Hi Guys, any advice or sharing on this would be appreciated.

I recently got my PR application approved, for me and my family (wife and kids). Now my mom in law (MIL) is currently staying with us in SG under a dependant pass (tied to an employement pass) helping to take care of the kids.

I called ICA today and enquired what will happen to the Dependant pass holder once I complete the PR formalities (it's actually not very clear on both ICA and MOM website).

I was told that the Dependant pass shall be cancelled through MOM (via Company of the employment pass holder, or the EP holder herself). Once the dependant pass is cancelled, a short term visit pass shall be issued for 30 days, which means the Dependant can continue to stay in SG for 30 days (just like a regular visitor).

All these makes sense... However, if my MIL leaves SG within this 30 days (say back to MY for a few days), she might not be able to come back to SG, because a Malaysia passport holder can only stay in SG for a max of 60 days (out of a 90 day period).

Unless my MIL applies for a Long term visit pass, which will take 4-6 weeks to process. I plan to apply this immediately after we get our PR IC (or even earlier if possible). But the risk remains - If within 30 days my MIL don't get her Long term visit pass approved for whatever reason, she has to leave SG, and might not be allowed to re-enter SG. And the issue is of course no one to take care of the kids.

Congrats and welcome to the club! PM our daikor MacKiddo to get added to our TCSS and gathering group on whatsapp, or Lester1987 to be added to the FaceBook group.
Only applies for people with long term visit pass. Last time my fiancee got LTVP using EP Eligibility Cert so she can stay for 1 year, but before she got the LTVP she also had to comply with the 60-out-of-90 days rule. Immigration very strict one, once you 30 plus days, they will start calculating and giving you less-than-30 days entrance when you come in.

yah usually the regret thing will creep in around your 3rd year here hahah.. 

Haha thanks  looking forward to joining the Malaysians working in SG community 
Thank you! Currently I still have not gotten an SG number but will definitely join FB group first 

My last working day on 11th, flying down on 13th, start work on 15th  don't get to rot at all...

i just got hired. on the spot.

tomorrow i will go provide them my passport, ic, white card and my degree cert.

funny they want a copy of my spm just to keep a copy?

also, i took the job because i don't want to do sales, but the job is so easy, i think all i do is sit in the office blow aircond only. hence, only $1.6k.

please guide me what to do next.

also very paranoid about the medical report now. scared kena reject. maybe i just think too much.

and i assume i will get work permit only, they won't be so nice gimme s pass right?

so.. how am i gonna get that PR

i find that not having a PR status is rather hard for me to get a decent job.

for now i am just gonna rendam myself on this super easy job for maybe 6 months still i start go interviewing again?

please advice!

From: Singapore / Sabah

You sabah girl ah? Got a few KK mari here, Argiope and me is Tsen Kui On children, Reign or reign226 forgot which one liao also from Sabah

Me KK too, from dongongan.. Nice to meet you, which part of kk r u from?
Why so little? My bf working at sakae sushi can get $1.8k/month after OT.. U join him la

Waa, next door only.. Neighbours.. Maybe I know you, did you go to st.joseph? How old are u?

U just came to singapore?

although I sux at Maths, but still can do some simple calculations. A level = 18. + 12 years in Sg. 18+12 = 30, plus or minus 1 year. 

not his real family, his ttss family, lol. I still remember his a-levels welcome speech was like you are all our children, i am your father, and the teachers are your uncles and aunties! and don't even get me started on singing "I'M A PRE U MATE, IN A PRE U STATE" to the tune of Barbie Doll
Problem is weather mang, either way you will be wet when reach office, either wet from sweat or wet from rain.

Forgot who is the principal when I in pre-u. Don't remember is him. He was my secondary school principal but I can't remember he having two posts. Maybe you are many years my senior. Good time.

That is actually a bit below average liao. Lots of elites in this thread just talk bullsh*t about earning 1.6k la, $900 la, but actually most of them below 30 but already earning huge bucks. Off hand I know in this thread got 1. Elite O&G member who works 12 days a month, raise 2 kids in own HDB and wife can afford to be tai tai, 2. Elite SIA pilot 3. Elite banker at stanchart who pay more tax than fresh grad earn 4. Elite Louis Vutton director who got tons of private property in JB 5. Elite shell contractor who own Panerai and other luxury watches 6. Elite CFO seantang who got multiple private property in Singapore 7. Elite HSBC Relationship Manager with 5 digit monthly salary.

