Thanks! That's some sound advice. What worries me a bit is, I've read in a few forums that if you get rejected the first time, the odds of you getting approved after are slim to none. Conscious that they are claims that are hard to substantiate giving the lack of transparency with the whole PR selection process.Bakulii wrote:Everyone has a chance...some higher and some lower, of course. Just take the application fee as an investment and go ahead to apply, and then forget about it until you receive the outcome letter from ICA.
I think your chances are low but it should not stop you from trying.fre3ze wrote:Hi there,
I've read a couple of threads in this forum & overall it seems like my chances are pretty bleak given my background. Nevertheless, still giving it a go to get feedback from people who've walked down this path.
Here is my profile.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Duration in Singapore: Move to Singapore in Nov 2012 and been here since. So that's a total of 6+ years now.
Salary: $8.5k per month
Profession: Marketing/Advertising
Education: Master's from the UK
Added context:
My first full-time job after my masters was in Singapore. I started off with an S-Pass drawing a salary of $2.5k per month. In the last 6 years, I've worked my way up & now holding an Employment Pass drawing the aforementioned salary. I've got some extended family (Dad's cousin & her immediate family) who are Singaporean Citizens, if that matters at all. Throughout my career, I've worked for Fortune 500 companies. I speak fluent Tamil & a few other Indian languages.
My ambition is to turn into a Singaporean Citizen & there aren't any prospects of getting married for the next 2 years to say the least.
Feel free to be brutal
...this probably refers to what we called a kiss of death. It was about specific forms of rejection letters (wording) and not to the fact of rejection itself. I believe this is not valid any longer."I've read in a few forums that if you get rejected the first time, the odds of you getting approved after are slim to none."
Not going to be easy for you especially you are in Marketing. There are enough professionals in this category in SG along with local talents.fre3ze wrote:Hi there,
I've read a couple of threads in this forum & overall it seems like my chances are pretty bleak given my background. Nevertheless, still giving it a go to get feedback from people who've walked down this path.
Here is my profile.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Duration in Singapore: Move to Singapore in Nov 2012 and been here since. So that's a total of 6+ years now.
Salary: $8.5k per month
Profession: Marketing/Advertising
Education: Master's from the UK
Added context:
My first full-time job after my masters was in Singapore. I started off with an S-Pass drawing a salary of $2.5k per month. In the last 6 years, I've worked my way up & now holding an Employment Pass drawing the aforementioned salary. I've got some extended family (Dad's cousin & her immediate family) who are Singaporean Citizens, if that matters at all. Throughout my career, I've worked for Fortune 500 companies. I speak fluent Tamil & a few other Indian languages.
My ambition is to turn into a Singaporean Citizen & there aren't any prospects of getting married for the next 2 years to say the least.
Feel free to be brutal
Thanks! Looks like I've got some serious thinking to do as I don't want to trivialise an important decision like marriage for the sake of residing in a country....this probably refers to what we called a kiss of death. It was about specific forms of rejection letters (wording) and not to the fact of rejection itself. I believe this is not valid any longer.
If you are very determined to live in SG, continue working here, get married and produce male offspring. This will increase your chance.
Thanks for your feedback. Is there any publically available data out there which showcases the professions that Singapore has a talent shortfall for?Not going to be easy for you especially you are in Marketing. There are enough professionals in this category in SG along with local talents.
Fortune 500 companies and they paid you just 2500 for a start?
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