PR Application Cases

28 years old, average qualifications, 3rd application, expecting news between July and October.

985 master's from China, doing part-time PhD at NTU in 3rd year. Came to Singapore Oct 2023, SP, salary 5k+. Applied Feb 2026. Wishing good luck.

Been in Singapore 5 years, NTU bachelor's, SP at major semiconductor equipment company. Applied 6 months after graduation, hoping for good luck.

Malaysian, female, 37 years old, average qualifications and education, been in Singapore 13 years, 4th application, accounting assistant. Status box disappeared on the 11th morning, exactly 115 days, most likely rejected.

Came to Singapore at age 7, attended government primary school, secondary school, Nanyang Polytechnic. Currently in 2nd year studying IT at SIT. Observing for now...

2022.11 1EP+2DP came to Singapore, male 211 bachelor's, IT industry. 2023.11 switched to PEP. 2023.11 first PR application. 2024.6 rejected. 2025.1 second PR application. 2025.8 rejected. 2025.12 third PR application, hoping for luck.

Family application, 27/25 years old, both 985 bachelor's + US Ivy League master's, data science related industry. First application, wishing good luck.

29, Chinese, male, Ivy League US bachelor's + QS top-30 Canadian master's, tech industry, income top 30%. Spouse is SC, 32, pregnant, part-time teaching at local university, income 4K.

25 years old, China bachelor's + Malaysia master's, EP, been in Singapore 1+ year. First application. Spouse has been in Singapore 10+ years, currently studying at a local university.

Poly + TG + SP + PMLA + 18 years growing up in Singapore's system.

Malaysian male, 28, EP designer, paid taxes 3 times. First application submitted after only 7 months of work, waited 1 year and rejected. Second application waited exactly 6 months and approved. This time asked company to write a recommendation letter.

Chinese, female, 40+, SP, been in Singapore 10+ years, 6th application, private master's. Hope this time it goes through.

Chinese, female, 211 bachelor's + 985 master's, 3+ years in Singapore since graduation, IT/internet industry R&D, salary top 25%, approved on 3rd application.

China bachelor's + NUS master's, been in Singapore 5 years, paid taxes 3 times. First application rejected after 208 days (updated address and new salary slip one month before rejection). Second application this year with a raise, estimated 50th percentile in finance, hoping for good luck. 2026.03.27 status box disappeared, again 208 days, can reapply, no CPF record. 2026.03.28 morning logged in and system showed approved, no email or SMS notification. No supplementary documents requested, didn't proactively submit 2026 raise. Not sure if registering cat microchip helped — approved less than a week later.

Malaysian couple application, SP + WP. First time waited 10 months and failed. Currently on 2nd application.

Taiwanese male, 30, finance industry, been in Singapore nearly 4 years. First application submitted after nearly 2 years in Singapore, rejected after 10 months. Second application 6 months after rejection, conditions basically unchanged, but got married during the wait — wife is PR. 3/17 box disappeared, 3/18 early morning received IPA.

3 years in Singapore, EP+3DP, chip industry, salary 90th percentile, kids in government school. 2nd application.

211 bachelor's, UK master's, came to Singapore 2022, manufacturing EP, monthly salary at 65th percentile (not high), annual total compensation ~100k (decent). Wife has UK master's, just came to Singapore in 2025, SP. Applied together once she had 6 months of payslips. Submitted supplementary translated China degree documents 1 month after submission — the CHSI version wasn't accepted. No recommendation letter, no volunteer work, no supplementary materials beyond ICA's required info. No further documents submitted afterward. Box disappeared on 2.10, received ICA approval 2 days later.

Chinese, 26, single, Malaysian degree, came to Singapore Mar 2023, worked 2.5 years, S Pass construction industry, monthly salary 6K. First application, not getting my hopes up — will leave Singapore if rejected.

Malaysian with SP, service industry, salary not high. This is my 3rd PR application, hope for good news this time 😎 5th month now, agonizing wait 😢