PR Application Cases

Local PhD, male, solo application, salary 4000+. Asked to submit supplementary documents 1 month after application.

Malaysian, male, 25, UK degree, been in Singapore nearly 3 years, 3rd job, MNC, annual salary 39K, EP holder. Hoping for good luck! (A classmate with similar background waited 1 year and got rejected.)

Been in Singapore 11 years, secondary school + ITE + poly (graduated 2015). Approved after 3 months and 19 days, thank God!

Salary 7000, company GM, bachelor's from China (engineering). Came to Singapore March 2015 (previously worked in Singapore 2009-2012). Wife came November 2015, working, salary 2250. Submitted June 2016, hoping for good luck.

Wife: local poly + 8 years in Singapore + PR for 1.5 years + government hospital nurse + basic 2,900. Sponsoring husband: Chinese university (211) + 4 years 9 months in Singapore + SP + Oil & Gas Engineer + basic 2,900. ROM in late May, applied in early June. Waiting quietly...

Female, 211 bachelor's from China, 6 years since graduation, been in Singapore 1.5 years, EP, S$5800, linguistics major, married, applied separately from husband. Expecting rejection—if so, please reject quickly.

NUS graduate, insurance broker.

31, single, male, EP, overseas undergraduate, applied after 1.5 years in Singapore. Approved after 9 months.

NTU PhD, female is a research fellow (EP), applied together with husband who is also a research fellow (EP). ICA called husband once to ask about salary but didn't request payslip. Approved 6 Feb 2017, received IC on 9 Mar. Wishing everyone a smooth application!

S Pass, wife applying with husband. How much longer to wait? It's been almost a year. Hoping for the best.

Family came to Singapore in 2015, applied in 2016 with wife and child together. All approved in one go. Key takeaways: stable salary, having children, and elderly parents with no immigration needs.

Husband PR sponsor, I'm a PhD student, both been in Singapore 8 years.

Been in Singapore 10 years, worked at the same company the whole time, basic salary 2600+, company-sponsored application. Hoping for good luck.

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.

Female, came to Singapore in 2005, 3 years government secondary school, 3 years Poly, 3 years UK undergraduate (paid MOE deposit to defer TG Bond), returned to Singapore to work after graduating in 2015. S-Pass, large company, accountant, basic 2k3, gross 2k6, applied after ~7 months of work. Later proactively emailed to update salary: basic 2K8, gross 3K. On 22 May 2017 received ICA email requesting parents' info; father works in government, filled in truthfully, replied to ICA on 23rd. One week later on 30 May, PR approved. Total processing time: 12 months and 2 weeks.

Been in Singapore 5+ years, NTU PhD, working as postdoc on EP after graduation, salary 4k+, applied after 8 months of work. Approved after 5+ months of waiting.

GF, monthly salary 7000. Failed.

NUS undergraduate, been in Singapore 10 years, EP monthly salary 3K. Got a raise to 4K mid-way and updated. In April ICA sent letter asking whether to include wife; added wife, approved one month later.

Malaysian worker, worked 7 years, Work Permit 6.5 years, EP 3 months, first job, marine service, CET diploma, basic 2.4K, annual income 39.5K.

NTU Master, NUS RA 3.5 years at S$3500, been in Singapore 5.5 years, single male.