Working Remotely From Singapore Help

[theemptyone]

Living in Singapore has been a goal of mine for some time. Recently I have had a lot of support from my management and director in trying to make this dream a reality.

We're seeing some back and forth from the corporate/HR side of this though. I'm a SysAdmin working at Dell SecureWorks.

The first option we have discussed is that I would transfer to the Singapore Office for Dell, and work from there. However if I was to do this, it would mean they would be cutting my salary in half because of how the corporate structure works.

My manager and Director are trying to determine how it would work if i was to be registered as a remote employee instead.

My question is this.

What would be required for someone to work remotely from Singapore. I know that there would be a work Visa nessesary, but is this something I can procure on my own? For taxes, would i be able to simply file on my own on a yearly basis? Is there some sort of precedent for this or resource I can look up to get more information? I've only really seen information on transferring within a company to Singapore and not for working remotely from there.

The goal here is to take as much burden from my company in order to allow this to happen.

Any information from someone who knows would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks

[beppi]

A work visa (EP or WP) can only be applied for by a Singapore-registered company (e.g your employer's Singapore office).
Working remotely for a foreign-based employer will not give you a visa and might be illegal.

[Strong Eagle]

I believe you will have to do one of two things. Have the company form a wholly owned subsidiary here and employ you, or you form your own company with a resident director which then applies for an EP for you. Professionals with guaranteed incomes have had success in going this route.