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Employment pass processing time
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Re: Employment pass processing time
How long is a piece of string? Figure that out and you have your answer. 

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
Re: Employment pass processing time
Those numbers seem so surreal. I had mine processed in about 5 days when I applied about 3 years ago. I am not planning to come back to SG again, so I am wondering how long this will take now!
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Mine been 3.5 weeks, and waitingflowing wrote:Those numbers seem so surreal. I had mine processed in about 5 days when I applied about 3 years ago. I am not planning to come back to SG again, so I am wondering how long this will take now!

Re: Employment pass processing time
Hi. Just following this post but mine has been pending for almost 2 weeks. I will update as well when the result is out.
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I am also waiting from 3 weeks now. My employer has received an email from MoM stating process takes time now a days. Do we get any email or reason in case they reject for specific reason.
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Re: Employment pass processing time
Not normally. They do this for a reason. In the near past, there have been several ethnic groups who have taken that information and then tried to tailor make their resumes to avoid the negatives but eventually get caught anyway, thereby giving whole races here a bad name due to a few bad apples.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
Re: Employment pass processing time
Thanks for the reply.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Not normally. They do this for a reason. In the near past, there have been several ethnic groups who have taken that information and then tried to tailor make their resumes to avoid the negatives but eventually get caught anyway, thereby giving whole races here a bad name due to a few bad apples.
Re: Employment pass processing time
My employer received one set of justification 5 days back and they replied to them. HR said me this is usual justification and they will update me the status.
Can anyone throw some light if this is normal?
Can anyone throw some light if this is normal?
- singaporeflyer
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Re: Employment pass processing time
Without knowing what is the justification, how can we throw light?tejas wrote:My employer received one set of justification 5 days back and they replied to them. HR said me this is usual justification and they will update me the status.
Can anyone throw some light if this is normal?
Re: Employment pass processing time
Hi,
I’m holding DP and I recently migrated to Singapore from India. Soon I got a job in SAP for a good salary in a Manufacturing company. They applied EP on 08/11/2018 but got rejected after 2 weeks due to unknown reason which weren’t disclosed by the company.But the re appealed on 23/11/2018. I understand that average processing time is up to 3 weeks. But today I saw a job post for the same role they have recruited me from the same organisation in one of the job sites. I’m not sure and confused how to take this forward. I even tried speaking with my HR but my HR is on Long leave. As it is already been 19 days after re appeal, I would like to get expert’s advice from your end.
KIndly help in this case.
Thanks I’m advance.
I’m holding DP and I recently migrated to Singapore from India. Soon I got a job in SAP for a good salary in a Manufacturing company. They applied EP on 08/11/2018 but got rejected after 2 weeks due to unknown reason which weren’t disclosed by the company.But the re appealed on 23/11/2018. I understand that average processing time is up to 3 weeks. But today I saw a job post for the same role they have recruited me from the same organisation in one of the job sites. I’m not sure and confused how to take this forward. I even tried speaking with my HR but my HR is on Long leave. As it is already been 19 days after re appeal, I would like to get expert’s advice from your end.
KIndly help in this case.
Thanks I’m advance.
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Re: Employment pass processing time
Appeals take at least 3 weeks, sometimes a little longer. So, wait for the outcome. But there is no guarantee that your employer will wait keeping the job position openSapience wrote:Hi,
I’m holding DP and I recently migrated to Singapore from India. Soon I got a job in SAP for a good salary in a Manufacturing company. They applied EP on 08/11/2018 but got rejected after 2 weeks due to unknown reason which weren’t disclosed by the company.But the re appealed on 23/11/2018. I understand that average processing time is up to 3 weeks. But today I saw a job post for the same role they have recruited me from the same organisation in one of the job sites. I’m not sure and confused how to take this forward. I even tried speaking with my HR but my HR is on Long leave. As it is already been 19 days after re appeal, I would like to get expert’s advice from your end.
KIndly help in this case.
Thanks I’m advance.
Re: Employment pass processing time
Hi,
But I have signed the contract already and submitted. After this the employer will look for other candidate? How should I approach this ?
But I have signed the contract already and submitted. After this the employer will look for other candidate? How should I approach this ?
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Re: Employment pass processing time
Contract is subject to your EP being approved. If not, the contract is not valid.Sapience wrote:Hi,
But I have signed the contract already and submitted. After this the employer will look for other candidate? How should I approach this ?
Re: Employment pass processing time
Hi,
Thank you the inputs from your end.
I’m positive from my side and waiting.
Thank you the inputs from your end.
I’m positive from my side and waiting.
Re: Employment pass processing time
Hi,
My employer filed EP on 13th Dec 2018 and awaiting positive reply from MOM. last time, the same employer filed ep and approved after long 2 months 45 days in the year 2016. That time because of the delay, i was not able to make it to SG. This time hope some good thing will happen.
Thanks,
My employer filed EP on 13th Dec 2018 and awaiting positive reply from MOM. last time, the same employer filed ep and approved after long 2 months 45 days in the year 2016. That time because of the delay, i was not able to make it to SG. This time hope some good thing will happen.
Thanks,
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