Hi there
Your questions was answered, but I just wanted to stick my two cents in and offer a bit more friendly advice to you and any other person in your position who is reading this column.
I don't usually post, but I've seen what happens to girlfriends without degrees here and I feel morally obliged to add my voice so that ladies in your position don't come here under any allusions whatsover.
My friend was in the position of "non degree holding LTSV pass girlfriend" here in Singapore. It took her over a year (of misery, rejection and loneliness) to find a job (she was eventually employed on an S pass). She only got the job through a personal contact. Her application was initially rejected and went to appeal. She had a supportive employer and a specific skill set and some further (non degree) educational qualifications.
But her situation would be very very rare.
I saw another girl go home (she had already quit her job and given up her flat back home however) a few weeks after arriving when she realised she wasn't going to get a job and therefore was going to be leading a rather weird permanent tropical holiday lifestyle (without any of her close friends and family around her) largely financially and emotionally dependent on her boyfriend.
So...please beware of well meaning friends, family, colleagues, associates etc who tell you things like 'you don't need to be married to get a DP' and 'they know of girlfriends who didn't have a degree who got jobs really easily'. There is a lot of misinformation out there. These well meaning people who are trying to comfort you won't be able to help you when you are stuck out here without a job. Don't allow yourself to be lead down the Road of Blind Optimism: it's very short, and goes on to become the Road of Unemployment (which is just off the corner of Had a Fight with the Boyfriend Because It's Alright For Him But What Am I Doing Here
).
Beware also of local recruiters - my friend was pumped up by a recruiter she spoke to and lead to believe that it would be easy to get a pass to work - they claimed they had arranged it for another person in her situation. The got her to make application to the Ministry of Manpower for a pass or similar to search for a job in singapore (I can't remember the exact name of the pass). The application was rejected, obviously. It was all just rubbish, and after the interview, they never rang her again. More disappointment.
There is nothing wrong with trying and miracles do happen. If you really wants to come here and work, get on the phone, ring companies, use any contacts you have though the company you work for, etc and once you have that pass in your hand, get on the plane. But not before.
The Singapore gov aren't going to just hand over passes to unqualified LTSV pass holding girlfriends to let them take jobs that Singaporeans can do, so you would have to have some very specific and desirable experience (from the government's perspective) in order to stand a chance.
So I hope you have got over the shock a bit sweetie. I hope things work out.
Good luck.
