It is true what you both say, however I'm a person that always looks at the develoment of a Country and the rules are very specific to Citizens and Pr's my point is, first of all, there is no way the person would get an EP when it is entre pass related.
My reference to the medisave/cpf document may have been a little hasty, although it does indicate requirements to be self employed and falling into the category of paying medisave, quite different for none Singaporeans.
Without being too informative, I will say that everyone doing business or wanting to do business, should take the regulations and laws seriously, and discuss with the appropriate departments, simply because Singapore is still in an incubator stage, where it learns from developed Countries, and although laws and regulations are set, it doesn't mean they cannot be changed, because of changing times...what is needed however is documentaion and support to prove your case.
If for example we take website internet sales in Singapore, it doesn't work, but it does in other Countries, and one can build a substancial business through internet sales, although is there any regulation to internet selling here? I don't know, that's why I am asking direct me to any rules or regulations with regards to internet sales business!.
What I am attempting to say is do not close doors because of laws and regulations in a new Country that can be changed on appeal. Each department have a job to do and they do it according to the present rules and regulations, the same people have helped me, to adapt, to these rules and regulations, while you do not fit the criteria, because the criteria is very vague.
Like when i first arrived here, when i was freelancing and getting cheques every quarter, or royalty fees for establishing a brand name, call it what you will, it's foreign income paid into a different Country and work is done from a mobile computer, and this is where the complexity on international law steps in, and bureaucratic laws, that make it a debate.
No Country in its right mind want's to turn away innovation and job prospects, so Country laws are circumvented to suit the Country's needs, so one must understand the game play, to play. It is true however you cannot beat the rules & regulations but you can open eyes to developments around the world, which will eventually come to Singapore, it may take 5 years or 20 years, but guaranteed it will come.
So really my point is, always listen to others, but keep an open mind otherwise you will never be an entrepreneur.
Even my own solicitor I had back in the early 79 said no I cannot import cars into UK for private people legally, but I did it, catch 22's come up all the time, and you if you look, you can over come the problems, especially in a developing Country like Singapore, which learns from the major developed Countries.
But true to say you cannot beat the rules & regulations but you can get advice to play the game until the laws are updated.
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