Is it okay to submit a friends address as a residential address in Singapore with a work holiday pass?

[rukar]

I'll be staying in Singapore with my work holiday visa and I want to know if submmitting a friends address is fine as a residential address (I'm planning for submmitting that address for about 2months and then changing it after I find a home)

I already have my IPA letter but for actually getting the pass issued, It Indicates that I need Singapore residential address, which must meet the housing requirements to get the pass issued. It's a condominium so the housing requirments should be fine.

But I wasn't sure if submitting a friends address is okay...

I also found someone they put their hotel address and was able to open a bank account, is that possible?

[Pal]

It should be fine as long as your friend knows about it.

Is it a rental address or your friend is the owner of the property?

[rukar]

Thank you for the reply!
It's a rental condominium. My friend was asked to submit some of my personal information from the owner so I sent my passport information and fin number. Which I do have permission from the owner so I hope it will be fine...

[Pal]

As long as owner permits and does not block address for registration, it will be fine.

[PNGMK]

All property owners should keep on eye on the foreign tenants enquiry service.

I've and friends have had nasty surprises there - in my case discovering a PRC had registered my address for their work permit.

The same website lets you manage and cancel people who use your address for SPASS, EP, WP etc.

[Pal]

Foreign Worker Tenant Enquiry Service (FWTES)

https://www.mom.gov.sg/eservices/services/tes

[PNGMK]

Note: if your details (phone number etc) are up to date w ICA, you will get a text if someone registers to use your home for a pass application with MOM.

[Strong Eagle]

I used my business partner's home address (a rented semi-D) when I first moved over to Singapore. No issues. OK, it was 20 years ago but who's counting?

[theashiera]

Usually, you can use a friend’s address if it’s a proper residential place like a condo, as long as they agree. Just make sure it meets the housing requirements stated in your pass conditions. Using a hotel address might work for some things like opening a bank account, but for the pass itself, it’s best to follow the official rules to avoid issues. Hope that helps!

[malcontent]

Note: if your details (phone number etc) are up to date w ICA, you will get a text if someone registers to use your home for a pass application with MOM.

They can be quite anal about this. After COVID it seems like some checks were performed and MOM sent me a nastygram — they seemed to know for certain that I didn’t live at the address on record (which was true — my employer had updated MOM with the wrong address). They let me off with a warning, but to be fair, the warning should have gone to my employer. Even after I manually corrected and informed my employer, they went and updated the wrong address, again. Luckily I caught it and switched it back… I then sent my employer a nastygram to stop updating MOM.