Hi guys, my situation is like this, a young married couple, got job offer in the UK, however due to working permit application is still in process and it takes time, my employer is suggesting me to work from their SG office until my UK working permit is sorted, may be only 2 - 4 months time (im guessing)

Questions:

1. The office is in this post code 169204 , from google map i understand it is not near to JB, but I'd like to know if I travel from JB daily by a car, how much time should I be expecting and money on fuel or tol?

2. How easy to find room for couple (that allows cooking )? I read many forums and advertisement, most room i saw so far are for single person and do not allow cooking, I am asking this because my wife loves cooking and that is the activity she can do at home while I work.

Any ideas or thought are welcome!! Million thanks in advance!!

Thanks for the links Very useful indeed

And yes my wife will probably stay with me for the time being, I doubt she can get a temporary job there since we both do not stay for long

Thanks for the input pal. My company in the UK does not seem to know much of the hassle staying in Singapore temporary but they are willing to sort out the Employment Pass and accomodation for 1st 2 weeks etc. .

Skipping SG maybe possible if the EP application process time is long, but i presume it will be much quicker compare to UK permit application.

If I do not need to pay tax in the UK, I am happy with the personal income tax in SG. I'll do some research on the tax in the UK.

Not sure how and what type of pass my company is going to apply for me, thus far, I only submit the paperwork required by them.

Hopefully something new turn up from the UK side this month.

This post has been edited by SunofaBeach: Sep 10 2012, 02:22 PM

There could be chances that I only need to pay tax to the country I based in for the time being..

I was just wondering if I could be ended up paying tax to both country UK and SG.

The tax in the UK is based on the salary range, can range from 20% to 50% if not mistaken