maguire33 wrote:i'm just here to share...
my friend's work pass was first rejected on 17/01/2010. the employer tried to appeal on 21/01/2010. after three weeks, he got the result: approved. but the date never changed.
my advice:
1) 1 - 1.5 weeks after the appeal date, call MOM if they already updated their system about the appeal. if yes, please wait. if NOT, call again the following week. why? you have to make sure that MOM receives the appeal because there are cases, and believe me there are, wherein they don't receive any appeal especially when the appeal was submitted manually (not thru iSubmit).
2) usually, on the third week, there will be a result (as i quote an MOM officer). Three weeks by the way means three calendar weeks, not three business weeks.
3) if there's no result after three weeks, don't freak out, it's normal because it says on the MOM website that processing of appeal should take AT LEAST THREE WEEKS DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CASE.
4) taking more than three weeks however is quite a pain, i know. i have heard of it and it gets really frustrating. but you cannot do anything about it. MOM processes a bunch of applications on a day to day basis. at least fill your consciousness with these positive thoughts. and hope for the best.
5) If your application gets approved eventually, it will appear on the EPOnline thing you have been monitoring every hour. The date will not change. If however, it is rejected, the date will change. The date will reflect the date that the appeal was received by MOM.
Hope I don't get whacked by the Seniors in this forum. I'm just trying to share... as life is about sharing.
Wow...it makes me thinks more positively that my appeal will be approved as well..and with the idea and suggestion like to call MOM for system update and so on..
THank you and will post my update as well.
This coming week, Feb 14 will be the start of my appeals 3rd week.
Keeping my fingers cross guys...