PR Application Cases

Internet programmer, Chinese 985 bachelor's+master's, submitted application 14 months after arriving in Singapore. Income at COMPASS 10-point level. Applied with EP+DP, wife stayed in China. Pending 7 months, early February got four lines + cannot reapply, one week later CPF appeared, got IPA two days later.

Chinese national, EP+DP, 985 master's + 985 bachelor's, IT industry. Couple applied together after 2 years in Singapore. Hoping for good luck. Update: March 27, 2024 saw 4 lines, cannot reapply. April 3 status changed to approved.

PEP, domestic bachelor's, came to Singapore Dec 2021. Family application with child. Rejected after 13 months.

Chinese national, single, 30, China bachelor's + Australia master's. On SP at application, promoted and got raise 1 month later, switched to EP 2 months after — all updated to ICA. Audit industry, in Singapore 5 years. Rejected after 13 months of waiting.

24, Malaysian Chinese female, individual application, EP. Applied 8 months after arriving, changed companies in between. Bachelor's from Malaysian government university in engineering. Annual income 56K.

EP, IT industry, been in Singapore 4 years, 2nd application.

21/06/2023 applied. 17/01/2024 got 4 lines. Cannot reapply. 25/01/2024 approved.

Born 1995, domestic Top 3 master's. Applied 2 years 2 months after graduating and coming to Singapore. Working at a small Chinese company in Singapore, earning 8K/month. Pending 10 months, April 4 saw 4 lines — cannot reapply. April 19 morning CPF updated, shortly after approved. Exactly 3 years since first entering Singapore on April 16, 2021.

Came to Singapore end of 2017. First application waited 10 months then rejected. Born 1994, Chinese, data field, 10K EP. 2nd application now, hoping to pass.

Poly graduate + NUS CS. Came to Singapore December 2015. Applied with EP 13 February 2023. ICA requested parents' work history on 3 October.

Chinese national, female, single. Overseas bachelor's, Singapore master's. EP, in Singapore 6 years, monthly 10K+. (Contributing a data point~)

Family of 5 application. Wife on EP, salary 12k, food industry, regular bachelor's degree. 13 years in Singapore, went from SP to EP. Solo application rejected, family of 3 rejected, family of 4 rejected, family of 5 finally approved. 5 applications total. 3 kids born locally, attending government primary school. Spouse works overseas.

EP, IT, 7K+, in Singapore 4.5 years. Second application — hoping for quick approval. April 24 saw 4 lines + cannot reapply. Received approved.

Family of 3, Chinese, construction industry, been in Singapore 10 years, main applicant, income 6k+, 4th application, hope to get approved this time.

Chinese female, 985 bachelor's from China, NTU master's. 6 years in Singapore, EP for 5 years, finance + tech industry. May 2024 submitted parents' documents, got one salary raise in between, still rejected Dec. Jan 2025 husband (PR) re-sponsored application. Combined family income top 10th percentile in Singapore. Waiting.

PR wife sponsoring LTVP husband to apply for PR, both Malaysian. Wife has degree, 28 years old, finance-related work, been in Singapore 5 years. Husband has diploma, 29 years old, HR-related work, been in Singapore less than 2 years. Married almost 2 years, no kids. Approved in 10 months.

Been in Singapore 1 year, applied with DP partner. Non-985/211 Chinese bachelor's, income 9K, 27, IT industry, hoping for good luck. Four lines after 4+ months, can reapply - probably rejected.

Born 1999, arrived in Singapore early 2022. Domestic bachelor's. Been at a certain short-video company the whole time. Submitted after first tax filing. Pending until last week when 4 lines appeared, this week CPF showed approved. Grateful!!! -------- Salary around 90th percentile for EP in same industry. One promotion, 25% raise. No volunteer work, no donations, no insurance, no recommendation letters, no agency.

Single, male, 6 years in Singapore (study + work). Rejected early 2025, approved Jun 2025 after appeal.

Been in Singapore 15 years. I had WP 6 years, SP 6 years, EP 3 years. Wife on SP 10 years. 4th application in progress. Long-awaited, hoping for good news.