Singapore customers are very demanding one you know. You need to have thicker face and learn how to lick boots if you want to sell financial products. Many high net worth customers here.

Old article. Foreigner able to 'steal' jobs from S'porean:

http://www.transitioning.org/2015/01/15/un...-is-30-cheaper/

Put yourself in our shoe. HOW are we going to answer such a broad question?

You have to refine your question. For a start define 'comfortable' in your standard

Same like Msian back home. Locals are choosy, they shun low paying jobs

You are too ambitious. Be prepared for low pay. Somemore want to come to expensive Singapore

Passion for game/IT will not sustain you long in job. My advise to you is earn as much when you are young. After 10 years of practise, you'll accumulate enough then you can do anything you want - open an IT company, develop own app game

I met many successful doctors, specialist, researchers who earn well in their career at the same time chase their passion during their free time - become DJ, motor racer, care for strays etc. Opt for this kind of life is better

Consult your parents, seniors and elders on your career choices

This post has been edited by knwong: Jul 21 2016, 08:48 PM

No quota for EP. The HR that process your application could be Msian holding Work Pass as well. Not well verse with the ever changing MOM law

Anyway if already approved your Work Pass just accept it

MOM won't stop you changing job. It's free market. Just 15% income tax to deduct from last pay

But the company that you resigned from may imposed penalties for resigning early.

My advise, just stay on in the company and slowly gain experience and network (more important).

Not a wise decision to remit to MYR unless you have use for it like settling your loan, buying house, etc. Exchange rate fluctuation will easily wipe out your 4% FD rate if you remit at wrong timing. I Kena last time.

Also Msia FD will not stay 4% all the time.

Singapore economy is stronger compared to Msia. If you don't intend to invest and just by staying put your fund in SG without touching it is a better choice

"Please note that foreign employees who are issued with work passes of at least 1 year validity are treated as tax residents upfront"

Someone ever clarify that at Singapore Expat Forum. Copied from there

This post has been edited by knwong: Jul 25 2016, 08:49 AM

ICA keep changing regulation. My colleague carried frying pan (still in box) kena taxed. LOL

Car loan restriction also relaxed end May.

Up to 70% borrowing & 7 years

Just found out even can bring parents (under long term pass) but need 10k salary.

Only Asian will get elders for family routine support.

Caucasians will be on their own. Or hire maid

Singapore is one of the countries in the world where you can 'buy' your way to citizenship.

With USD2.5 mil, you get immediate PR

First time knowing that personal income tax in Singapore is hold by the company

You working with MoM is it?

You have to give those companies the benefit of doubt. Many new applicants have been reporting in this thread that their companies applied WP instead of EP even though their salary qualified for it. And it's a trend now

Deal more with govenrment agencies here and you'll realise their rules and regulations keep changing. Not surprising

Never heard of WP upgrade to EP pass features in MoM

Survey properly. A GRR property most of time is developer marketing gimmick. If can sell well they won't resort to such tactic. IOI's property?

$400 is more like rental in JB