Well, it is not "real expensive". For about S$1,500 you can have a Singapore company set up with a nominee director, a secretary (which also acts as your local addess) and the expertise to insure you have all the necessary paperwork filed.ukdesigner wrote:To summarise that if you don't know anybody in singapore then you either have to use one of the local companies to sort your application out for you (which is very expensive) or come over and wait or don't bother.
When you say "work at home" do you mean in Singapore?ukdesigner wrote:Hi all,
need to ask another question. A bit of background info first though..
I am a graphic designer and am self taught. I have a good set of reliable and contracted clients who are on monthly retainers, providing me a guaranteed monthly income.
I am looking to move to Singapore and rebuild my business. I had a limited company with 3 staff but had to liquidate it due to one client going bust on me for £20,000!! Nice!! Anyway, I have managed to keep all my other clients who have all agreed that if I move that they will continue to do business with me.
I have prepared my business plan, done realistic projections and hope to have 3 members of staff within 2 years. I am a little cautious after that bad experience and would rather grow steadily rather over stretch myself.
Anway. My question is. What is the likelihood of my application being approved? I intially would work from home until I have built up some new clients in Singapore and I also have a contact in Indonesia who have also agreed to do work with me. I have included copies of contracts and letters from clients in my application as I thought that would help.
I am now getting very nervous about the application as I have had enough of the Uk and want to build a new life in Singapore.
Any advice from the 'wise ones' would be appreciated.
Also would anyone help me in providing an address in Singapore to use as a corespondence address for my application?
Thanks.
I'd say you are in pretty good shape then. A local address solves your MOM communications problems and from the description of your business I'd say you'll get in... of course... that is mere opinion.ukdesigner wrote:Its a graphic design company.
I design press ads, brochures, marketing literature etc etc.
I've been doing it for about 9 years now, but the market in the UK is getting squeezed! Everyone who has a PC thinks they're a designer. Plus peole don't want to pay the money for it. I've invested thousands of pounds in equipment and software and naturally my knowledge but they think i'll design a brochure for £100!! In their dreams more like. My girlfriend works for a company in Indonesia and I have doing work for them so there might be some work there.
I have contracts already and clients who are very well established and have been with me since the beginning so they have agreed to come with me. Luckily they embrace technology so video chats and skype etc etc is all good for them as it is for me. I also have letters from other clients who are less frequent saying that they will continue to use my services and naturally I want to gain new clients in Singapore.
Someone has emailed me offering to use their address so I can send of my application to them and they will process it for me, hopefully.
I believe you have an execellent opportunity to recruit large Companies from Taiwan and China, especially for their yearly expo's, also here in Singapore! Most of their sales material is so poor, it's a joke!ukdesigner wrote:Just a thought.... do you know of any serviced offices that might provide a mailbox service.
I could always use their address and have mail re-directed to me here in the UK.
Thanks again.
Hi Rudy,
Please find attached a scanned letter acknowledging the receipt of your application. The letter also shows the Foreign Identification Number (FIN) that has been assigned to you.
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