application of PR through singaporean spouse

Zhang1511 · Post by **Zhang1511** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 3:48 am

Hi all,

I am a Chinese lady, who has been working in Singapore for about 4 years. Have only paid 2 times income tax. My monthly income is approx 1.8k.

Will be getting married to a singaporean one week later. We are so happy to received the letter from MOM stating that they have no objection regarding our marriage. My husband is 33 years old and earns about 5.7k a month. Graduate in NTU.

I would like to know what are the chances of getting a PR.

Thank u, please share with me what are the chances of me getting a PR.

If any one has been through this pleae share it with me. Thank u.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 6:59 am

maybe in three years. It will take at least 2 years of marriage before ICA will "possibly" be convinced that the marriage is not one of convenience. So, after you get married, you are going to have to be on an LTVP for a couple of years before you apply for PR. To inhance you chances, you should have at least one child within the first couple of years as well to prove you want a "family" in Singapore.

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:25 am

sundaymorningstaple wrote:maybe in three years. It will take at least 2 years of marriage before ICA will "possibly" be convinced that the marriage is not one of convenience. So, after you get married, you are going to have to be on an LTVP for a couple of years before you apply for PR. To inhance you chances, you should have at least one child within the first couple of years as well to prove you want a "family" in Singapore.

The OP is currently on a WP so can just continue on that for another couple of years

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 1:40 pm

You reckon she'll continue to work after she sets the hook?

the lynx · Post by **the lynx** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 2:39 pm

Zhang1511 wrote:Hi all,

I am a Chinese lady, who has been working in Singapore for about 4 years. Have only paid 2 times income tax. My monthly income is approx 1.8k.

Will be getting married to a singaporean one week later. We are so happy to received the letter from MOM stating that they have no objection regarding our marriage. My husband is 33 years old and earns about 5.7k a month. Graduate in NTU.

I would like to know what are the chances of getting a PR.

Thank u, please share with me what are the chances of me getting a PR.

If any one has been through this pleae share it with me. Thank u.

Very low.

How long more is your WP? Stay with your WP as long as you can after you get married. If your WP renewal is rejected, just have your husband apply LTVP for you. Once you hit the timeline/conditions like what SMS said, apply for PR.

Mi Amigo · Post by **Mi Amigo** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 4:14 pm

LTVP+ could theoretically be possible in this case, correct? Although whether it would be granted immediately after the marriage is probably doubtful, so Lynx's advice to stay on the WP for a while sounds sensible.

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 4:33 pm

Mi Amigo wrote:LTVP+ could theoretically be possible in this case, correct? Although whether it would be granted immediately after the marriage is probably doubtful, so Lynx's advice to stay on the WP for a while sounds sensible.

Only after a minimum of 2 years of marriage can you apply for aLTVP+

Mi Amigo · Post by **Mi Amigo** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 4:56 pm

Ah, OK, thanks for clarifying that.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 5:35 pm

Two or three years? I can't check as it seems the ICA site is currently down. I keep thinking it was three years.

Zhang1511 · Post by **Zhang1511** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 7:05 pm

sundaymorningstaple wrote:maybe in three years. It will take at least 2 years of marriage before ICA will "possibly" be convinced that the marriage is not one of convenience. So, after you get married, you are going to have to be on an LTVP for a couple of years before you apply for PR. To inhance you chances, you should have at least one child within the first couple of years as well to prove you want a "family" in Singapore.

Hi morning, able i able to look for for my own job after i have LTVP. This WP has been restraining me from looking for my desired job.

Zhang1511 · Post by **Zhang1511** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 7:05 pm

Saint wrote:
sundaymorningstaple wrote:maybe in three years. It will take at least 2 years of marriage before ICA will "possibly" be convinced that the marriage is not one of convenience. So, after you get married, you are going to have to be on an LTVP for a couple of years before you apply for PR. To inhance you chances, you should have at least one child within the first couple of years as well to prove you want a "family" in Singapore.
The OP is currently on a WP so can just continue on that for another couple of years

What is OP?/??/

Zhang1511 · Post by **Zhang1511** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 7:07 pm

Mi Amigo wrote:LTVP+ could theoretically be possible in this case, correct? Although whether it would be granted immediately after the marriage is probably doubtful, so Lynx's advice to stay on the WP for a while sounds sensible.

Does holding on to a job with my WP, increase the chances of getting PR?

Zhang1511 · Post by **Zhang1511** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 7:09 pm

How long more is your WP? Stay with your WP as long as you can after you get married. If your WP renewal is rejected, just have your husband apply LTVP for you. Once you hit the timeline/conditions like what SMS said, apply for PR.[/quote]

6 more months for the next renewal. U mention about timeline/conditions, could u explain further?

Mi Amigo · Post by **Mi Amigo** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 7:17 pm

Zhang1511 wrote:Hi morning, able i able to look for for my own job after i have LTVP. This WP has been restraining me from looking for my desired job.

If you eventually get a LTVP+ then you would be able to work with that. But as has been commented above, you would not get that for 2-3 years.

Zhang1511 wrote:What is OP?/??/

OP = Original Poster, which in this case is you.

Zhang1511 wrote:Does holding on to a job with my WP, increase the chances of getting PR?

Probably.

Zhang1511 wrote:
the lynx wrote:How long more is your WP? Stay with your WP as long as you can after you get married. If your WP renewal is rejected, just have your husband apply LTVP for you. Once you hit the timeline/conditions like what SMS said, apply for PR.
6 more months for the next renewal. U mention about timeline/conditions, could u explain further?

As you won't be able to get a LTVP+ for at least a couple of years, and PR will also be unlikely in that time, then your best option would seem to be to carry on with your WP and for your employer to try to get it renewed when it expires in 6 months.

Zhang1511 · Post by **Zhang1511** » Tue, 30 Oct 2012 7:41 pm

thanks Amigo. seems like getting PR is much tougher than before.

My girlfriends who is a Malaysian chinese, get her PR less than a month after marriage.

Is that true?

Wondering why is it so difficult to obtain PR myself.

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