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by sundaymorningstaple » Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:41 pm
First the good news. As long as you and your wife are 'legally married', she can get a dependents pass. As a dependent's pass holder she is allowed to work but she will need the employer to apply for a "letter of consent" from MOM. This is a formality and is almost always granted. The employer would not be subject to any levies or quotas as well.
Now the bad news......
Her working permit is tied to your EP, e.g., it expires when your EP expires and if you get renewed, it can be renewed as well. This means if you get sacked, made redundant or otherwise lose your EP, she also loses her job as well. Double whammy!
However, given that she can work, it puts her in the enviable position of being to also buy time till she may well be able to find a position that will give her an EP in her own right. This of course would require all the normal vetting and application by the employer, but would also ensure that at least one of you always has a job (theoretically).
There is another problem though. Working on an "Letter of Consent" usually has the employer knowing that she does not need to work and the remuneration therefore might only be on local rates. This tends to stick in the craw of some, but at the end of the day, if the locals can work for that amount, why can't she? That'll be their though reasoning as your income theoretically is already covering the expenses.
So, she's got nuttin' to lose and everything to gain, the least of which is no longer having to do a long term relationship! As one who spent almost 20 years on oil rigs, believe me, it does take it's toll!
sms
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers