How long usually PR process takes ? i heard many different stories 4, 6 months to 1.5 years.

not sure but my gf case is about a year. she applied last year jan.

few of our friend applied during mco, got their pr within 6 months. i think it takes longer now...

I was on ep prior to 2022

Returned to Malaysia and came back to work as wp in 2023

Year end my employer tried to apply ep but rejected

I’m switching job now, the employer will try ep.

My question is is there any implication of my wp status on subsequent ep applications?

How did u end up with wp instead s-pass? EP now is harder to get compared to 2022.

S pass quota is almost non existent today

Ah lol .. but WP has no quota meh? I thought both have quota. From WP to EP .. if you're earning 5k+, you should have the chance as a malaysian.

I hope his prospective employer isn’t trying to pull a fast one… EP no quota but WP has quota and they are willing to apply for WP… maybe salary issue? EP has much higher salary requirement now

EP doesn't come with a quota, but with more stringent requirements. Because of the abuse, they increased the salary to 5k .. soon to 5.6k. Basically it is harder for us Malaysians to get EP le ..

I see. Maybe that’s the reason ?

But to drop from EP to WP .. something never heard of. Usually from EP to S-pass. From WP to EP is rather a huge leap again.

Yeah... I hope he's not being taken for a ride by his prospective employers.

Not too surprising .. especially for sme ..

Currently, Singapore is generous to award EPs and WPs with lower salary requirement to only Malaysians compared to other foreigners.

Heard these rules for Malaysians will be adjusted to same level as other foreigners soon.

Actually salary is just one of the criteria for EP, not necessarily you need it. For example, 5k is the minimum, at age of maybe 22? If you're 30, you will need maybe 8k to hit that criteria. So, 5k, malaysian, education >> you hit the 40 points criteria >> EP .. on the other hand, for PRC or Indian, they may hit only 30 points >> only S-pass ..

I know this because my colleagues were complaining that I was the only EP holder although we had the same starting salary. The rest of them were on Spass

The small benefit of being Malaysian

in what way?

Say can’t get EP but offer WP because salary not high enough… ie employer not willing to pay the required salary to meet the EP threshold.

i don't see how, they didn't pay me the official threashold but i hit the threshold for Malaysians yet my application is not approved

Being Malaysian doesn't automatically grant you the privilege, it's reviewed case by case basis, unfortunately i was deemed undesirable for unknown reasons, i'm malaysian chinese by the way.

EP is designed so that it's a prelim step to integrate individuals with superior traits into their society, it's an elitist society. I suspect that it has to do with physical appearance, i'm 28 and never had a girlfriend, so unless i'm exceptionally talented (indicated by exceptionally high salary), there is no reason to grant me that visa without a basic merit (such as an acceptably desirable gene ie: appearance, height etc).

I wasn’t aware that EPs made a salary distinction between Malaysians vs others. This is news to me.