At least it will stop the backdoor entry of our rich neighbours buying their way into Singapore by sending their sprog to Singapore universities (paying inflated fees - the uni's just lap that stuff up) and getting the invite, which becomes a backdoor passport to PR here, and they get it without having to meet any income levels at all - just get a job at McD's and PR is theirs. To me it made a mockery of those who have the educations & experience and can't even get EP's let alone PR.GoGreen wrote:They don't offer Letter of Invitations anymore starting this year. As per what I checked with ICA few months ago. So you have to get your employer to help you get Work Permit first, and then apply for your PR.
Very troublesome since not many companies are hiring foreign talents if we are yet to be PR or Singaporean, because of the increased levies and the max. cap on the number of foreigners for an office.
I agree with you.. I can't get EP for one and I don't want to work at McD's - I want a real management/office job with real pay. But it isn't easy without PR. I almost flare up when the ICA lady told me I have to re-route my plan. But nope, I didn't - don't want to get black listed.. lolsundaymorningstaple wrote:
At least it will stop the backdoor entry of our rich neighbours buying their way into Singapore by sending their sprog to Singapore universities (paying inflated fees - the uni's just lap that stuff up) and getting the invite, which becomes a backdoor passport to PR here, and they get it without having to meet any income levels at all - just get a job at McD's and PR is theirs. To me it made a mockery of those who have the educations & experience and can't even get EP's let alone PR.
Obviously being someone who may end up benefiting from this scheme, I am slightly biased!sundaymorningstaple wrote: At least it will stop the backdoor entry of our rich neighbours buying their way into Singapore by sending their sprog to Singapore universities (paying inflated fees - the uni's just lap that stuff up) and getting the invite, which becomes a backdoor passport to PR here, and they get it without having to meet any income levels at all - just get a job at McD's and PR is theirs. To me it made a mockery of those who have the educations & experience and can't even get EP's let alone PR.
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