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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by subashgk007 » Sat, 16 Jul 2016 9:50 pm

@ Jamie, sundaymorning staples.

Thanks guys, that's great help..

Out curiosity, what is SPH ?

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by jamie9vardy » Sat, 16 Jul 2016 10:26 pm

Thanks sms. Will take note of that.

Subashgk - SPH is the main newspaper publisher in SG.

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by subashgk007 » Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:07 am

Ah okay, thanks..

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by subashgk007 » Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:37 pm

So, entering 7th week after date of filing.. Still EP is in pending..
Does anyone has any other status?

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 21 Jul 2016 1:09 pm

:roll:
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Post by ecureilx » Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:50 pm

subashgk007 wrote:So, entering 7th week after date of filing.. Still EP is in pending..
Does anyone has any other status?
If you break 108 coconuts, it may speed things up ... or not.

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by Naresh1234 » Fri, 22 Jul 2016 3:17 am

Bro I entered in to 11th week still wating . I am breaking 108 coconuts every week :( :D :D :D

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by okonu » Sat, 23 Jul 2016 8:30 am

Mine took about 2 weeks I think. (June this year)

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by Sunrisesingapore » Sun, 24 Jul 2016 9:09 am

Part of the issue is "not being directly on the payroll " of the company that is seeking the benefit of your employment. They will ask why if you are to work for company X, your EP form states company Y.


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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by subashgk007 » Mon, 25 Jul 2016 8:14 pm

Sunrisesingapore wrote:Part of the issue is "not being directly on the payroll " of the company that is seeking the benefit of your employment
That's a valid point...

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by subashgk007 » Mon, 25 Jul 2016 8:17 pm

unluckily we are hired for as said, " not being directly on the payroll".. :(

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by subashgk007 » Sun, 31 Jul 2016 3:13 am

Okay, while writing this completed 62 days from the date of EP application. Still in pending.. Looks to be a wait forever.

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by expat9 » Sun, 31 Jul 2016 1:36 pm

66 days here...pending...

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by subashgk007 » Wed, 10 Aug 2016 3:22 am

@expat9.. Hmm looks to be a long wait..

Just thought to ask anyelse here got their EP approved? Mine is pending for 71 days.. :( :(

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Re: Employment pass being delayed

Post by vinuz » Sat, 13 Aug 2016 7:46 pm

lucky guys atleast it has been applied :D ..mine has been kept pending by my employer citing application response getting delayed from MOM and quite number of the existing applications are yet to get a response it seems.

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