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PR approval in 2019

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by thesingboyboy » Thu, 27 Feb 2020 8:50 pm

singaporeflyer wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 6:47 pm
thesingboyboy wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 6:31 pm
singaporeflyer wrote:
Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:36 am


1. First ask your brother in law to apply alone for PR as if I am not wrong workpermit holders cannot apply for PR. Once he gets approved let your sister convert into LTVP, then after a few years to PR
2. Family ties matter most only if the relation is a SC, SPR or LTVP. It does not matter if the relative is an employment/work pass holder
Hi, can you confirm? So my brother in law should apply alone first right?
Please re-read what I have written. It is clear
You said if you are not mistaken. What would be the proper way for me to ask “so can you confirm”?

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by singaporeflyer » Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:25 pm

thesingboyboy wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 8:50 pm
singaporeflyer wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 6:47 pm
thesingboyboy wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 6:31 pm


Hi, can you confirm? So my brother in law should apply alone first right?
Please re-read what I have written. It is clear
You said if you are not mistaken. What would be the proper way for me to ask “so can you confirm”?
kindly google "work permit permanent resident ica"

also "can a work permit holder apply for pr in singapore"

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by musica07 » Fri, 28 Feb 2020 1:05 am

thesingboyboy wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 8:50 pm
singaporeflyer wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 6:47 pm
thesingboyboy wrote:
Thu, 27 Feb 2020 6:31 pm


Hi, can you confirm? So my brother in law should apply alone first right?
Please re-read what I have written. It is clear
You said if you are not mistaken. What would be the proper way for me to ask “so can you confirm”?
You were already given a clear response. It would be more proper if you take the initiative to do your own research rather than asking for someone else to confirm for you.

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by LovetobeaPR » Sat, 29 Feb 2020 8:00 pm

Hi Guys,

Thanks to SMS, SF and others for patiently helping clear doubts of noobs like me.

We are planning to apply for PR with my wife as the primary applicant as I am on DP. Our profile

Race: Indian :-|
Age: 30 (Both of us)
Married for 5 years, no kids yet

Wife details:
EP holder, MNC Bank in IT, Salary 85k. Worked on DP 2 years and now on EP for the past 2 years.
Qualification: Masters from NUS, Bachelors from IIT
Total stay in SG 5 years, 1 year Masters and 4 years working

My details:
I worked on EP for 3.5 years for a local firm in Oil and Gas sector before I went back to India for my MBA. Currently, I have DP but I work for a MNC in India as a management consultant. I work remotely half time based in Singapore. Salary ~60k SGD. I also have masters and bachelors from IIT apart from MBA. I am actively looking for jobs to move back to Singapore.

I believe we have a peculiar case as I worked on EP, left SG and came back on DP but working with MNC in India. Wanted to check how good are our chances and if we should apply now or wait till I get a job in SG.

We had applied with me on EP and wife on DP a couple of years ago when my salary was 60k and were rejected. Will this have any impact on our application?

Thanks in advance :)

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by jamie9vardy » Sat, 29 Feb 2020 8:11 pm

LovetobeaPR wrote:Hi Guys,

Thanks to SMS, SF and others for patiently helping clear doubts of noobs like me.

We are planning to apply for PR with my wife as the primary applicant as I am on DP. Our profile

Race: Indian :-|
Age: 30 (Both of us)
Married for 5 years, no kids yet

Wife details:
EP holder, MNC Bank in IT, Salary 85k. Worked on DP 2 years and now on EP for the past 2 years.
Qualification: Masters from NUS, Bachelors from IIT
Total stay in SG 5 years, 1 year Masters and 4 years working

My details:
I worked on EP for 3.5 years for a local firm in Oil and Gas sector before I went back to India for my MBA. Currently, I have DP but I work for a MNC in India as a management consultant. I work remotely half time based in Singapore. Salary ~60k SGD. I also have masters and bachelors from IIT apart from MBA. I am actively looking for jobs to move back to Singapore.

I believe we have a peculiar case as I worked on EP, left SG and came back on DP but working with MNC in India. Wanted to check how good are our chances and if we should apply now or wait till I get a job in SG.

We had applied with me on EP and wife on DP a couple of years ago when my salary was 60k and were rejected. Will this have any impact on our application?

Thanks in advance :)
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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by LovetobeaPR » Sat, 29 Feb 2020 8:29 pm

jamie9vardy wrote:
Sat, 29 Feb 2020 8:11 pm
LovetobeaPR wrote:Hi Guys,

Thanks to SMS, SF and others for patiently helping clear doubts of noobs like me.

We are planning to apply for PR with my wife as the primary applicant as I am on DP. Our profile

Race: Indian :-|
Age: 30 (Both of us)
Married for 5 years, no kids yet

Wife details:
EP holder, MNC Bank in IT, Salary 85k. Worked on DP 2 years and now on EP for the past 2 years.
Qualification: Masters from NUS, Bachelors from IIT
Total stay in SG 5 years, 1 year Masters and 4 years working

My details:
I worked on EP for 3.5 years for a local firm in Oil and Gas sector before I went back to India for my MBA. Currently, I have DP but I work for a MNC in India as a management consultant. I work remotely half time based in Singapore. Salary ~60k SGD. I also have masters and bachelors from IIT apart from MBA. I am actively looking for jobs to move back to Singapore.

I believe we have a peculiar case as I worked on EP, left SG and came back on DP but working with MNC in India. Wanted to check how good are our chances and if we should apply now or wait till I get a job in SG.

We had applied with me on EP and wife on DP a couple of years ago when my salary was 60k and were rejected. Will this have any impact on our application?

