sgexpat8977 wrote: ↑Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:31 am
sgexpat8977 wrote: ↑Sat, 01 Oct 2022 9:34 am
truthhurts1 wrote: ↑Sat, 01 Oct 2022 8:03 am
Keep us informed. Good luck and will pray that you get it
Thank you! Keeping my fingers crossed.
Hi All,
Happy to inform you that my PR application has been approved! Thanks for all the support.
Sharing some information that might be useful to others who are planning to apply:
First attempt: Dec, 2019 -> rejected within 6 months. Applied with my wife. I suspect the rejection was due to my rush. To clarify, I applied right after joining my new company. My wife also just started her job (applied < 3 months after joining the new company from the date of application). Lesson learned: DONT RUSH
Second attempt: Dec 2021 -> approved in September 2022. Applied with my wife and son born and vaccinated in Singapore. What changed in our second attempt? -> 1) Son's birth 2) Salary increased by 20% 3) Tax statement increased by 70%. 3) Multiple international awards by top organizations. 4) Multiple government and academic grants that created job opportunities for both locals and international talents. ICA asked for my 6 months payslip and my wife's educational certificates in September.
Additional information: We neither submitted any cover letter nor did we hire an agency. We had no formal document of community service. In fact, as both my wife and I are educators, we think we are doing community service.
Family Profile:
My wife (co-applicant): Works as a teacher. Earns around 30K a year. Hold BSc, MSc, and BEd degrees from well-known universities in India. Nationality: Indian. 2+ years of work experience in SG. Duration of stay in SG: 3 years at the time of application.
I (main applicant): Works as a professor at one of the public universities in Sg. Basic salary 144k+. Adding other variable income, the figure stands at 210K+. Achievements: 150+ research papers, 2 filed US patents, multiple best paper nominations, outstanding paper awards, one of the highly cited researchers in one of the hot research topics in AI, and multiple governments and industrial grants that created job opportunities for locals and foreigners. Nationality: Indian. Degrees: BTech from a premium university in India, Ph.D. from a good university in the UK. 9+ years of stay in SG. Holds EP.
Son (co-applicant): Born in SG. 5 months at the time of our application. Vaccinated at public clinics in SG.
Hope this helps. Thanks again to all the moderators and members for your kind help. I am looking forward to continuing to serve Singapore.