There will be no issues for SMS as he has a SC spouse and being retired would not have any issue at all, even if he lives overseas and tries to renew his REP.
When my wife and daughter are up for their next REP renewal, they will be both be in the US for a couple of years by then… daughter will still be pursuing her degree, just over 21. Wife will have a green card and will be 4 months short of age 55.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:04 pmThere will be no issues for SMS as he has a SC spouse and being retired would not have any issue at all, even if he lives overseas and tries to renew his REP.
How long would she have been out of SG?malcontent wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:06 pmWhen my wife and daughter are up for their next REP renewal, they will be both be in the US for a couple of years by then… daughter will still be pursuing her degree, just over 21. Wife will have a green card and will be 4 months short of age 55.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:04 pmThere will be no issues for SMS as he has a SC spouse and being retired would not have any issue at all, even if he lives overseas and tries to renew his REP.
I wonder if she should claim to be working for her Singapore Pte Ltd company or claim to be retired? Maybe it won’t make a difference either way?
My son and I will have no immigration status as we are currently on EP/DP, so that certainly won’t help.
About 2.5 years outside SG by that time.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:26 pmHow long would she have been out of SG?malcontent wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:06 pmWhen my wife and daughter are up for their next REP renewal, they will be both be in the US for a couple of years by then… daughter will still be pursuing her degree, just over 21. Wife will have a green card and will be 4 months short of age 55.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:04 pm
There will be no issues for SMS as he has a SC spouse and being retired would not have any issue at all, even if he lives overseas and tries to renew his REP.
I wonder if she should claim to be working for her Singapore Pte Ltd company or claim to be retired? Maybe it won’t make a difference either way?
My son and I will have no immigration status as we are currently on EP/DP, so that certainly won’t help.
Will she be really working for a SG Pte company? CPF contribution will be still ongoing?
Cant really say retired? SG retirement age is 63+. Not surely 55.
Also when is the next renewal? if it is 3 years later, we cant predict what to do now.
She needs to work, pay tax and also CPF - if PR renewal is needed. 60% chance it will go through even though she will not be in SG for 2+ years.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 9:19 amAbout 2.5 years outside SG by that time.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:26 pmHow long would she have been out of SG?malcontent wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:06 pm
When my wife and daughter are up for their next REP renewal, they will be both be in the US for a couple of years by then… daughter will still be pursuing her degree, just over 21. Wife will have a green card and will be 4 months short of age 55.
I wonder if she should claim to be working for her Singapore Pte Ltd company or claim to be retired? Maybe it won’t make a difference either way?
My son and I will have no immigration status as we are currently on EP/DP, so that certainly won’t help.
Will she be really working for a SG Pte company? CPF contribution will be still ongoing?
Cant really say retired? SG retirement age is 63+. Not surely 55.
Also when is the next renewal? if it is 3 years later, we cant predict what to do now.
It is her own SG Pte Ltd… could continue CPF.
She does not have any employees (I know hiring at least 5 x SGC employees helps).
Next renewal is > 3 years from now.
In this case, it seems better to keep working.
So more like working remote from the US?singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 9:43 amShe needs to work, pay tax and also CPF - if PR renewal is needed. 60% chance it will go through even though she will not be in SG for 2+ years.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 9:19 amAbout 2.5 years outside SG by that time.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:26 pm
How long would she have been out of SG?
Will she be really working for a SG Pte company? CPF contribution will be still ongoing?
Cant really say retired? SG retirement age is 63+. Not surely 55.
Also when is the next renewal? if it is 3 years later, we cant predict what to do now.
It is her own SG Pte Ltd… could continue CPF.
She does not have any employees (I know hiring at least 5 x SGC employees helps).
Next renewal is > 3 years from now.
In this case, it seems better to keep working.
malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 9:19 amAbout 2.5 years outside SG by that time.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:26 pmHow long would she have been out of SG?malcontent wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:06 pm
When my wife and daughter are up for their next REP renewal, they will be both be in the US for a couple of years by then… daughter will still be pursuing her degree, just over 21. Wife will have a green card and will be 4 months short of age 55.
I wonder if she should claim to be working for her Singapore Pte Ltd company or claim to be retired? Maybe it won’t make a difference either way?
My son and I will have no immigration status as we are currently on EP/DP, so that certainly won’t help.
Will she be really working for a SG Pte company? CPF contribution will be still ongoing?
Cant really say retired? SG retirement age is 63+. Not surely 55.
Also when is the next renewal? if it is 3 years later, we cant predict what to do now.
It is her own SG Pte Ltd… could continue CPF.
She does not have any employees (I know hiring at least 5 x SGC employees helps).
Next renewal is > 3 years from now.
In this case, it seems better to keep working.
If they ask for more proof, what will you show. Better quote only real things."I wonder if she should claim to be working for her Singapore Pte Ltd company or claim to be retired? Maybe it won’t make a difference either way?"
