mostly around 2 - 3 weeks to process all da things.
1st, u get hired, then ur employee apply wadever kind of work pass for u. Then waitin for approval from the ministry of manpower, then u need go for a bodycheck (blood test for HIV and others sickness, X-ray) that will cost u around S$40++. Then after get approval in ur health situation, submit the form again to the department. then waitin their inform for u get the work pass o not. then u need go take pic (adviced that take at the place u get ur work pass) for the work pass then submit again, then around 3-4 days then can get ur work pass. Most of the employee will pay for u for the work pass, some may ask u for 50 - 50. And some crappy boss will ask u pay urself for 100%.

normally, rent a room that near town area is around S$300 for a normal single room. The more far from town area, the cheaper and vice versa. if assume is 300 for a room. Then is 300 + 300 + ?? dpends the agent how charge u. Normally is fixed rate. But i cant rili remember the rate now. sorry.

ok, since i'm free now although stil stucked in the office. i post more info. hehe

Most of the ppl worry about cant speak fluent english then dun dare go sg work. Actually i can tell u dis, except u're enter a big MNC that full wif oversea colleague or the job require u to speak fluent english, other than that i dun think speak english will be a massive drawback for u to work in sg. Not every company in sg are speaking "fluent" english all da time, trust me. Ya, cant be deny that is advisable that u can speak but i dun think is jux workin in sg require u to do so. And speaking such thing, the more u speak the more fluent u wil be, so, dun b afraid, jux speak. Dun feel malu and angry when ppl try to correct ur speaking, listen and learn it. Someday after this, u wil b the ppl try to correct others.

Speaking of public transport, for sure, they're lot better then malaysia. Dun b worry of wanna get a car in sg for the sake of working. Their public transport are good, wad time stated got bus, then there are those buses. Wont got wad major delay normally. Some ppl may think wad if i work in sales? need travel a lot daily. OK, there are lot n lot of cabs or taxi out there in sg. And dun worry of being "chopped" coz they only can charge according meters in their taxi.

I'm not promote sg to u guys, as i also quite hate their government most of da time . Jux hope share some of my experiences at here can help some ppl answer their doubt. Cheers!

Does bodycheck need to be done only in SG certified medical centre or even from JB would be accepted?

And is it means that after employer confirms you, you still need to wait about a month or more just to get your permit done?

My place is around 30mins to Customs too, so usually what time you left your house to work?

Thanks..

No... I think you're referring to the Cashcard for paying the daily VEP fees (if you don't have the ERP device in your car) for vehicles entering S'pore.

The card I'm referring to is a laminated, lime-green-coloured immigration pass card. You just need to present that card along with your passport to the S'pore immigrations officer. This is how the student/work/frequent travellers' pass is used at the S'pore checkpoint. No need to fill in the immigrations 'white card' if you have one of those long-term immigration passes.

Should be just the usual X-ray for TB, HIV and Hepatitis blood tests. Yes you can have those done in M'sia.

Yes, even after getting the job offer, you'd still have to wait for the Ministry of Manpower's approval for your working pass, and no law-abiding S'porean or PR there will rent a place to you if you have no confirmed long-term immigration pass. Your company's HR should keep you updated of the application process of your working pass -most of the time, the HR will do it for you but I've heard of small-time S'porean employers just leaving the entire working pass application process to the candidate employee.

so I got to find work in sg while IM in malaysia or find work in sg after I gone down to sg ?

alrite. here i found some good guide on visa
http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg/moving_visa.shtml

Ok thanks... since I stay at JB, accomodations won't be any problem. Another question is, if I quit the jobs in that company which apply work permit for me, does my work permit still valid? Or it would be cancelled upon resign? It seems that I have to be tied to one company before I able to get the PR.

littleway, i rent a unit in sg wif my frens, so i only go back msia when weekend. This is because my job will work til damn late most of da time so i cant rili travel between msian and sg, it wil kill me if i do tat.

Normally after u get ur work permit, u are required to work 180 days then only can quit for avoid some leceh stuff. The leceh stuff i refer is they will charge 15%(not sure) of your income if you didnt work enuff 180days in sg then quit. I also not so sure about dis regulation as some ppl did tat, but they didnt kena the charge.

And the work pass is under ur employer name, so after u resign, ur work pass wil be cancel too. There's only 2 special condition:

1) U holding a new type of work pass called PEP, Profesional Employee Pass (sumthing like dis) that u can free from employer when change job but with many condition. Like ur salary mostly must over S$2,500, u're in those profesional field such as lawyer, doctor, and etc.

2) U r a PR (Permanent Resident) of sg, so u're not required to hold a work pass to work in sg. In order to get PR, it wil b a long and troublesome process. I think if any ppl wanna know dis, better google search for dis, i also not sure about some process in apply PR as i dun plan to apply for now.

If its that easy to get a job and work permit then do you think there's anymore place in Singapore for their own citizen?

The PR is very easy to get if you have degree, your profession is in good demand and is Malaysian Chinese. (based on my assumption)
Normally they will told you to wait for 3 months before the PR is approved. Most of my friends get it in 1 month time.

can i know what is the normal pay for our malaysian there for engineer around 2 yrs experience?

2 years experience very good pay...
What type of engineer ?
Your degree is from where ? Some of the engineering job need the degree recognise from PE board.
Fresh grad average is $2400.
for a comparison, broadband 12Mbps fees is around $71 and free 1 HP core duo 2 laptop if you sign up as new customer.

E&E and software engineering, can do both electronic, application design, IC design or software engineer but prefer the first 3.

2 yrs experience in application design and software engineer. my degree is from local TARC, campbell U colloboration

What company u recommend that have good reputation and offer good pay and good learning culture and environment?

btw, we can apply for broadband there even though we are not PR?

thanks

This post has been edited by harrychoo: Jan 4 2007, 11:07 AM

EEE is very high pay leh...
I don't know what company to recommend you because I am not from EEE. I am from Civil engineering. EEE is the most highly pay among the engineering.
Of course can apply for broadband, but you need to have the employment pass first. It is very good here when apply for broadband because they will give you brand new core duo HP laptop.

wat i know is -- singaporean has low birth rate, + their average age is getting older and older + their own ppl tend to migrate to other country like nz, au or ca

Yes Spore is having low birth rate, so they encourage foreign talents.
For Msian, u merely need a SPM 5 credits to land u a work pass, and subsequently can apply PR after worked there for 6 mths. If u r a degree holder, chances to get PR approval is higher.
As PR, u can change any jobs without tie by the work pass employer. Can buy house with another PR at open mkt. Enjoy subsidized school fee (for dip and above - good for upgrading), subsidized medical and hospitalization fee at Spore. Shorter q at custom as u take the "citizen and resident" lane.
But u'll lose your SPR status if u are jobless and hit your re-entry permit renewal date. Re-entry permit is given at max 10-years duration. Unless u are a girl and married to local man, then u could get a dependant pass...

regarding to the body check-up, if the report shows that I've health problem that needs medication, do the SG employer still will hire me?

No, only only those certified by MOM are allowed, or they won't even accept your medical report. So you CANNOT do it in JB.

This post has been edited by substance: Jan 4 2007, 03:53 PM

yau mou?
may i know which ISP?