PR Application Cases

39 years old, PEP holder, been in Singapore 1 year 4 months, applied with family of 4, top US IT company.

Chinese married couple (no children) applying together. EP+SP, both China bachelor's + NTU master's, 6 years in Singapore. Combined annual salary 200k, IT industry. Did some volunteer work, donated to street charities, bought 15k/year savings insurance. This is their 2nd application. Going with the flow, trying again this year.

Born 1998, male, Malaysian, single, graduated from Malaysian university. In Singapore 3 years, second job on EP, audit.

Chinese couple, dual EP, 20-point tier education, main applicant arrived July 2022, spouse arrived January 2023. Combined monthly income ~20K SGD, no children. Got 4 lines, can reapply — rejected. Contributing this data point. Good luck to everyone~

Been in Singapore 2 years, IT work, average salary.

Taiwanese, born 1996, male, came to Singapore end of 2022, single, bachelor's from a lesser-known university. Applied after completing first full tax filing, base ~10K, EP.

Malaysian female, 23, SP application. In Singapore 5 years. Average education/salary.

Came to Singapore Dec 2022, Chinese national, family of 3 (1EP+2DP) with a boy. Big tech company, monthly salary 19K, US bachelor's + master's (Top 10 university). Analysis with friends suggests the 2025 Singapore election is coming, government tightening PR to protect citizen employment (securing votes). Contributing a data point.

28, male, EP, Taiwanese, IT industry 12K, applied 2 years after arriving.

Early 30s, single Chinese, IT mid-size company programmer, 90th percentile monthly salary. Came to Singapore 2022, paid taxes twice. Waited exactly 8 months, rejected. ------ Reapplied Feb 8, 2025, approved in 4 months. Grateful.

IT industry, PEP. Came to Singapore June 2022, 2 years ago. Son on student visa, wife on dependent pass.

Came to Singapore in 2013, graduated from poly in 2019 with Tuition Grant. Returned to China for 3 years, came back in 2023. Construction industry doing IT-related work, base 3K+, SP.

EP (Tsinghua/Peking master's) + 3DP. EP holder has been in Singapore long-term, DP holders don't reside in Singapore permanently. Applied 1.5 years after arrival, IT industry with good salary. 8 months — saw 4 lines, can reapply.

US bachelor's + master's, NUS PhD. Applied after ~8 months of work, changed postdoc unit once during the process. Four lines appeared at exactly 8 months and 2 days (didn't check frequently). Received approval email 2 days later.

Chinese national, male, post-90. Domestic bachelor's + Singapore master's. Been in Singapore 6 years, IT industry 8K+. Third application, instantly rejected at 4 months. Appealed — feeling hopeless.

36-year-old male, SP, accounting assistant, salary 4.2K, from Penang. Malaysian colleagues all got approved — it's not very difficult. Keep going!

38 years old; EP; management role at Chinese internet company.

Malaysian couple, dual SP, been in Singapore 2 years.

Chinese couple, EP+SP, age 30+, been in Singapore nearly 8 years, IT + aviation industry, combined monthly salary 20K. First application rejected after 13 months, second rejected after 18 months, third approved after 10.5 months. CPF updated.

Malaysian Chinese, EP, IT, early 30s, first application. Approved after waiting 6 months. Keep going.