Hello SMSsundaymorningstaple wrote:This will answer you question.
http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/viewtopic.php?t=56544
progressiveguy wrote:Hello SMSsundaymorningstaple wrote:This will answer you question.
http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/viewtopic.php?t=56544
Thanks for the link.
Ok. if i'm getting it right (still early)...?!
Yes, i can do that on DP (like LTVP) from the perspective of MOM.
Yes, i can do, but have to consider the taxation (IRAS).
....and this will change from the 1st of Feb.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Might be, pngmk, but can you show me something to cling to? At least I managed to get email from the relevant ministry to support my claim. Of course, a lot has changed since that email, but I don't think the thought processes behind their answers to my question has changed. The LTVP+ is designed for the LoC and the LoC is designed for people who want to work for a company registered in and performing work in Singapore.
Sadly, you are incorrect. The only persons who can get LTVPs are "dependents" of either PRs or Citizens. Up to 1 February is was only available to "dependents" of citizens. The rules were modified because of the discrepancy between EP -> PR -> Citizens. Spouse of EP holder ("dependent" pass) could get a LoC. LTVP holder (foreign spouse) of citizen could get LTVP+ and then LoC. But a PR's foreign spouse on LTVP could not. This meant if it was the spouse of an EP holder and currently on a DP and LoC, they would lose the LoC if the EP holder got PR. This was deemed unfair so the rules were changed w.e.f. 1 February. I am currently in the processes of shifting my accounts exec from her S pass to an LoC for that very reason (husband is a PR lecturer at one of the universities here).progressiveguy wrote:....and this will change from the 1st of Feb.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Might be, pngmk, but can you show me something to cling to? At least I managed to get email from the relevant ministry to support my claim. Of course, a lot has changed since that email, but I don't think the thought processes behind their answers to my question has changed. The LTVP+ is designed for the LoC and the LoC is designed for people who want to work for a company registered in and performing work in Singapore.
http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/ ... lders.aspx
Well... yes, not related to my initial question "Can i work from home for a foreign employer?".sundaymorningstaple wrote:Sadly, you are incorrect. The only persons who can get LTVPs are "dependents" of either PRs or Citizens. Up to 1 February is was only available to "dependents" of citizens. The rules were modified because of the discrepancy between EP -> PR -> Citizens. Spouse of EP holder ("dependent" pass) could get a LoC. LTVP holder (foreign spouse) of citizen could get LTVP+ and then LoC. But a PR's foreign spouse on LTVP could not. This meant if it was the spouse of an EP holder and currently on a DP and LoC, they would lose the LoC if the EP holder got PR. This was deemed unfair so the rules were changed w.e.f. 1 February. I am currently in the processes of shifting my accounts exec from her S pass to an LoC for that very reason (husband is a PR lecturer at one of the universities here).progressiveguy wrote:....and this will change from the 1st of Feb.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Might be, pngmk, but can you show me something to cling to? At least I managed to get email from the relevant ministry to support my claim. Of course, a lot has changed since that email, but I don't think the thought processes behind their answers to my question has changed. The LTVP+ is designed for the LoC and the LoC is designed for people who want to work for a company registered in and performing work in Singapore.
http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/ ... lders.aspx
"However, in answer to your statement, it has no bearing on the problem at hand. The LoC in either case still must be applied for by the "Singapore Registered" company. Full Stop. A foreign company with no presence in Singapore cannot apply for ANY KIND OF VISA unless they have a minimum of a "representative" office here. This is not what the OP is looking at.
OK I'll give this a a shot.progressiveguy wrote:May a foreign national/citizen without work-authorized visa status (like LTVP) to work remotely from a home located in Singapore for an employer located abroad?
MOM or ICA websites do not provide a clear answer on this question.
Does anyone have further details on this?
If some work permit is required - which one?
Thanks for your help!
IF the job he is doing in Singapore for a foreign employer could also be done by a local for the foreign employer then he is actually interfering in the local job market and taking a job off a sinky. That's why - when I worked for the UK company - I made sure I was legit in every way (CPF/IRAS and fortunately a PR). He can't generate income from employment while living in Singapore no matter the source without having the appropriate pass in my view. Whether he gets caught out is another matter.x9200 wrote:I think it does not matter on what kind of long stay pass you are. It does not matter from the MOM's perspective. This is because you do not interfere any way with the local job market (it's not a local employer and you are not competing with local market employees.
It's a different thing from the IRAS'es perspective though because you use the Singapore infrastructure to do the job and have some profit.
It is not exactly a very clear cut but there is some logic in it.
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