angieh wrote:Hello everyone,
I hope you can help me. My boyfriend has been offered great role in Singapore and moves end March. He wants me to follow in approx 2 months. We are both in our late 40's with grown children from previous marriages and we are keen for a new adventure.
We are not married and not a de facto couple because we live in different cities in Australia. We each have our own home in Australia. We are thinking of marrying in another year or two but I don't want to rush it just to satisfy entry requirements.
I am a senior manager in Community Services sector but do not have a university degree. From what I read, I don't think I will qualify for employment pass. And because we are not married, it seems I couldn't get the Dependant pass either.
Can anyone advise what my options would be for living in Singapore with my boyfriend? Is there any way I could expect to be able to work? (He will support me financially if necessary but I would prefer to be contributing financially even if low pay).
Any advice would be most appreciated. Thank you.
Angie
The latter. 30 days at a time until the ICA work out what you're doing.angieh wrote:If I forget about working in Singapore, can I still live there with him full time? Or would I only be allowed to visit for short periods of time?
If you are formally married with a marriage certificate then you will be able to get a dependent's pass (DP) based upon his employment pass. With a DP, you can apply for a letter of consent (LOC) to be able to work locally. It used to be fairly easy to get a LOC... I don't know if things have tightened up recently.angieh wrote:Ok, what if we do just get married? Will I then be allowed to live with him in Singapore?
Thank you
Angie,angieh wrote:Right then. It seems the best I can do is visit him in Singapore after the first month (he will be very busy in new job), find accomodation that suits our needs long term (Holland Village I think), start shopping for an engagement ring, organise a simple wedding in Singapore and move over permanently.
After that I guess I will have to embrace my inner domestic goddess (she hasn't been seen for many years) and become a housewife. I will need a library, a running track, drinkable wine and some friends and then I reckon I will be set.
I didn't see this turn of events in my career path but as the quote goes, "life without risk is no life at all".
Thanks everyone.
Angie
Austrialians get 90 days - if that is no longer the case then you can extend online. Gives you more time to find that perfect ring.PNGMK wrote: The latter. 30 days at a time until the ICA work out what you're doing.
angieh wrote:Right then. It seems the best I can do is visit him in Singapore after the first month (he will be very busy in new job), find accomodation that suits our needs long term (Holland Village I think), start shopping for an engagement ring, organise a simple wedding in Singapore and move over permanently.
Have it delivered to SE's place; buy other things as well and he can send all of them in a nice, consolidated boxJR8 wrote:I got my wife's ring from http://www.whiteflash.com, ['WF'] in Texas. That might sound foolish or a leap of faith but it was done having researched them, and with full comfort. Their site is primarily their own inventory, though I understand they list (or can source to order) some stones on something akin to an 'agency basis' for other gem dealers - but still very much under their name and reputation.
Mmmm .... some of 'em big 'ol TX steaks. Maybe some creole spices too. It might help keep the sniffer dogs off the scent toonakatago wrote:Have it delivered to SE's place; buy other things as well and he can send all of them in a nice, consolidated box
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