Thanks in advance :)
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Anything in specific hurting our chances and anything we can improve that might help increase the chance?

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by jamie9vardy » Sat, 29 Feb 2020 9:19 pm

LovetobeaPR wrote: Anything in specific hurting our chances and anything we can improve that might help increase the chance?
You started by thanking SMS and SF for their inputs on this board so I assumed you would have gone through some of them to know why I arrived at conclusion above.

Your nationality and race, you not being physically here and gainfully employed here. Your wife’s pay and field of work are just average and will not contribute much to your chances.

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by LovetobeaPR » Sat, 29 Feb 2020 9:30 pm

jamie9vardy wrote:
Sat, 29 Feb 2020 9:19 pm
LovetobeaPR wrote: Anything in specific hurting our chances and anything we can improve that might help increase the chance?
You started by thanking SMS and SF for their inputs on this board so I assumed you would have gone through some of them to know why I arrived at conclusion above.

Your nationality and race, you not being physically here and gainfully employed here. Your wife’s pay and field of work are just average and will not contribute much to your chances.
Thanks for that and yes, I assumed the same. Only thing I thought in our favor is my wife's master's from NUS. I think the best way for us is to wait for me to get a good job here and hope my wife gets a good hike soon :P

I am also worried about me leaving SG for an year when I did my MBA which might look bad :(

Anyways, thanks a lot for your inputs and appreciate the work by all the contributors on this forum.

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by singaporeflyer » Sat, 29 Feb 2020 9:35 pm

LovetobeaPR wrote:
Sat, 29 Feb 2020 9:30 pm
jamie9vardy wrote:
Sat, 29 Feb 2020 9:19 pm
LovetobeaPR wrote: Anything in specific hurting our chances and anything we can improve that might help increase the chance?
You started by thanking SMS and SF for their inputs on this board so I assumed you would have gone through some of them to know why I arrived at conclusion above.

Your nationality and race, you not being physically here and gainfully employed here. Your wife’s pay and field of work are just average and will not contribute much to your chances.
Thanks for that and yes, I assumed the same. Only thing I thought in our favor is my wife's master's from NUS. I think the best way for us is to wait for me to get a good job here and hope my wife gets a good hike soon :P

I am also worried about me leaving SG for an year when I did my MBA which might look bad :(

Anyways, thanks a lot for your inputs and appreciate the work by all the contributors on this forum.
Negatives
1. Ethinicity
2. You (DP) dont pay tax in SG
3. You have left SG in the middle once
4. Your wife's salary is not on the higher side.

Positives
1. Her local degree and also her education from IIT

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by MeerCatMoose » Sun, 01 Mar 2020 4:09 pm

It has been over four years since I last posted...not exactly active :)

However, finally received acceptance on PR after four attempts - yay!

Some background for those interested. I have been living in Singapore for eight years with wife (not working) and two daughters (both lucky enough to get into local schools) - all they remember/know is Singapore!

I am British caucasian (46 yrs old), work in finance, high salary. Eight month wait from application to getting acceptance notice. I waited two years from last rejection before applying again.

Now just getting material to finalise everything.

One less thing to worry about :)

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Sun, 01 Mar 2020 4:40 pm

Congrats! I'm glad to see persistence has paid off.
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

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by wise_old_elf » Sun, 01 Mar 2020 5:35 pm

Hi all,

We are looking to apply for PR with my wife as primary applicant but wanted to understand chances. Here are some of the details :

1. Family : Husband(34 years), Wife(34 years) & son (5 years old). We have been married for 10 years. This will be our first application for PR. Family income of ~300k.
2. Nationality : Indian
3. Experience : Both my wife & I 10+ years of in our respective fields.
4. Time in Singapore : 2 years
5. My profile : Indian male with bachelors in Engg. & MBA from a top Indian University. Currently working as a Data Scientist in a Singaporean Tech Start-up. Salary : ~120K
6. My Wife: Engineering graduate working as a product manager with an MNC firm with a regional office in Singapore. Salary : ~180K
7. Son: 5 year old son studying in an International School.

Can you please let us know our chances of approval and what could be the reasons for low acceptance rate? Thanks in advance!

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by singaporeflyer » Sun, 01 Mar 2020 8:07 pm

wise_old_elf wrote:
Sun, 01 Mar 2020 5:35 pm
Hi all,

We are looking to apply for PR with my wife as primary applicant but wanted to understand chances. Here are some of the details :

1. Family : Husband(34 years), Wife(34 years) & son (5 years old). We have been married for 10 years. This will be our first application for PR. Family income of ~300k.
2. Nationality : Indian
3. Experience : Both my wife & I 10+ years of in our respective fields.
4. Time in Singapore : 2 years
5. My profile : Indian male with bachelors in Engg. & MBA from a top Indian University. Currently working as a Data Scientist in a Singaporean Tech Start-up. Salary : ~120K
6. My Wife: Engineering graduate working as a product manager with an MNC firm with a regional office in Singapore. Salary : ~180K
7. Son: 5 year old son studying in an International School.

Can you please let us know our chances of approval and what could be the reasons for low acceptance rate? Thanks in advance!
-- Too short stay in Singapore.
-- Wait for 2 more years and then apply. You will have a chance of 60 -65% then

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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by wakingmoon » Thu, 05 Mar 2020 2:31 pm

I agree, too short a stay
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Re: PR approval in 2019

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 05 Mar 2020 2:40 pm

60:40

Salary, duration, education all above average (only liability is race which you already know about). Good Luck. If not for Singapore's demographic policies, I'd say 75:25.
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

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