Yeah, I was told the same too, very fast.

I know one Malaysian got his approval in 2 months. The notification came in mid Oct.

He applied after 6 years at work here.

We heard something similarly to this too, I also suspect it has something to do with how slow the salary goes up, compared to other industries, too competitive definitely

what advantages having a PR?

Yeah, think so. Her colleague (also chinese malaysian) also got rejected recently. Would you say that M&E consultant in construction is considered as a nichie sector? 🤔🤔

I second that

Hi all, just to share that I just got my IPA. Bittersweet indeed since my gf’s was rejected 😆

Hahaha, too late for that 🤣 thanks! I think the difference in industries played a big part

Very fast, congrats! I applied with the new system as well end of June. Still waiting for news.

Thanks! Im the EP holder and my wife tagged to me.

Based in Malaysia as of now… will have to Plan accordingly i guess..

Many Malaysians go to work abroad like Singapore,UK,Australia,Canada,New Zealand,... because they want to earn a higher salary.

Malaysia has a high cost of living, high house prices, high food prices, high car prices, and the petrol price is expected to rise later.

And then they come to Malaysia to drive up landed price. The high prices are in part caused by this too. It’s not all of course but definitely play some role.

Hi anyone have exp sponsoring pr for malaysian wife? I got married few months back and just applied for her, just curious to know the chances. Im a pr

Shes a degree holder and im a master holder but she has 0 work exp in sg, now staying in sg with me looking for job. Also shes malay im chinese, anyone know if malay harder to get pr?

shes under LTVP now with ploc, but its still so tough looking for a job. Shes an accountant. How long did it take for your approval?

I applied together with my wife with nil exp in SG. Not even an LTVP. Malay too. i think just  go for it.

Well we are just going to register. Planning to do it after cny 2025..

There many factors, race, age, income, education, field. Need to know more to better predict your chances.

If u r both chinese, mid to early 30s, above average income, high demand field. Then u have high chances but will definitely get it after few months working in sg.

Lucky u, married to citizen can buy bto or resale immediately. Are u planning to convert? Im still thinking whether me or my wife should convert and the other retain malaysian citizenship so as to allow to retire in my in future.

When members reach the age of 65, they can withdraw 20 percent from their 4th account, the Retirement Account, in Singapore's CPF system.


But make sure you have many retirement sum in your cpf.

Do you means monthly salary remains constant (with no increments) for 20 years, your total CPF contributions (without considering any CPF interest) will match the Full Retirement Sum (FRS) of $205,800 ?
without considering any CPF interest or with consider interest ?

To calculate how many years it will take for your CPF contributions to reach the Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) of $102,900, we need to break this down step by step.

Assumptions:
Monthly salary: $2,500
Total CPF contribution rate: 37% (17% employer + 20% employee)
Monthly CPF contribution amount:
2500 × 37% =925
No withdrawals are made, and no interest is considered for simplicity (actual growth will be faster due to CPF interest).
Calculation:
Annual CPF contribution:
925×12=11,100 SGD
Number of years to reach $102,900:
102,900÷11,100
≈ 9.27 years

102,900÷11,100

If the monthly salary is $2,500, it would take 9.27 years to reach the Basic Retirement Sum with CPF contributions alone.

The cost of living in Singapore is so high!