Finance Industry Singapore PR Cases - Banking Professional Results

PR application results from finance and banking professionals in Singapore. Data-driven insights from real cases.

OtherEPFinance
approved

Malaysian Chinese male, 32, Senior Finance Executive, EP, basic $3100, private university Degree in Accounting & Finance (part-time), took 8 months.

In SG: 8 yrs
MalaysianEPFinance
approved

First application, Malaysian, bachelor's degree from Malaysia. Came to Singapore December 2014 on WP, resigned end of January. New job end of March 2015, finance industry, EP, basic salary 2K, total less than 2.3K.

In SG: 9 yrs
Finance
approved

Applied alone, been in Singapore 2 years, finance industry, monthly salary 10k. Submitted parents' info once as supplement. Took 1 year total.

In SG: 2 yrs
EPFinance
approved

Couple + 2 boys, came to Singapore Jan 2017. Wife monthly salary 10k, finance, EP, software testing, main applicant. Husband DP + LOC working, monthly salary 8k, IT, software development. Older boy in international school, younger boy in PCF childcare.

In SG: 0 yrs
Finance
rejected

211 bachelor's, SMU finance master's, been in Singapore 2.5 years, applied after working 1+ year. Salary 3.6K when applied. Changed jobs in May with salary 4.3K at MNC, thought the salary and company size improvement was significant so proactively submitted updated documents. Rejected at 6 months, 2 months after the update.

In SG: 2 yrs
TaiwaneseEPFinance
rejected

Taiwanese, husband EP wife DP, 29/27 years old, no children. Husband is hedge fund Portfolio Manager, monthly salary 14K; wife in finance ARM, monthly salary 4K. Both have bachelor's and master's from National Taiwan University. Applied after 6 months in Singapore with husband as main applicant. No document requests during pending, but rejected right at 6 months.

In SG: 6 yrs
Finance
pending

Local master's degree, been in Singapore 6 years, working 4 years, finance industry, salary 5k, single, hope for quick approval.

In SG: 6 yrs
MalaysianFinance
approved

Salary 3500, Malaysian citizen, Diploma LCCI, Advanced Diploma in Finance.

EPLegal/Finance
approved

Dual EP ($10K+ combined, Legal + Finance) + DP, came to Singapore December 2018, first application, never asked for additional documents.

In SG: 5 yrs
OtherFinance
pending

Hong Kong bachelor's, Singapore master's, came to Singapore in 2017, finance industry, salary $4000+, first application.

In SG: 17 yrs
ChinesePEPFinance
approved

PSLE, O-Level, Poly. Started applying after 6 months of work, holding S Pass.

In SG: 2 yrs
ChineseEPFinance
rejected

Malaysian Chinese, degree, S Pass, salary $2.7K, been in Singapore 5+ years. Rough journey, third application, finally approved. Reapplied 6 months after previous rejection, got promotion and raise in between. Husband is Malaysian Chinese on WP.

In SG: 1 yrs
ChineseEPFinance
approved

Chinese couple, no children, been in Singapore 5-10 years, master's degree, EP, second application, approved after nearly 15 months of waiting, submitted income proof documents once during the process.

In SG: 6 yrs
Finance
approved

Chinese bachelor's, NTU master's, applied after 10 months of work post-graduation.

In SG: 7 yrs
Finance
pending

29 years old, lived in Singapore 9 years, NTU bachelor's + overseas master's, monthly basic $8-10K, finance-related industry.

In SG: 9 yrs
ChineseFinance
pending

Chinese 985 university, US master's, been in Singapore 2.5 years, single male 30+, financial analyst, $6K+. Building karma, hoping for approval.

In SG: 2 yrs
SPASSFinance
rejected

Female, 25, salary $3.7k, finance, S Pass, been in SG 8 years, worked 2+ years, private university bachelor's. ACCA affiliate.

