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Employments:
Job opportunities are always available for those with higher education level & in-demand work experience. The following are the list of available online job sites:
1. Jobstreet
2. Contact Singapore
3. Jobs Central
4. JobsDB
5. eFinancialCareers.sg

The most effective but expensive method is to do it the old fashion way. Come over to Singapore, flip through the recruitment newspaper and apply for your job through the company itself. This way, you're almost guaranteed to be in front of the queue from those who applied through Jobstreet. You can also attend their interviews without any delays while you're here in SG. Do note that you can only stay 30 days at a time, and a total of only 60 days out of every 90.

Various employment passes are available to enable you to work in Singapore depending on your skills and pay. Employers will help you in the application of passes. Your job is however pending on the approval of the pass. Information of types of passes are available through MOM's website. Do not worry of what passes you get. Eventually all will allow you to work in SG. Some do fuss about it due to "status" and extra benefits (i.e: credit card and contract phone applications). Just be hardworking and move up the passes or apply directly for PR few years down the road.

All you need to know about PR application and requirements are available here: http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=151&secid=150

Please take note that ex Singaporean PRs who renounced their status without serving the National Service will have their job and employment pass applications greatly degraded.

CPF and Taxes:
Malaysians working under employment/work passes are exempted from paying CPF. Singapore PRs have to contribute to CPF according to the rates found here: http://mycpf.cpf.gov.sg/Employers/Gen-Info...ri/ContriRa.htm

As for the complicated tax returns, i'll just provide the website so everyone can search under their own categories. http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page01.aspx?id=88

Accomodations:
HDBs everywhere! Prime and new areas should cost around SGD600 and above per room (with or without utilities). You can still find small & cramped sub-SGD400 per room in remote or rundown areas. If you can afford the luxury, apartments and condos are the way to go. SGD1000 onwards per room is the current market price. Normally comes with swimming pool and gym facilities.

Below are some useful sites:
http://www.flatsdb.com/
http://www.hdbflat.blogspot.com/
http://singapore.roomsdb.net/
http://easyroommate.com.sg/
http://www.sg-house.com/
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/

Transportation:
No need to describe any further. Been compared and discussed too many times between SG and MY. In SG, you can be anywhere in the island just by using public transport. The all too convenient EZ link card can be used in both MRT and bus (even McD yeah!). For places out of reach, taxi is the answer. Don't worry, you won't get touted with expensive fares. They are a bunch of professionals with accurate meters. First entry onto cab is SGD2.80 or SGD3.00. The rest runs on meter plus any surcharges from tolls, airport surcharge or stopping period. If you are travelling in group of 4, taxi is the cheaper option on certain routes compared to others.

Coach: http://www.journeymalaysia.com/ptasingapore.htm
SBS bus maps: http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/iris3/nextbus.aspx
MRT maps: http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/images/tn_networkmap_big.jpg
Directions: http://gothere.sg/maps or http://maps.google.com.sg/

Malaysians can drive in cars/bikes to work in SG. For SG PRs, you have to drive singapore registered vehicles. More info here: http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/lta/en/motor...fsingapore.html

Expenses:
This is very subjective depending on the spending power of different individuals. But here are the basic breakdowns on rough estimates:
1. Accoms SGD600 (varies)
2. Food SGD500 (varies)
3. Transport SGD60
4. Entertainment SGD300 (strip it off if wanna save)
5. Shopping $$$

TO CHECK FOR YOUR PR APPLICATION STATUS, KINDLY VISIT THIS LINK
https://ienquiry.ica.gov.sg/index.do

TO CHECK EP APPLICATION STATUS, VISIT THIS LINK
https://eponline.mom.gov.sg/epol/PEPOLENQM0...isplayAction.do

This post has been edited by deodorant: Jun 3 2012, 04:02 AM

Further Information about Converting your MY license to SG license:




This post has been edited by deodorant: Jul 11 2012, 10:33 AM

as of last year, not possible. can't convert, and you can't keep your number.

$5 for 1mb seems steep mang. Your info legit or not one?

wonder if the new data quota will affect my corporate plans. can recontract in a few months time d ...

it's arguably easier for foreigners than it is for singaporeans depending on what "type" (skin color / nationality) of foreigner you are

I thought green prepaid you can pre-buy data packages through those in-phone menu's. I vaguely recall that's what I used to do when I first landed here.

http://www.starhub.com/support/mobile/faq/...d.html#packages

To start surfing the Internet, you can choose to purchase from a variety of MaxMobile Value Prepaid data packages based on your data usage, as follows:
(a) Pay S$2 Get 30MB with 3-day validity
(b) Pay S$4 Get 200MB with 3-day validity
© Pay S$7 Get 1GB with 7-day validity
(d) Pay $15 Get 500MB with 30-day validity
(e) Pay $20 Get 1GB with 30-day validity

This post has been edited by deodorant: Jun 7 2012, 02:48 PM

Could be 1 day
Could be 1 week
Could be 1 month
Could be 1 year

Depending on your skills & qualifications (and that of your competition) in relation to the company's particular requirements, and whether they are willing to take FT's lor.

nolar, nowadays use passport to scan one, no need to do anything special also. first time i tried to use my EP card at the gate then the immigration police came over told me to scan passport (the front page with all your photo and everything).

My fiancee back when she was on LTVP (long term pass) also can use passport to scan.

Nonid apply any special card or anything.

(If WP or SPass I dunno la)

Come into SG, start work, get your employer to sign your IPA, while working do your medical checkup, once confirmed no HIV or TB, make appointment with EPSC, turn up to EPSC at Riverwalk, give photo and all documents, done!


This is simply your immigration white card (30 day validity) that any visitor gets when entering SG.

This post has been edited by deodorant: Jun 9 2012, 12:54 PM

How would he hand over the white card to EPSC if it wasn't given to him at entry?

The duration itself is the same, but depending on the timing, the queue can make a huge difference. Like if you go over the border by land and woodlands, the officer queue sure got dozens of ppl each line whereas autogate only a handful of ppl.

Yes, but you can request for re-assessment once you've worked longer in Singapore. Not sure details, link here: http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page04_ektid8958.aspx

Are you even in the correct thread? this thread is about "working in singapore," i.e. "locally" would mean "in Singapore."

If you are saying you are already working in Singapore and wondering if there are any downsides to using your Malaysian credit cards here, the FX rate/spread you get is pretty sh*tty.

if i remember correctly, my dbs account you can open it with no money and bank in later. just that if you fall under $1000 monthly balance they will charge $1 or $2 or something like that.

Not everyone is cut out to be a salesperson lor.

if u on super budget then take mrt to T2 then shuttle to budget terminal lor. promenade to changi should take about 45 mins.

No. Been hovering around 2.46-2.49 lately, right now it's 2.48. You might be able to buy sgd at 2.49-2.50, but definitely won't be able to sell sgd at that rate.

I wasn't talking about moneychanger buy/sell rates.

http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SGDMYR=X

Prev Close: 2.4877

Got one of our forumer run unofficial moneychanging business, rate is best in Singapore, JB and some say Batam