All elites but #1 in keeping low profile, salute! 

I subcribed that mio tv package.... after few browsing got bored already, can say Astro in Malaysia offered more variety and cheaper. 
So many badminton kaki here, u all must look very good....
I stay at Tampines.  Surprisingly, unlike what i read before i came here, people are very friendly here and so many Malaysian...
Maybe i should start by jogging, somewhere down the road like half year + can start learning how to swing the badminton racquet.
Reading is a good choice i guess cause after conversion the books cost around the same here from Malaysia.

In Singapore, you need a degree + ACCA, if you want to extract value from the ACCA.

If you have ACCA alone, many companies will only hire you at diploma or technical level pay scale. You get less than someone holding a degree alone. As far as I can tell, only the accounting firms will confirm hire you into their graduate pay scale if you have ACCA but no degree. My US MNC employer for instance, will not.

not sure if can exemtpion for some subjects or not ..

That's where the issue is actually.

Many companies, and to my knowledge esp. the US ones - differentiate between an education (ie. degree etc) and a professional membership like ACCA, CA, CPA etc. You lose that membership if you don't pay your fees. They don't consider these memberships equivalent to education.

Most accounting professional memberships require you to have an accounting degree before you can commence the program. Not so with ACCA and perhaps some old school apprenticeships with CA, MICPA. I heard ACCA has partnered Oxford Brookes to print degrees for ACCA candidates.

Basically any recognised professional qualification will do. Or straightaway take the ICPAS professional exam if you have a degree. If you have an appropriate Singaporean degree, don't even have to sit for any more exams.

Yes, if you passed ACCA, Degree and Master Degree is just piece of cake.

Simple thing, if the employer under value ACCA, then please go to other company which value it. If a degree so important in SG, then better persue Master Degree you will have advantage then others, forget about the basis Degree.
ACCA is world recognise professional body in Accounting, and one of the toughest exam.

If you think Oxford Brookes Degree just by paying money, I hope you can attempt to do the Research Project and glad you won't fail it.

Degree = hard to get it, but easy to get out

ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW = easy to get it, but super hard to get out

Fiona/conqueror go somewhere else if u want to talk abt acca. Im an acca holder and worldprizewinner and I dont think acca is all that great. Youve been brainwashed by all those propaganda ur college and acca has been feeding u.  There is always a bigger and better qualification /education elsewhere.  Deal with it.

might not be bigger or better, but definitely alot of option here 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartered_%28professional%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_profe..._United_Kingdom

Eh speaking of credit cards... what cards are u guys using. Im thinking which credit card to apply for.. I saw the citibank deal tht comes with the sgd80 spending money. Seems fascinating.

@ Fiona chin. Alright. Cheers.

I've held 2 professional accounting qualifications for over 10 years. Never ever actually 'used' them before... as I've never actually signed an audit report, accountant's report or anything else that requires a qualified accountant to sign... (apart from signing the 3 year work experience testimonials for colleagues who want to get their professional qualifications).

Every year, just buta-buta pay a thousand bucks of membership fees... luckily the company pays.

After you have 5-10 years of experience, your next job depends on the quality of that job experience. If you were in a major MNC managing the finances of a billion dollar business, then that's your headline. Whether you have or don't have a CA, ACCA or CPA is of no consequence. You no longer need a professional qualification to prove that you know how to run a business, a finance process or a finance dept. Even if you never had a CA, ACCA or CPA, the prospective employer is not going to overlook you in favour of some small time "CFO" of a small family owned business because he has CA+ACCA+CPA.

Of course if you're competing against someone who has the same work experience as you but has professional qualifications as well... then you're a little bit disadvantaged on a resume impact basis. But there are also personality and personal effectiveness factors (like charisma and rapport) that will easily tip the balance back to your side. Of course... if the other chap is also super personable... you're screwed. That's why there's always NO downside to getting more qualifications into your resume (academic, professional or leadership)... if you can afford the time and money

So... a professional qualification is good when you are just starting out and you have no experience. It differentiates you from someone who doesn't have one. But once you have a certain level of experience, it's mainly your experience that gets you the next job. Just hope you're not so unlucky to meet your black star competitor who is on par with you in all fields of experience and personal effectiveness... but on top of that, paid more attention than you did on collecting qualifications for his/her resume.

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