I actually already signed the contract. What's left is their background check and the application of EP. They also have EPs on their Singapore office. I'm just worried that I might get rejected for the EP application since based from what I read, people who are getting 12k and above are either from a managerial level or above. MOM might be stricter as well like they require someone to have a masters degree or something.Wd40 wrote:I think you should get it. Does your company already have people on EP? If yes, then you should get it 100%. If you are the 1st person, then well, you are the guinea pig. Good luck anyways!
Actually I am already working in Singapore for 1.5 years. They have my current salary on their record and I'm worried that the jump in salary will make my EP app. rejected.JR8 wrote:You signed the contract but it will be dependent on the employer getting the visa for you. And I really doubt they are fully sure that will happen yet, as they can't be. So don't take any false assurances from them and start packing your home up (for example) until you know the visa is approved. [Note: this is not a comment on you at all, just a caution re: the uncertainties of getting visas approved etc].
Actually, this is what I'm thinking as well. What worries me is that if the person evaluating the EP application will have a good understanding.JR8 wrote:How many managers can you have or need in a start-up? Specialists with niche skills have a reason to get hired too, esp in smaller cos/start-ups. Broader management of the established business comes later, once things are well up and running IMPO.
Sorry to sound negative. This was because of what my wife experienced a couple of months ago.JR8 wrote:Don't get too hung up on the graduate thing. It's an easy pigeon-hole for people scanning a resume but with little or no knowledge of the business. That can morph into say a visa requirement... 'since every fool is a grad these days, aren't they?'. Well no they're not, I'm not, but the presumption is still there and seems to grow year on year. Plenty of product or process specialists aren't graduates, not least since much of it isn't taught as such. I mean think about it, most traders aren't 'managers' they tend to be very much individual specialists, and so on. So I'd not worry that x salary requires y job name, or y requires z qualification. The fact the company are intending to hire you as is should hopefully speak loudly enough.
If you wrote the visa petition how would you sell yourself, outside of the managerial/masters tick-boxes?... You should have no problem answering this in your own head, and if so then IMVHO you can perhaps stress a bit less.
Sadly, petitions don't work in Singapore. Only appeals. And unless you have substantially different information to add in the appeal that was not in the application that was rejected, it's not likely to go anywhere.AhooAhoo wrote: Anyway, thanks for the insights. I hope everything will be smooth sailing. Else, I have to prepair a good justification in my petition
OIC, and no I don't see the issue how you do.AhooAhoo wrote:Actually I am already working in Singapore for 1.5 years. They have my current salary on their record and I'm worried that the jump in salary will make my EP app. rejected.
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