EP is the new PR

[Wd40]

WD40, your post above is exactly why Indians are having such a hard time gaining PR here. Assimilation is part of the game. This operating in a virtual commune and not integrating with the local population is a keystone of the immigration policy. Don't you think that ICA's field officers check out your habits here as well as the information you list on your application? I think I now possibly know why you have been consistently rejected over the years. Your actions speak louder than words.

It is not a deliberate thing to not integrate. Like I said, we tried. We applied for local school for my daughter and we didnt get a seat. There are enough local schools out there, but the authorities prefer to close them rather than giving the seats to foreigners. They prefer not to have more than 5% foreigners in any local school. They would rather have majority of foreigner kids go to International Schools. So I think you are giving too much weight to this integration thing.

The PR application form has nothing in it to prove integration and not everybody comes to forums like me for the authorities to know whether people are integrating or not. Basically, they have a checkbox criteria, you either meet them or you dont. There is no way to change that.

[Wd40]

In honesty, its a ubiquitous profile of a white collar bloke in sg, especially those in banking and tech. Nothing to shout about whilst still residing here in sg.

If OP had gotten a citizenship, education fees would have been $16 a month. And instead of renting, it would have been for paying down the mortgage. A must would be the OCI card so that he could retire in India if he chooses to when he’s had enough.

I’d think the latter proposition would have been more desirable.

Ofcourse, it would have been desirable to get PR and citizenship. But that is now a hypothetical thing and since I didnt get it, there is no point comparing that scenario. My point is, even not getting PR, is not such a bad thing, if you made good use of your time here.

[Max Headroom]

You always were my fav board pal, WD.

[BigginHill]

Here's the "assimilation" distribution key:

[bro75]

Even though you did not get PR, you made good use of your time in SG, WD40.

[malcontent]

Ofcourse, it would have been desirable to get PR and citizenship. But that is now a hypothetical thing and since I didnt get it, there is no point comparing that scenario. My point is, even not getting PR, is not such a bad thing, if you made good use of your time here.

I think continuing to reapply after rejection(s) could also be an indicator to them of how dedicated you are to sinking roots here, so if you are really serious about it, keep after it.

[malcontent]

I wonder how they count the new hyphenated races... is Chinese-Something counted as Chinese, or all hyphenated goes to Others?

[Wd40]

I wonder how they count the new hyphenated races... is Chinese-Something counted as Chinese, or all hyphenated goes to Others?

I think it is the former. If you are a mixed race, you need to choose one dominant race and that will decide the category.

[sundaymorningstaple]

I'm not sure, but I think i read something where the first listed race in a hyphenated surname is considered the dominant one. Or that the Father's Race would be listed first with the mother's following. Can't remember were I read it so please don't take it as the gospel.

[smoulder]

I'm not sure, but I think i read something where the first listed race in a hyphenated surname is considered the dominant one. Or that the Father's Race would be listed first with the mother's following. Can't remember were I read it so please don't take it as the gospel.

I recall reading that there is a choice between making the mothers race the dominant one or the fathers race. I haven't yet been able to find out exactly what the rule is. Anyway, when we apply for citizenship for my daughter I shall soon find out. And I will give report on it in this forum

[smoulder]

WD40, your post above is exactly why Indians are having such a hard time gaining PR here. Assimilation is part of the game. This operating in a virtual commune and not integrating with the local population is a keystone of the immigration policy. Don't you think that ICA's field officers check out your habits here as well as the information you list on your application? I think I now possibly know why you have been consistently rejected over the years. Your actions speak louder than words.

It is not a deliberate thing to not integrate. Like I said, we tried. We applied for local school for my daughter and we didnt get a seat. There are enough local schools out there, but the authorities prefer to close them rather than giving the seats to foreigners. They prefer not to have more than 5% foreigners in any local school. They would rather have majority of foreigner kids go to International Schools. So I think you are giving too much weight to this integration thing.

The PR application form has nothing in it to prove integration and not everybody comes to forums like me for the authorities to know whether people are integrating or not. Basically, they have a checkbox criteria, you either meet them or you dont. There is no way to change that.

Actually they do have boxes in the form to indicate integration. Some of these boxes include things like "are you a Malaysian" and "is your spouse a citizen". There is also "have you volunteered", but since the gahmen noticed this being abused, they take the answers with a pinch of salt these days.

Now it might seem unfair to you and some others that integration is viewed from such a "narrow" lens, but you have to understand that they have probably done enough of research to know the chances of integration the average Indian or any other non preferred race for that matter who is not married to a local. And they have enough good choices to pick from, so they are quite happy erring on the side of caution.

There was one gentleman from India who posted the other day about how he was approved recently on his first attempt after about 5 years in Singapore. He speculated that integration wise, he may have been successful because (in his words), he lives in an hdb, sends his kid to a local school (obviously they didn't have it easy to get admission) and is not a hindi speaker. Now some of these or all of them may or may not be signs of integration of an Indian from India in the eyes of the gahmen, but who knows. There may be some truth.

In any case, I think it's important to note that you really have to tick a lot of boxes before the gahmen takes you seriously enough to grant you a PR.

[malcontent]

What race should one choose between:

1. Eurasian
2. Chinese-Caucasian
3. Caucasian-Chinese

What are the Pros/cons?
HDB ethnic integration policy?
ECF/CDAC/??? contribution rates?
Anything else?

[smoulder]

What race should one choose between:

1. Eurasian
2. Chinese-Caucasian
3. Caucasian-Chinese

What are the Pros/cons?
HDB ethnic integration policy?
ECF/CDAC/??? contribution rates?
Anything else?

Will be interesting to discuss this. Probably deserves a separate thread. I plan (or hope to) have my daughter's primary race listed as Chinese and secondary as Indian. Someone suggested to try the other way around because of ethnic quota. However, I'm already staying in a brand new condo and I imagine that it may not be a factor. Apart from that, there is a whole lot of privilege involved in being the majority race. This is subjective to some - for me, it's a major part of the equation. I would also like my daughter to study Chinese as a mother tongue.