Staying alone in Singapore for one month

[beppi]

As for your hostel question, I see in hostelworld.com , the cheapest private room you can get is around 20 SGD/night...so that's 600 bux for a month, I guess. Can't guarantee much on the cleanliness unfortunately.

At S$20/night you don't get a room - only a bed in a shared dormitory (and probably not even a nice one at that price).
The cheapest rooms available are around S$60/night, but you better spend S$100 or more to get something half-decent.

[sundaymorningstaple]

AIP : Approval in Principle

TEP : temporary employment pass letter given to allow employment before issuance of the actual pass (the TEP is part of the AIP but is not something that everybody gets. Often S will have or not have, depending on where they are coming from.

[spbhagade]

Thanks all for your replies. Sorry for confusion caused.

Let me clarify...

I am coming here to work for more than a year. I have AIP for Employment Pass. I will be getting EP once I come to Singapore. For the first month, I will be alone as my wife will be coming after one month to join me. So for the first month, I want to stay in a place where I can spend $800 for that month. During this one month, I will be searching for house where we both can stay together for more than a year.

So my first task is to get a place to stay for one month alone (for $800).

My Second task is to get place to stay along with my wife once she comes in Singapore for probably more than year.

[spbhagade]

Just to add... my wife also got AIP for her Dependent Visa....

[the lynx]

Ah now it makes sense now.

Technically you can rent anywhere because you have long-term residency as given in your EP. But it will be difficult for you to convince a landlord to let you rent for one month only.

Perhaps you may bunk in with friends who have spare room if you don't have the budget for Serviced Apartments etc.

[sundaymorningstaple]

And no, I didn't already know him.