you can apply for your daughter at the same time I believe. The non-working spouse cannot until you are able to sponsor her as a PR sponsor.

[kk2014]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

It is always better to apply as family. The merits of both of your applications are based on you because you're the provider for your household.

For my case, i applied PR alone with own merit point, approved after about 1.5 month and after all process done applied as sponsor PR for my wife, got rejected ( not too sure is it she pregnant at the moment). half a year later after my girl born, applied as sponsor for both of them and got approved after 3 months.

May i ask the reason your wife not working?

she is a freelancer (but does not contribute tax) and we would like to have a baby in a very near future.

[kk2014]

You cannot apply as a family unit. You have to gain PR as the breadwinner first (although you can apply for your daughter at the same time I believe. The non-working spouse cannot until you are able to sponsor her as a PR sponsor.

This is what I understand based on the information found in ICA website.

I am confused now as some say I can apply the PR together with my wife.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

It is always better to apply as family. The merits of both of your applications are based on you because you're the provider for your household.

For my case, i applied PR alone with own merit point, approved after about 1.5 month and after all process done applied as sponsor PR for my wife, got rejected ( not too sure is it she pregnant at the moment). half a year later after my girl born, applied as sponsor for both of them and got approved after 3 months.

May i ask the reason your wife not working?

she is a freelancer (but does not contribute tax) and we would like to have a baby in a very near future.

So you are saying she is an illegal worker in Singapore at the moment? That's pretty risky, don't you think? She cannot work unless she is on a Letter of Consent and you cannot get that doing freelance work. I'd say you could end up with an even bigger problem if she's found out. She may well get bounced out of Singapore permanently.

[Wd40]

Thanks the lynx.

are you saying that If i apply for PR together with my wife, then there would be a chance I get approved alone but not her?

I thought the result is either we both get approved or we both get rejected.

It is always better to apply as family. The merits of both of your applications are based on you because you're the provider for your household.

For my case, i applied PR alone with own merit point, approved after about 1.5 month and after all process done applied as sponsor PR for my wife, got rejected ( not too sure is it she pregnant at the moment). half a year later after my girl born, applied as sponsor for both of them and got approved after 3 months.

May i ask the reason your wife not working?

Can you tell us the dates when your's got approved and when your wife's got rejected? May be there in lies the clue.

[kk2014]

So you are saying she is an illegal worker in Singapore at the moment? That's pretty risky, don't you think? She cannot work unless she is on a Letter of Consent and you cannot get that doing freelance work. I'd say you could end up with an even bigger problem if she's found out. She may well get bounced out of Singapore permanently.

Dude, her customers are from the US and Japan. It's internet era.

[Barnsley]

So you are saying she is an illegal worker in Singapore at the moment? That's pretty risky, don't you think? She cannot work unless she is on a Letter of Consent and you cannot get that doing freelance work. I'd say you could end up with an even bigger problem if she's found out. She may well get bounced out of Singapore permanently.

Dude, her customers are from the US and Japan. It's internet era.

From reading the forum I am fairly sure that working in Singapore without the required permit is illegal.

It doesnt matter for whom you are working or where you are paid from what I can see.

[Wd40]

Pretty sure OP is Indian. He wont get PR. If he had started off his 1st post with "Dude" he wouldn't have had to wait this long for the verdict

[ecureilx]

Pretty sure OP is Indian. He wont get PR. If he had started off his 1st post with "Dude" he wouldn't have had to wait this long for the verdict