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All below i copy paste from previous thread starter jasonkwk

FAQs

What Item that can bring into Singapore with applicable import permit or authorization from respective authorities of Singapore?


What item is prohibited to bring into Singapore?



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

MOM Pass Category as of 1/7/2013

Work Permit Less Than S$2200
S Pass More Than S$2200 ,less than S$3000
E Pass (Q1) More than S$3000
E Pass (P2) More than S$4500
E Pass (P1) More than S$8000

Q/A:

1. Is there any difference between all these passes above?
YES and NO

YES: You may only apply credit card in Singapore with S pass above for most financial institution in Singapore
YES: If you need to bring in your spouse and unmarried or legally adopted children below 21 year into Singapore with Dependant Pass, you pass must be E Pass (Q1) above and earn more than S$4000
YES: For E Pass, you may use the Autogate in Changi Airport , no need to go through ICA checkpoint.

NO: You can work in Singapore with either of these passes.
The List above will change every half year as per planned by MOM. Please note that your salary will not directly correspond to the pass directly due to quota reason etc.

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.

Can I apply to other company if I have an existing approved Employment Pass?



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 their Malaysian registered cars/bikes to work in SG but you must pay the S$20 VEP fee for Car and S$4 for motorcycle per day and also toll charges applicable depending on vehicle type and point of arrival/departure (Tuas/Woodlands Checkpoint).ERP charges apply if you are entering city area at certain period. More info here:http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/ro...oll-charge.html



For SG PRs, you must drive Singapore registered vehicles. More info here: http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/ro...-a-vehicle.html

Further Information about Converting your MY license to SG license:

Officially Malaysian converting to Singapore driving license has to 'surrender' or have their M'sian driving license revoked.



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
Childcare Cost:

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=Atta...post&id=3701070

This post has been edited by deodorant: Sep 30 2014, 02:47 PM

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I got my extract from JPJ Bandar baru bangi (selangor) with the excuse I want to drive overseas. no bribe needed and no blacklist of MY license.

I honestly can't remember, it was something like 3 years ago. I think I just said "surat untuk memandu di luar negara," they gave me some form to fill in, I got the letter in about 20mins no problems.

not so straightforward as 9:1

http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/for...ker-quotas.aspx

anyway just because there is a ratio, doesn't mean companies totally don't hire foreigners mah. they grow in size, add more overall staff then got more quota to hire foreigners liao lor.

since like always? all companies have always had quotas for hiring foreigners.


update linkedin profile, if it's good enough recruiters will contact you directly.

for fresh grad i would say it is quite difficult for foreigners. for experienced hires should be still OK.

Operations? Honestly your chances are slim with just 3 years of Mandatory CA Ops exp, since it's not exactly an experience base which is hard to find among Sinkie/PRs. IMO your best bet would be to try get involved in projects, work, anything with some people in SG, and get them to pull you over through internal transfer.

should be motorbike liao

PM MacKiddo, he is our Working in SG daikor who take good care of all the ladies everyone who comes here.

Didn't you just graduate, or only graduating sometime soon? Networks and contacts ... hmm, I dunno, seems to be of limited usefulness for a fresh grad to me.

SGD4000 is a lot less lucrative than MYR6000, assuming you earn and spend locally. Obviously it's a different story if you work in SG stay in JB, that kind of thing.

If you lose your passport or IC will you be equally as apathetic?

Worst case not too bad, just get jailed and whipped for being illegal immigrant that's all.

Glanced briefly through last few pages of that thread. Most of the people posting there are mid30's all the way til mid50's. Why wouldn't 100k/200k pa salaries (especially household salaries) be common at those ages and amongst that particular forum-reading demographic?

Contrast that with this thread where I'd say most of us are young, 20-something fresh grads or with just a few years of work exp, obviously 100k / 200k wouldn't be common for us.

100k pa is barely $7k per month (assuming 2 month bonus). Check out MOM 2012 stats, a lot of non-manegerial median income also around there liao. http://stats.mom.gov.sg/Pages/Singapore-Ye...-and-Wages.aspx

whichever plan/telco your company has a tie up with.

By bike probably OK. hundreds of thousands of people do that daily already anyways. By bus probably too much of a hassle / time waster.

Isn't this standard for practically all marathons?

if you amoi then pls PM MacKiddo to get added to the working in SG group. If batang then gfyswac.

Find ppl to yumcha, play sports, eat, etc lor. got a bunch of us lyn pipu meet up quite regularly if u want to join n meet new pipu.



the question is do you have a choice in the first place? as in, will you be able to get a job offer in SG reasonably quickly / easily as compared to MY?

probably one way to estimate a person earning I guess is to see what his credit card limit is, if for example it's 25k limit then likely the owner is on $12.5k monthly liao.

This post has been edited by deodorant: Jun 6 2014, 06:39 PM