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Unmarried Spouse
Hello,
I am in the process of getting my work pass for Singapore. My partner (finacee) is coming too. She is Japanese and wishes to find out what hours/salary she needs to earn in order to remain in Singapore too and get a work permit for herself (she is a Japanese language teacher)... also, when we are married, will this change things at all in terms of her visa status ?
regards
Andy
I am in the process of getting my work pass for Singapore. My partner (finacee) is coming too. She is Japanese and wishes to find out what hours/salary she needs to earn in order to remain in Singapore too and get a work permit for herself (she is a Japanese language teacher)... also, when we are married, will this change things at all in terms of her visa status ?
regards
Andy
Yes. Oh you want more?
Okay, start here http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal ... _pass.html to learn about the different passes. If she qualifies as a defacto wife (have you lived together for a significant period of time?) you can get her a dependant's pass and she won't have to work at all.
After you get married the pass won't change, unless she doesn't have one yet, in which case you can get her a dependant's pass.
Do a search of the forums, these questions have been asked many times and there are plenty of answers from others here.
Okay, start here http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal ... _pass.html to learn about the different passes. If she qualifies as a defacto wife (have you lived together for a significant period of time?) you can get her a dependant's pass and she won't have to work at all.
After you get married the pass won't change, unless she doesn't have one yet, in which case you can get her a dependant's pass.
Do a search of the forums, these questions have been asked many times and there are plenty of answers from others here.
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I'm not sure Jeppo has got that right. As far as I know, and the information on that link says so too, unmarried partners whom you have lived with for a while, ie called de facto or common law spouses in some countries, cannot get a dependent's pass. What she can get is a Long Term Social Visit Pass if you can show you have been in a long term relationship. This allows her to stay here but not to work. Once she's here though, she can look for a job then apply for an Employment Pass on her own merits. With her Japanese language and teaching skills, I wouldn't think that would be a problem. Once you are legally married, she can get a dependent's pass and then she only need a "Letter of Consent" to work once she finds a job instead of an EP which requires a lot more paperwork. LOC procedure is much easier and nearly always granted. In the meantime, check out Jeppo's link for different types of EP available. MOM decides which type you/she will be granted. Sometimes the line between P1, P2, Q1 seems a bit arbitrary.
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