PR Application Cases

Chinese national, both with China master's degrees, dual EP, boy in kindergarten, been in Singapore 3 years. Household income above median.

China bachelor's + Hong Kong master's + Singapore master's. First time: instantly rejected 4 months after applying on EP (6 months in Singapore). Second time: applied after 2 years on EP. Programmer salary at low end. Approved after 14 months of waiting.

PhD from Chinese top 3 university, 985 bachelor's. Under 30. Applied PR after 1+ year in Singapore, rejected. I can only say ICA is blind - doesn't want top talent, fine then. If they don't want me here, I'll go where I'm wanted. Don't regret it.

Malaysian, S Pass, basic LCCI diploma, accountant, salary 2.3k. Emailed ICA twice, got official replies. Today got 4 lines + can reapply. Completely rejected.

26-year-old male, Taiwanese, enrolled in NUS Master's in Business Analytics part-time, been working in Singapore for 3.5 years, position: data scientist, salary above 5k.

Came to Singapore 2022, EP+SP, 60th percentile salary in industry.

Family of 3 from Shanghai, EP+2DP, salary 200k+. Both husband and wife age 41. Husband on EP working in Singapore 4+ years, husband has master's, wife has bachelor's. Wife and daughter came to Singapore 11 months ago. Applied end of March, updated daughter's passport and salary increase letter at 6 months. Approved at 7 months 9 days. Oct 29 four lines + cannot reapply, Nov...

PEP+EP, overseas master's, applied 11 months after arriving in Singapore. Asked to supplement parents' work info 1.5 months after application. Four lines appeared 6.5 months after application but can still reapply. Probably rejected.

EP, spouse is citizen, base 11K+, pending for 16 months.

Malaysian (27 years old, single, female), 3D Designer, EP, Degree (first class honor), applied after 9 months in Singapore (first application).

Been in Singapore almost 1 year, income nearly 6k. Paid 60% tax, bought a condo for 1.94 million SGD including tax. Rejected in less than 4 months. Time to leave for Japan. Renting the place to others. Shame about my custom renovations.

Single female. Chinese 985 bachelor's, NUS master's. Came to Singapore March 2021. Working 2 years, applied 2nd time 17/3/2023. 14/08/2023 noticed four lines. 23/08/2023 CPF appeared. 25/08/2023 website showed approved.

Been in Singapore 4 years, IT work 2 years, 2nd application.

Overseas bachelor's, NUS 1.5-year master's, EP ~5K, non-IT, applied after 1 year of work

SC wife sponsoring. Applied immediately after ROM in 2020, waited 1 year, rejected. This time married 3+ years and wife owns property. Hope to pass~ I have Chinese bachelor's degree, holding LOC, working in F&B.

Chinese national, EP. Hong Kong bachelor's, NTU master's. Been in Singapore 3 years. Internet big tech company, non-tech role, 9k. First application, approved after 2+ years of work. Thanks everyone, giving back to the community.

Chinese, single, 34, came to Singapore 2009. Private diploma + bachelor's. Converted student pass to SP in 2013. Switched from construction SP to service industry SP in 2019. Rejected 3 times. Annual salary under $45,000 at 4th application. Local mid-sized company. ACCA student. Hope everyone who truly wants to stay can get approved.

Top 2 bachelor's, NUS master's, in Singapore 5 years, tech industry 11K. Parents are biology professors.

Single female. NUS master's 1.5 years + EP work 2.5 years. Four lines appeared exactly 6 months later, cannot reapply. Now approved. Wishing everyone good luck.

Born 1982, Chinese bachelor's, ONEPass holder with 2 DPs, came to Singapore end of 2021, applied March 2023, hoping for good luck.