PR Application Cases

NUS master, came to Singapore 2010, worked 4 years, salary 4800, single, only child, 3rd application, in progress. Hoping for approval.

Couple, been in Singapore 5+ years. Husband: NTU PhD, MNC, EP, 5K+. Wife: NTU Master's, working at NTU, 3K+.

Family application (1st time). Husband: EP, Master's from third country, been in Singapore ~4 years, monthly salary $10K+, not only child. Wife: DP, homemaker. Two kids, both born in Singapore. Boss wrote an enthusiastic recommendation letter.

SM3, only child, salary 3K, waited nearly 6 months and finally approved. Good luck to everyone!

EP male, salary 12K. Wife EP, salary 5K+.

Top 2 Chinese university MD, medical officer, salary 7K+, came to Singapore July 2014, single female, first application.

$4000, EP, local PhD, graduated 6 months. Submitted supplementary parents' documents in early August (required within 2 weeks, but postmark showed the letter was sent a week late, barely made it). Hoping for good luck!

EP, basic 5K+, NTU master, been in Singapore 4 years, worked 3 years, first application, rejected after 3 months 20 days.

Male, salary 4600, applied with wife (salary 2300) and 2-year-old child. 3rd application, awaiting result.

985 bachelor's from China, NTU master, been in Singapore 2 years, monthly salary 4K, self-application.

Age 30, been in Singapore since 2009. Top Chinese university (985) undergrad, NTU Master's. In Singapore: 1 year Master's + 6 years work = 7 years total. 3rd application. Salary 7k+.

EP, basic S$4K, bachelor's from 985/211 Chinese university, NUS master, been in Singapore 4 years, worked 3 years, only child, single, 2nd time rejected.

Husband has 211 bachelor's from China, wife has Chinese master's. Couple application, combined monthly income 8K+, both in semiconductor industry, SP holders. Been in Singapore 4 years, first application.

Applied 24 Mar 2016, family of 3. Main applicant: working in Singapore since Jul 2009, UK Master's, China degree, always on EP, 4th application. Currently at Fortune 500 company, global role, industry leader. Base salary 6.5K+, plus 9% foreign worker fund, totaling 7K+ monthly. Annual package 110K. Age 31. Wife and son came to Singapore Jun 2014; son nearly 4, in childcare centre. Wife working on LOC, monthly salary 2.1K, office job. 1.5 months after application, asked to supplement both parents' info. Rejection letter received early Oct; submitted appeal at ICA on 10 Oct. Submitted updated payslip with normal salary increase in Mar 2017. Approved 6 Apr 2017.

S Pass, Chinese female, been in Singapore 8 years, Temasek Poly graduate, worked 1 year, salary 4000.

Came to Singapore September 2007 for O Level, attended Singapore Poly April 2009-April 2012, then 2 years in UK. Returned to Singapore July 2014 for master's. Started working in Singapore August 2015. Government job, salary 4K+. Forgot to check... went home on Aug 5 and found the letter—approved! Haha.

Malaysian male, 30, S Pass. WP 11 years, been in Singapore 12 years, salary 2000+. ITE part-time Higher NITEC diploma. Over 6 months with no news. Hoping for good news, as the document preparation and application process are very troublesome.

Poly graduate, salary 2.3K.

Family application, male main applicant, NTU PhD, EP, 4K+, worked 1 year. ICA sent letter requesting PhD degree certificate, only received it at end of July convocation and submitted late. Wife: NTU PhD, thesis submitted but not yet defended, continuing as RA at university, SP, under 4K. Son, 3+ years old, born in Singapore. P.S. Just preparing to change jobs, MOM approved new EP a few days ago at a bigger company. Their internal systems are definitely connected—status updated a few days later.

Tier-1 city hukou in China, engineering bachelor's, single, been in Singapore 5 years, only child, 4th application, annual salary 120K.