In SG: 8 yrs
Finance
approved

Been in SG 9 years, Poly + local university. Finance industry, monthly salary $6k+.

In SG: 9 yrs
PRFinance
approved

Husband is PR, finance industry, been in SG 7 years, monthly salary $15k. Wishing everyone smooth approval!

In SG: 7 yrs
PolishFinance
pending

Main applicant, been in SG 9 years, worked 4 years, base salary $5,000, commission $300k, finance industry, applied solo twice and rejected both times. Husband 29, Polish, PhD student.

In SG: 9 yrs
TaiwaneseEP/DPFinance
approved

Taiwanese husband/wife, EP/DP, age 32/30, both in finance industry, combined monthly salary $22k. Both NTU (Taiwan) bachelor's + NTU master's. Applied after 1+ year in SG, approved after 7+ months of waiting.

In SG: 1 yrs
OtherEPFinance
pending

EP, Chinese bachelor's + overseas master's, finance industry, been in SG 2.5 years, annual salary $300k, dependants/children are citizens.

In SG: 2 yrs
ChineseEPFinance
approved

Female, 32, Chinese bachelor's + overseas master's, EP, finance, previously worked in SG 3 years, this time been in SG 2 years before applying, solo application, no request for supplementary materials.

In SG: 3 yrs
Finance
rejected

Applied alone, been in SG 2 years, overseas bachelor's/master's/PhD, finance industry, annual salary $300k. Company transferred me out of SG 1 month after submission, instantly rejected.

In SG: 2 yrs
EPFinance/Internet
approved

Came to SG Jul 2019. Married couple both on EP with 2-year-old son. Monthly base salary $9k each. Bachelor's/master's from overseas Top 30 schools. Finance and internet industries. First application.

In SG: 4 yrs
OtherFinance
approved

Finance worker, applying with wife, daughter, and son, salary $8.5k. Everyone keep going. Wishing everyone's dreams come true.

ChineseFinance
approved

Both spouses from 985/211 unis in China. Husband currently doing NUS part-time master's, wife has European/American master's, with 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. Husband as main applicant, been in SG since 2012 on EP, construction industry, family income $11k. Took 9 years, similar timeline as others in same industry with same conditions. Contributing data here, grateful, wishing everyone smooth sailing!

In SG: 3 yrs
EPFinance
pending

Main applicant 985 bachelor's, IT industry salary $7k+, with spouse and 1 boy. Spouse unemployed, child 2 years old. Been in SG 11 years.

In SG: 3 yrs
OtherEPFinance
pending

Malaysian, degree holder, EP, $4.5k, architecture, been working in SG for 1.5 years (at time of application).

In SG: 2 yrs
Finance
pending

5 years in SG, local university bachelor's, finance.

In SG: 5 yrs
OtherFinance
rejected

1 year in SG, finance industry, salary 15k/month, baby born in SG, family of 3 applied together.

In SG: 1 yrs
ChineseSM1Finance
pending

11 years in SG, Chinese, male, single, SM1 scholar, NUS bachelor's, 2 years in finance.

In SG: 11 yrs
Finance
approved

28, single, finance, NUS master's, came to SG 2016 to study, first application. Average income. Good luck everyone!

In SG: 7 yrs
EPIT/Finance
approved

EP+EP, married, IT + finance, combined salary 15k/month.

ChineseEPInternet and Finance
approved

Married couple with daughter, 2 years in SG, second application. US master's and China master's. Both EP (tech and finance), base 10k and 9k. Updated ICA mid-way with job and salary changes. Mid-Nov requested family CV, still pending after submission. 2022-2-18: upload disappeared, cannot apply. 2022-3-7: ICA shows approved. Hope this helps everyone.