Good advice. She absolutely wants to develop new business opportunities, so who knows.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:40 ammalcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 9:19 amAbout 2.5 years outside SG by that time.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sun, 17 Apr 2022 7:26 pm
How long would she have been out of SG?
Will she be really working for a SG Pte company? CPF contribution will be still ongoing?
Cant really say retired? SG retirement age is 63+. Not surely 55.
Also when is the next renewal? if it is 3 years later, we cant predict what to do now.
It is her own SG Pte Ltd… could continue CPF.
She does not have any employees (I know hiring at least 5 x SGC employees helps).
Next renewal is > 3 years from now.
In this case, it seems better to keep working.If they ask for more proof, what will you show. Better quote only real things."I wonder if she should claim to be working for her Singapore Pte Ltd company or claim to be retired? Maybe it won’t make a difference either way?"
If she is going to live and reside in US, why will she need to retain her PR in SG?
If you are serious about SG, then she has to earn and live here. That would be ideal. Next ideal would be to earn here while being remote elsewhere, pay tax here, pay CPF.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 3:35 pmGood advice. She absolutely wants to develop new business opportunities, so who knows.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:40 ammalcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 9:19 am
About 2.5 years outside SG by that time.
It is her own SG Pte Ltd… could continue CPF.
She does not have any employees (I know hiring at least 5 x SGC employees helps).
Next renewal is > 3 years from now.
In this case, it seems better to keep working.If they ask for more proof, what will you show. Better quote only real things."I wonder if she should claim to be working for her Singapore Pte Ltd company or claim to be retired? Maybe it won’t make a difference either way?"
If she is going to live and reside in US, why will she need to retain her PR in SG?
Why retain PR in SG?
Future right of abode. My wife has lived almost her entire life here, since primary school. She has a business, we have a home here, her parents and two sisters are also PR here.
I doubt Singapore would welcome an ex-PR who is only coming back to retire, would they? If she can keep her PR, I could presumably get an LTVP as well.
Obviously, it’s not the end of the world if we lose the right of abode here, but if we retire in Asia, Singapore would be preferred since we have both lived more than half of our lives here.
The second option seems workable, although she won’t owe income taxes once she is no longer tax resident in SG.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 5:16 pmIf you are serious about SG, then she has to earn and live here. That would be ideal. Next ideal would be to earn here while being remote elsewhere, pay tax here, pay CPF.
No taxes paid, no CPF paid and staying overseas - is a perfect case to surely have issue with REP renewal if PR was via PTS scheme.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 6:25 pmThe second option seems workable, although she won’t owe income taxes once she is no longer tax resident in SG.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 5:16 pmIf you are serious about SG, then she has to earn and live here. That would be ideal. Next ideal would be to earn here while being remote elsewhere, pay tax here, pay CPF.
The first option is like choosing allegiances, family or country — and she’s not even a citizen… but have to break with one or the other! If that happens, I will let her decide.
If the REP really can’t be renewed, she might just fly back to SG until it can be resolved. It won’t be the first time she’s had overcome such obstacles with the ICA.
2nd generation PR from GIP scheme, decades ago.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 6:59 pmNo taxes paid, no CPF paid and staying overseas - is a perfect case to surely have issue with REP renewal if PR was via PTS scheme.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 6:25 pmThe second option seems workable, although she won’t owe income taxes once she is no longer tax resident in SG.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Mon, 18 Apr 2022 5:16 pmIf you are serious about SG, then she has to earn and live here. That would be ideal. Next ideal would be to earn here while being remote elsewhere, pay tax here, pay CPF.
The first option is like choosing allegiances, family or country — and she’s not even a citizen… but have to break with one or the other! If that happens, I will let her decide.
If the REP really can’t be renewed, she might just fly back to SG until it can be resolved. It won’t be the first time she’s had overcome such obstacles with the ICA.
Singapore company will be posting me / second me (on loan) abroad temporarily for 2-4 years depending on the project. I’ll ask my HR to write a letter confirming that I will be returning back to Singapore at the end of the assignment and to request to stay no longer than 2.5 years. I won’t have to reapply for REP until another 4 years. After all, Singapore is a hub and it’s unavoidable that some key regional staff may need to get posted overseas for business reasons to benefit the Singapore entity. Surely we have Singapore engineering project managers getting sent abroad a couple years to manage overseas capital projects with heavy Singapore investment? Will need to figure out the tax thing since by right we shouldn’t owe any tax working out of Singapore, but will continue to contribute CPF. This would be another benefit of citizenship, perhaps I need to apply for citizenship ASAP to give greater working / study abroad flexibility for me and family.singaporeflyer wrote: ↑Sat, 16 Apr 2022 1:32 pmBest approach is to live and work here 4-5 years out of every 5 years. Or in short be here in SG permanently.
Singapore citizenship requires a lot of sacrifice, not only will you be limited to living on this one small island with ultra high cost of living, but there is also the ever changing policy landscape — and you have to know the tax burden will increase in the future with the graying population.
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