SC application - Who should be the main applicant/sponsor

[Pompon312]

Hello All,

I'd like your advice on who should be the main applicant for SC in our family application. Here is our situation:

- We have been SPR for a bit more than 2 years; I was the sponsor of SPR application/EP holder at that time while my husband and my daughter were on DPs.
- I am Chinese and my husband is European (Caucasian); we both are 40+yrs.
- My annual gross salary is SGD 140K while my husband's is SGD415k; Although he is not employed in SG nor providing any business services here, he is considered a SG tax resident due to his physical presence in the country thus he has been paying income tax here in SG.

When I logged into my ICA account to submit SC application for our family, a reminder box appeared asking if I would like to nominate an alternative sponsor, suggesting that my husband could be the sponsor /main applicant instead.

Should I proceed with this option, given that my husband has a higher income and contributes more in taxes than I do? Would this increase our chances of approval?

Many thanks in advance for your kind advices.

[MOCHS]

There’s CMIO quota to consider. Chinese has largest quota. Filing family application under your husband will be considered as “Others”.

[Pompon312]

There’s CMIO quota to consider. Chinese has largest quota. Filing family application under your husband will be considered as “Others”.

Thank you very much for your advice. This is what I had assumed as well. However, I was also informed that income will be a key criterion for the ICA. I’m uncertain if my income is sufficient to sponsor a family application?

[MOCHS]

Uh… you have $140K per annum salary. It is nothing to sneeze at. You can definitely support a family with that salary. It’s not like you’re earning $40K a year.

Unless the admins think otherwise and suggest the one who brings in more dough should be main applicant.

[Pompon312]

Uh… you have $140K per annum salary. It is nothing to sneeze at. You can definitely support a family with that salary. It’s not like you’re earning $40K a year.

Unless the admins think otherwise and suggest the one who brings in more dough should be main applicant.

Thanks again!