In SG: 2 yrs
ChineseEPFinance
pending

Chinese single female, early 30s, US master's, finance, EP, under 10k, applied before 2 years in SG. Under 5 months button disappeared, cannot reapply. Good luck everyone, happy Women's Day, single ladies go ahead and apply boldly ^^

In SG: 2 yrs
EPFinance
approved

Male, 26, single, US top-10 master's, no local degree. 2.5 years in SG. Finance, base 15k, bonus 100k+. Been pending for 1 year, frustrated.

In SG: 2 yrs
EPFinance
rejected

Dual EP couple, born after 1990. Wife in finance 9k, husband in IT 6k, 5 years in SG, 2nd application, rejected.

In SG: 5 yrs
EPFinance
approved

EP, NTU master's, 4th application, 8 years in SG, 6 years working, finance, salary 5.5k.

In SG: 8 yrs
Finance
approved

Single female, 30, finance, NUS master's, 6k.

ChineseEPFinance
approved

Chinese national, 32 years old, EP, 1 year 9 months, finance industry own company, salary 10K+, QS top 100 university master's. Spouse EP, IT, frontend, listed company, salary 9k+, QS top 10 university. No supplementary documents requested.

In SG: 1 yrs
EPFinance
approved

33/Male/Single/Been in Singapore 5.5 years/EP/Finance industry/Monthly salary $5.5K. Apr 19 2022 Applied. Nov 24 2022: Found 4 bars. Dec 16 2022: Found CPF step 5. Dec 17 2022: Showed approved. 8 months of waiting finally approved

In SG: 5 yrs
ChineseEPFinance
pending

Chinese nationality, female, single, NTU master's, EP, finance industry, been in Singapore 10 years, applied 4 times previously, last application monthly salary $8K, pending 14 months then asked to submit supplementary parents' documents including all past employment (military officer experience), rejected within a week after submission. Fifth application after changing jobs, monthly salary $13K, other conditions unchanged, hoping for good luck.

In SG: 10 yrs
ChineseEPFinance
approved

PRC male, EP, Finance Manager, ACCA. Been in Singapore 10 years, second application, approved after 5 months. Wishing everyone good luck.

In SG: 10 yrs
CanadianEPFinance
approved

Arrived in Singapore June 2020, 40+ female, has child. EP, first application. Canadian bachelor's, UK master's, 10+ years in overseas finance industry. Four bars appeared 10 March 2023, found CPF on 24 March

In SG: 3 yrs
ChineseSpassFinance
approved

Chinese national, single female, non-prestigious Chinese bachelor's, finance industry S Pass. Been in Singapore 6.5 years. Due to insurance industry connections, bought Singapore life insurance and opened SRS account. Got many industry-related certificates for PR application. Applied last August 3. After 9+ months waiting, May 19 four lines appeared cannot reapply. May 26 CPF appeared.

In SG: 6 yrs
Finance
approved

C9 bachelor's graduate, finance industry programmer. Applied 1 year 4 months after coming to Singapore. Approximate timeline: T: Submitted application T+100: Changed jobs, resubmitted Annex A T+180: Wrote to ICA asking why no result after 6 months T+192: Received ICA reply saying still under review.

In SG: 1 yrs
ChineseSPFinance
approved

SP, finance industry. Applied with salary at 6k, dependants and child on DP. Spouse self-employed. Submitted 15% salary increase in May this year. Company has been contributing extra 17% CPF in cash. Emailed ICA end of May to follow up, replied it's not ready yet. Then today found four lines, cannot reapply. Chinese 211 bachelor's. Worked in Singapore 10 years with 1 year break in China. Rejected.

In SG: 10 yrs
EPFinance
approved

Main applicant EP, finance industry, 10+ years work experience, been in Singapore 10 months at time of application. Applied with 2 DPs (wife + child). June 22 showed Approved.

In SG: 10 yrs
BritishLTVPFinance
approved

UK bachelor's+master's, LTVP, finance industry, been in Singapore 2 years. Wishing everyone approval. LTVP should be approved within about 1 year. Already saw approved on ICA.

In SG: 2 yrs
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