PR Application Cases

Chinese national, domestic bachelor's, NUS master's, IT industry. Applied after 1 year studying + 1 year working in Singapore. CPF updated after 13 months pending.

Came to Singapore in 2009 on WP. First two applications rejected. Wife and children in China. After graduating from part-time poly in 2023, submitted application. Whole family approved after nearly 11 months.

26 years old, Malaysian, EP, salary 3k, hoping for good luck~

Chinese couple, 40+ with no children. Husband on PEP, wife on DP. Average education, big tech company. Tax-reported annual income 250K+. Transferred from China office end of 2020. Rushed to apply at 6 months — no tax records, no contributions — instantly rejected in 4 months. Later got PEP, changed jobs, reapplied after 2.5 years in Singapore. Updated salary increase info in between. As soon as tax season came in early 2024, filed quickly — shortly after, saw 4 lines. Grateful.

SP, unmarried female. Came to Singapore Oct 2020. NUS master's, NTU part-time PhD in progress. Applied after 1 year of work, filed taxes once. Approved Feb 7! Best Chinese New Year gift!

Married, no children, dual EP. Main applicant female (IT, 10K+, been in Singapore 2+ years).

Non-985/211 bachelor's, came to Singapore after graduation, applied with EP+DP, programmer. Four lines at 9 months, approved after 3 years. Good luck to everyone~

985 bachelor's, US master's, been in Singapore 2 years.

Family of 3, been in Singapore 4+ years. 985 bachelor's + top US master's, US company business analytics.

Chinese national, 2nd application. Came to Singapore September 2021. EP upgraded to PEP. First time on EP rejected at 4 months due to incomplete tax year. Updated address and PEP approval end of September, no other significant changes.

35-year-old couple, overseas master's (non-prestigious), EP + 1 child. Came to Singapore in 2021, IT industry average income. Submitted parents' documents in May. End of August saw approved.

PhD, EP, IT, worked in Singapore 4+ years. Mother + 2 children. 13K.

31 years old, IT, AI field, been in Singapore 6 years, had one interview in between.

Came to Singapore second half of 2021, internet big tech company. Applied after completing full tax year in 2023. Approved in 5 months.

29, male, married. EP + PhD + 6k. Worked 1 year. Wife not in Singapore.

F, 29, single, 14k/month. Came to SG since sec 3. 4 lines on 25 May. CPF medishield can declare on 28 May. Big thanks to this site and good luck everyone!

Domestic 985, under 30, IT big tech programmer, came to Singapore mid-2021. Annual income close to 300K. Rejected. (No civil servants in family, non-party member — stop guessing, friends.) Based on my observation, before the new system went live in early July, a large batch of existing cases (even with average profiles) were approved in late June. After the new system launched, many strong candidates including PEP holders were rejected. Luck matters too.

Chinese C9 university bachelor's + NUS 1-year master's. Born 1999. Been in Singapore about 1.5 years. In commodities trading. Currently on EP. Hope to pass.

EP. Applied 1 year 3 months after arriving in Singapore, monthly salary 16k excluding bonus. Mid-December 2023 received ICA email requesting parents' CVs. 22 January 2024 noticed four lines, cannot reapply. Approved exactly 2 weeks later.

ep, 3k, logistics industry, chg job and appealed again, also got rejected.