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by sundaymorningstaple » Sun, 17 Jul 2022 11:51 pm
With 160k base and either 24 consecutive months on an EP (e.g. on your first renewal OR 3 tax assessments (e.g. 24 consecutive months on an EP but spanning across three tax years.) No need to have a tax liability on the first tax assessment as it might only be partial employment the first tax year, more or less. Add to that you are ethnic Chinese, the largest quota group but third ranked in desirability, within the group, due to assimilation problems in the past due in part to Singapore's cultural dilution as compared to your more strict cultural indoctrinations. Malaysian Chinese, have the easiest route as they, by virtue of being, in a lot of cases, related to Singaporeans prior to Singapore obtaining sovereignty in 1965.
So yes, stay a solid two years and increase your base, I'd give you probably 70% or maybe better depending on your employer. Don't look desperate but jumping the gun. They will be scratching their heads to try to figure out what may be hidden. Immigration officers are like that. (I used to work in the same office with the US INS officer here in Singapore from 1988 to 1991 so know how they think, to some degree, as I was a refugee caseworker working under UNHCR at the time.
Welcome to Singapore and good luck. Give it the time needed, anecdotally speaking, and you should have reasonably smooth sailing.
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