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I would like a job because I have never NOT worked. I would go stir crazy if I didn't do something. I'm a New Yorker we are made for constant stress and working ourselves silly.
I have actually found about 10 or so smaller non-profits that are hiring entry level or 2-4 years of experience with someone who has an undergraduate degree. Ive been licensed twice and one is internationally recognized so graduate school wasn't ever and won't ever be on my list. I have lots of student loans and I do need or want more, ever.
I have actually found about 10 or so smaller non-profits that are hiring entry level or 2-4 years of experience with someone who has an undergraduate degree. Ive been licensed twice and one is internationally recognized so graduate school wasn't ever and won't ever be on my list. I have lots of student loans and I do need or want more, ever.
J.N.
But I did not suggest you should go and study. I just pasted you some info showing you need only to have a degree from an institution that is recognized by local authorities (namely MOM with possible blessing of SPS) and that this profession is on the skills-in-demand list from MOM. Unless my purely amateur approach to every day psychology have some huge holes this should make you a tid-bit less angry and more optimistic 

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It is.JoannaNYC wrote:Wow. So many hoops to jump through. We should make immigration this hard in America.
It's much easier to be an illegal immigrant. Why do you think so many of them are......

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
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That's why McCain wanted to build the danged fence.sundaymorningstaple wrote:It is.JoannaNYC wrote:Wow. So many hoops to jump through. We should make immigration this hard in America.
It's much easier to be an illegal immigrant. Why do you think so many of them are......
But the last time someone tried that, we all know how effective it was...
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
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It's hard for a reason. Singapore isn't a debtor nation like the US is. Singapore only has around 2% unemployment rate. They make it hard so the citizens have jobs as is only right. At the same time they try to maintain a semblance of morality here from an Asian perspective. This does impact a very small portion of those seeking to work here and yest it hurts when one happens to be one of that small portion of people. But, like the Don, tilting at windmills by a single person isn't going to change anything here. Especially if that someone isn't even a Singaporean. They've been trying to decriminalize certain acts here for a number of years to no avail. You might do some research on Penal Code 377A. While it doesn't apply directly to your relationship, it will give you some insight to the mindset here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_37 ... ngapore%29
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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
Harder for the spouses of American citizens than numerous illegalspoodlek wrote:You should hear my story. Everyone I tell it to says "but you're Canadian" and "doesn't being married to an American give you a free pass?" no it does not. Getting into the USA is NOT. Easy.JoannaNYC wrote:Wow. So many hoops to jump through. We should make immigration this hard in America.

Tell me about itzzm9980 wrote:Harder for the spouses of American citizens than numerous illegalspoodlek wrote:You should hear my story. Everyone I tell it to says "but you're Canadian" and "doesn't being married to an American give you a free pass?" no it does not. Getting into the USA is NOT. Easy.JoannaNYC wrote:Wow. So many hoops to jump through. We should make immigration this hard in America.

One good thing about being here in SG is this job has allowed Mr. K many "ins" into Cirque du Soleil, so when we leave here we may well be able to go straight to Montreal without a break in employment or having to be separated again


My impression was that the US would rather take the whole of Central America before a single British citizen.
You'd almost think they had some kind of baggage

Edit to add: And yes USCB&P are without question the rudest, most hostile, border officials I have encountered anywhere in the world!
You'd almost think they had some kind of baggage


Edit to add: And yes USCB&P are without question the rudest, most hostile, border officials I have encountered anywhere in the world!
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I've never heard of J.co, but although Tim's doesn't have the best coffee on the planet, there's just something about it. I'm pretty sure it's just a Canadian thing...like the kopitiams here, it's a place where old locals congregate. And it's like a beacon in the night when you're on a long distance road trip through Canada, where in most of the country there are no big highway rest stops to speak of. Getting Tim's is a treat when the alternative is gas station coffee. And the donuts! Zomg the donuts... and then there's the TV commercialszzm9980 wrote:Try J.co if you haven't. So much better than that Tim Hortons crap

I'm a victim of clever marketing, I admit it

(Sorry to the OP. Maybe my nonsense will keep this post bumped to the top for more people to read her story, right??

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