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Marrying a work permit Singapore

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Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by ladyboss1 » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:05 am

Hi all, in need of help as there is very little information online.
My boyfriend and i are thinking of getting married in Singapore.
I am a Singaporean and my boyfriend is working in the construction field.
He have tried calling up to check but was told the chance is very slim to get married to a Singaporean.
What can we do to marry in Singapore?

He wanted to change his current job but will need to go back to China and apply for new job to come into Singapore again. Is there a way he can stay in Sg without going back to China?

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by PNGMK » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:41 am

If he is on a WP he needs to apply for permission from MOM to marry a Singaorean.

IF you violate that rule your life will be hell.

His best bet would be to upgrade to an EP.

Neither is easy. Dump him and date a EP, PR or SC instead as your govt wants you to.
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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by MOCHS » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:01 am

https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/foreign-work ... t-resident

WP holder needs permission from MOM to marry SC or PR.

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by ladyboss1 » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:14 am

MOCHS wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:01 am
https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/foreign-work ... t-resident

WP holder needs permission from MOM to marry SC or PR.

Yup, have tried checking with them, mentioned chances is very slim

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by ladyboss1 » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:16 am

PNGMK wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:41 am
If he is on a WP he needs to apply for permission from MOM to marry a Singaorean.

IF you violate that rule your life will be hell.

His best bet would be to upgrade to an EP.

Neither is easy. Dump him and date a EP, PR or SC instead as your govt wants you to.


Haha, thank you

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by therat » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 1:21 pm

ladyboss1 wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:05 am
Hi all, in need of help as there is very little information online.
My boyfriend and i are thinking of getting married in Singapore.
I am a Singaporean and my boyfriend is working in the construction field.
He have tried calling up to check but was told the chance is very slim to get married to a Singaporean.
What can we do to marry in Singapore?

He wanted to change his current job but will need to go back to China and apply for new job to come into Singapore again. Is there a way he can stay in Sg without going back to China?

Thanks in advance!
2 option
1. get MOM approval before marry
2. Marry in China and stay there.

new job in what pass?

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by ladyboss1 » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 1:37 pm

therat wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 1:21 pm
ladyboss1 wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:05 am
Hi all, in need of help as there is very little information online.
My boyfriend and i are thinking of getting married in Singapore.
I am a Singaporean and my boyfriend is working in the construction field.
He have tried calling up to check but was told the chance is very slim to get married to a Singaporean.
What can we do to marry in Singapore?

He wanted to change his current job but will need to go back to China and apply for new job to come into Singapore again. Is there a way he can stay in Sg without going back to China?

Thanks in advance!
2 option
1. get MOM approval before marry =>>> chances are very slim, if not approve, heard that he might be sent back to china
2. Marry in China and stay there. =>>> not sure if we can marry in China and convert? Not very sure of that.

new job in what pass? ==>>> have not found a new job, just checking around.

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 2:32 pm

ladyboss1 wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:05 am
Hi all, in need of help as there is very little information online.
My boyfriend and i are thinking of getting married in Singapore.
I am a Singaporean and my boyfriend is working in the construction field.
He have tried calling up to check but was told the chance is very slim to get married to a Singaporean.
What can we do to marry in Singapore?

He wanted to change his current job but will need to go back to China and apply for new job to come into Singapore again. Is there a way he can stay in Sg without going back to China?

Thanks in advance!
No. If he is on a WP he has no choice at the end of his contract. In fact I believe WP holders only get 7 days SVP at the end of their contract before they are repatriated by law (Employer pays for repatriation), but go, he must.
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: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by MOCHS » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 4:45 pm

He call or email MOM?

I don’t believe a generic MOM staff on a phone call/email will be able to have all your details like age, salary, industry, etc.

Basically you won’t know it’ll be approved till you try. You never try, it’ll never be approved.

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by ladyboss1 » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 5:46 pm

sundaymorningstaple wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 2:32 pm
ladyboss1 wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:05 am
Hi all, in need of help as there is very little information online.
My boyfriend and i are thinking of getting married in Singapore.
I am a Singaporean and my boyfriend is working in the construction field.
He have tried calling up to check but was told the chance is very slim to get married to a Singaporean.
What can we do to marry in Singapore?

He wanted to change his current job but will need to go back to China and apply for new job to come into Singapore again. Is there a way he can stay in Sg without going back to China?

