sundaymorningstaple wrote:The only benefit to having LPR is the fact that you are given 12 months after landing to find a job. Once you find that job you have your PR without having to go through the EP processes and then the applications for PR. The downside to this is, of course, as soon as you get your job you go straight onto the CPF Scheme, albeit as a lesser rate of deduction and contribution for the 1st two years.
There are other benefits to PR as well, but the government is hauling them back in faster than we can name them. Our Medical Subsidies have been halved in the past 2 years. You cannot enjoy any of the the governments give-aways (but if you have a son and get him PR. He have to do NS! Just like all citizens have to do, even though he isn't a Singaporean at all. Something to think about if you are married and planning on kids while here.
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