Hi everyone, I decided to join this very expensive game of chance, and I think this is really part of the experience for any expat/foreigner who lives here in SG.
Here are some few clarifications in my profile from the last time I posted:
Race: Chinese (updated by MOM after submitting supporting documents, my race now correctly reflects in Singpass, thanks
@mergeclimb!).
Industry: Manufacturing (Electronics)
Occupation: I'm an SAP analyst and developer all in one so my work depends on which companies has SAP (whether consulting or in-house of which both I've worked in).
I also have only went home PH once ever since I started living here in SG; around 1 week and went to other countries 2 times (excluding the PH one).
Residence: I've only lived in HDB flats (with nearby hawker, stores and bus stops), and I think none of them are in 'expat enclaves'. Heck, I've become a local barber's regular customer
.
Some of the steps I took between opening this thread and now.
- Changed my race to Chinese; I presented MOM a chart of my family tree, my paternal grandfather's Chinese Overseas Registration Certificate (translated to English) and his naturalization papers (he is a 2nd-gen Chinese Citizen born in PH after WWI and the naturalization court order tells much about his background and a bit of my great-grandpa), and my family and siblings' birth certificates. I plan to simply upload this in the new ICA ePR even if the new ePR system now captures my race from Singpass
- I took all my school records from Kindergarten to University. I also took the extra step of having them verified (CAV) to our education authorities and legalizing (Apostille) them so that they can be used legally 'internationally'. As for my Chinese education, I had to get all my marksheets and had them translated as well. The docs also are the only ones that allow me to use my Chinese name in the 'ethnic name' field as PH Birth Certificates do not recognize race (in the newer records) and ethnic names.
- There is a section in the new ePR system called 'Testimonials' and it only can hold 1 file. I presume this is your 'Employment History'. To that end I simply requested updated employment letters from my previous companies (so that at least ICA can email the correct HR address if they decided to verify
)
- I'm also submitting my old passports' biodata pages (I visited SG before) and my newly issued PH National ID; I guess won't hurt if I put in form and ICA can verify it somewhere
- And finally, I am just waiting for Ghost Month to be over before I submit , I just took the gap time in August to get more docs.
I'm also not sure if the new ePR system allows you to upload Increment Letters and Bonus Letters (or you have to email ICA?). I will find out once I submit.
At this point, I kind of feel this is a hail mary throw just like American Football and I'm pretty much just hoping for the best. Though I also think that my Nationality and marital status will hold me back in terms of PR points.
Would like to check if they requested for race clarification during the duration of your PR application?