Thanks in advance!
No. If he is on a WP he has no choice at the end of his contract. In fact I believe WP holders only get 7 days SVP at the end of their contract before they are repatriated by law (Employer pays for repatriation), but go, he must.

Shall check properly before confirming again, afraid that he might be sent back to China if we were to seek approval by MOM. Thanks for letting me know.

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by ladyboss1 » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 5:49 pm

MOCHS wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 4:45 pm
He call or email MOM?

I don’t believe a generic MOM staff on a phone call/email will be able to have all your details like age, salary, industry, etc.

Basically you won’t know it’ll be approved till you try. You never try, it’ll never be approved.

He had tried calling MOM but they did not say it will disapprove but was told chances are very slim.
Basically what i know is for females WP would be easier to apply. For males it would be more difficult. Some more he is working in the construction field. If everything disapprove then he might need to go back to China, and we might need to get married in China, but not sure if he can come back again to Sg for work. Very complicated process, not much that i can find online too. hai :(

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by MOCHS » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 6:19 pm

People used to say the same thing about female citizens sponsoring LTVP for foreigner husbands. That it’s unheard of since “the woman follows the man after marriage”. I successfully got LTVP for my foreigner hubby in the end and now he has PR.

As long you have full time salaried job, just try lah. What do you have to lose? He will only get sent back and barred from entering SG if he married you without MOM permission. No point worrying about an outcome if you never apply for the permission in the first place. Take it one step at a time.

Don’t forget that we ladies do have the potential to give birth to citizens. If they don’t approve, they risk losing a Singaporean overseas.

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 8:06 pm

MOCHS wrote:
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 6:19 pm
People used to say the same thing about female citizens sponsoring LTVP for foreigner husbands. That it’s unheard of since “the woman follows the man after marriage”. I successfully got LTVP for my foreigner hubby in the end and now he has PR.

As long you have full time salaried job, just try lah. What do you have to lose? He will only get sent back and barred from entering SG if he married you without MOM permission. No point worrying about an outcome if you never apply for the permission in the first place. Take it one step at a time.

Don’t forget that we ladies do have the potential to give birth to citizens. If they don’t approve, they risk losing a Singaporean overseas.
It also greatly depends on where the male is coming from. Most western types who marry Asian or Singaporean girls do so not for the pass but for love (at least initially). Most Asian 3rd world country males marry locals for the potential of a long term pass to a country that is a step up from their own country, e.g., marriages of convenience.
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: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by MOCHS » Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:24 pm

I’m on the fence to classify China as a third world country, it’s such a huge place that its population ranges from those with basic education to the highly education.

I know quite a number of PRC who don’t want PR and also those with PR who don’t intend to convert until they have no choice like my ex-colleague who only converted after her kids were in upper pri/lower sec ‘cos her brother-in-law was a green card holder in the US and she wanted the kids to study uni/immigrate there.

The BIL was in the process of slowly converting the family to green card holders. Being a SC was easier to visit the US compared to being a PRC which made her finally take the leap from PR to SC. Last I heard the plans for the kids uni education pivoted from US to UK instead lol.

My current colleague is an interesting case of PRC to SC. She is quite integrated here with a mix of local & PRC friends but still heavily follows the news back in her homeland. In her words, she loves China and did want to stay there forever but doesn’t love its government and that was the factor on applying SC for the whole family. :P

She does appreciate SG’s gradual easing of COVID measures compared to China’s recent cluster**** in lifting measures altogether without any info on where to get vaccinated/ART kits/stay home when sick/etc.

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Re: Marrying a work permit Singapore

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:01 am

It was found in a study back in 1999 I believe after the 1997 exodus from HK that huge numbers migrated to CA, US & UK. Singapore offered something like 20K PR to anybody from HK who wanted to leave probably only half took up the offer and probably half of them left since they arrived. Singapore was the destination of last choice. The highly educated and rich are looking for an escape/safe haven and the poor are looking for a future. Indonesians are doing the exact same thing. You need to ask the Non-Chinese population of China what their opinions are. The viewpoint may well be different. Say Tibetians, Urghers, etc. etc. Or those in the walled factories making Apple watches or other high end electronic goods.That's as far as I'm going as it is a no-win discussion from either side and you and I both know it. I won't even return to my own 3rd world country (not technically but from what it was 40 years ago when I left).
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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