Do apply for a library membership as well. It's 10.90 dollars one-time vs. 40+/year for non-PR.

Hi, I'm planning to apply PR and was wondering how to fill-up the Achievement & Innovation part.  Any advise?
I read in some other forum, some of them have left it blank.

Hahaha.....unfortunately none.  That's y headache what to write.

… I guess embellishing it some is ok… But you also don’t want to be seen as padding up your resume!

Actually, Singapore Universities mark down. It's easier to do well in Overseas Uni compared to local Universities (NUS/NTU)... but well, CECA is a different kettle of fish altogether. No degree also can degree mill until got paper cert. But all kosong knowledge.

Hi everyone, has anyone had success appealing a rejected PR application? I'm looking for advice and experience

Got 4 lines a week ago but the end result is rejected. Application time - 8 months.

Can I know how many groups are there and how do one knows they are in which tier?

You are right, but they were especially easy on Malaysians... those days are gone now, sadly.

No la not so low 1.5

Days before prc ceca early 2000 and my pr year 2003 was around 2.27 range. That time many pinoy, pinay & thais but not many prc/ ceca

You heard of "lian-pang" kia? The hokkien folks calling

Yeah, it was straight line 2.2+ for a long time. 04-07 was not a good period for SG. Then 08 onwards, ex rate SG/RM started to move opposite direction against one another.

DBS was 18+ thereabout in 08 fresh after the dao heng saga, before piyush came on board in late 09. Turbo-ed since. Can't remember when ho ching took office in temasek

I just hope our currency exchange rate stays at 1 SGD to 3.5 MYR and does not drop further.

That's sufficient.

Singapore excels in every aspect of economics.Super wealthy families migrate to SG.Every year, there's an increase.
The casino in Singapore opened just a few years ago and became the world's second-largest gambling hub, right behind Macau. It's so small but has surpassed Las Vegas, a huge casino city, with over 100 casinos.

For Malaysia to catch up in their own way is difficult.

As long as nothing bad happens, our currency should stay at SGD 1 to MYR 3.50.

TS wants to do the commute thing… it’s his choice.

I fully agree with your assessment. It’s Malaysians themselves spoiling the market - not many Singaporeans would do the commute thing, compared to the absolute numbers of Malaysians.

You over estimated Singapore.

It is only 5.9m people in SG aganist 33 m in MY.

How many loaves of bread, daily essential good, restaurant meals etc can Singaporeans consume in Johor? It is just plain lazy Malaysians in central / northern Malaysia that refuse to move more goods to Johor.

In any case, it is mostly ex-Malaysians that visit Johor, ie maxiumum 1.5 million Singaporeans who are regular visitors.  Most local born Singaporeans will probably save abit more for weekend Bangkok and Bali trips.

I noticed that many Singaporeans like to go to JB on Saturday mornings. Many of them return to Singapore on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
You can tell by their style of dress. It's very obvious, especially with the younger crowd. Many of them carry luggage and walk around shopping or eating breakfast at City Square.

Last April, on a Saturday morning, I wanted to have breakfast at McDonald's in Komtar JBCC at 8 AM. It was full of Singaporeans and Malaysians that just entered from the JB custom.There was no place to sit.They also like to stay at KSL Hotel in Taman Century, go for foot massages, or eat steamboat.

I also noticed they take our public buses to Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru (actually in Skudai area, but I don't know why it's named Johor Bahru).

They know which public buses go to IKEA Tebrau, AEON Tebrau, or Mid Valley Southkey JB.As I'm lazy to drive due to traffic or find it convenient to take the bus (sometimes I intentionally go to Mid Valley by public bus just after coming back from SG).
Actually, in JB, many shopping malls are mostly frequented by people from Singapore or Malaysians who work in Singapore.

Last time, before April 2022 when the border between Singapore and Johor was not yet open, these malls seemed haunted. Many YouTubers went there to shoot videos. Those videos are still on YouTube and can be found easily.

The blanket statement is far from the truth. It is the only country I find the first generation migrant has a better quality of living compare to the second generation. A lot of Malaysians start developing confirmation bias after a period of time in SG and look for reasons to root themselves. And one convenient way is to under appreciate Malaysia.

I don’t think you have to pick a side but if you find you are cornered to, particularly for economic reason, consciously or unconsciously, then is better to take a pause and think what went wrong in the planning.

Every person will have a different opinion and perspective on their own journey. What works for one cannot be translated to another.

Personally, Singapore has been good to us and for that we are grateful.

As a rough and rather approximate rule of thumb, migrants who have skills or knowledge or talents that fit well into what Singapore needs (eg finance, medicine, sciences, technology, pharmaceutical, engineering etc) to grease the gears of her economy and who don’t mind hard work for the promise of merit based reward regardless of creed, colour, religion or connections will do well and prosper in Singapore.

Low skilled, semi skilled workers who are here to fill a job that the locals shun, well, you’ll make a decent living, but your upsides are limited.

Hi all,

Would like to ask for advise here. I've submitted PR application on September 2023, and today my PR application status showing 4 lines, the option to upload document disappears.

I am currently working for company A, contracted by agency company B. I'm in the process of being converted into permanent staff, conversion date will be second week of July. By then, I'm effectively employed by company A, no longer under agency.

However, during my application for PR, the annex form submitted to ICA is company B's. Should I be sending them an email to ask if i should update the annex form of company A with revised salary? But afraid that it will affect the application process and need to wait few more months again for the results.