If you are a Malaysian, it should be easy for you. But you haven't mentioned if you are Malaysian or not.Polar_Ice wrote:Hello
I am interested to hear from any expats that have been living and working in Singapore and have now chosen to move to Johor and commute to the office.
This is an avenue I am now exploring. What are the tax implications combined with Employment Pass implications?
Are there any issues with Malaysian Immigration?
Recently I went over to visit a friend in Nusajaya to see the condo that he has rented for the price and found it to be a fairly persuasive argument to relocate from a financial perspective thus far.
Thanks for any discussion on this matter.
http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/ftopic83751.htmlNicSG wrote:hi all,
i am also looking at practical information about moving to johor in february when our lease in singapore ends.
Currently we pay 3000 sgd/month for our condo, we can't afford to pay more, and not very keen to move to a hdb.
we are not singaporeans/malaysians, and are both working under EP.
We have 2 very young kids, 1 will start preschool in about 18 months, the second one is just one month old.
I work in Suntec and my wife in Chai chee (east)
I would like to get some feedback from those who already made the move to johor state.
Our idea is to rent there first for 6 months to 1 year to see how it goes, and eventually buy a place there if we like the lifestyle and can cope with the commuting hassle.
For what i understand, the second link is easier to commute than woodlands, and there are a number of popular places around there, from Ledang heights to Horizon hills.
My questions are:
Immigration:
What is your status in Malaysia?
How do you legally stay in Malaysia and work in Sg (out of MMH2 program) ?
Rent a house/condo:
Related to the above, can you rent legally ?
What websites besides . do you recommend for househunting? Do you recommend to get an agent too and how the fees thing work?
Commuting/Car:
Since we are not singaporeans/PR, it seems we can enter a car with malaysian plate as long as it is registered under our name.
Can i buy a car legally? Anyone tried to get a lease car? (since we want to have a try first on living there, would prefer not to invest in a car at the beginning)
Could you get the MACS card and does it make the commuting faster?
Or do you rather do carpooling or catch a shuttle somewhere?
Helper:
We would like to keep our helper (filipino), she is great with our kids, can we get a pass for her ?
Income tax:
Our income is in Singapore, are we still taxable in Sg, in Ml, both, none???
that's quite a number of questions, thanks in advance for your input!
Nope. But I'm from that countryNicSG wrote:thanks, yes i tried to cover all the questions i have
I did read most of the related posts in here but could not find really practical information, specially on immigration.
Are you living in Johor yourself?
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