PR Application Cases

Chinese female, 28, single, NTU master's, 4 years of work, salary 6k.

Applied after 1.5 years in Singapore, EP, 30-year-old female

PSB joint-program business bachelor's, 26-year-old Malaysian Chinese, been in Singapore for 4 years, diploma.

EP, single Malaysian female, accountant for 6+ years. Been in Singapore 10 years at time of application. Has Singapore private university and Poly diplomas.

SP 月薪2k Degree holder

LTVP holder, 31 yrs old. 25/08/23, ICA officer requested for additional doc. ICA application portal showed 4 lines. Still pending status as of 03/09/23. Update as of 06/09/23: Able to do the application on CPF portal. Submitted the application. 8/9/23, 0100hrs, received email from ICA that our PR applicatio. has been approved. To complete the IPA for formalities.

EP + DP (LOC) + DP (student P6), construction industry, both with UK master's, household income 18K, been in Singapore 6 years

SGD $8000, held EP for 7 years, Chinese, applied 4 times all rejected, this time rejected in just 4 months, found four bars in the morning with option to reapply, 37 years old, no hope left

28, female, EP holder. Current salary 4.5k. Came to SG in Jan 2019 for NUS master. First PR application made in Jul 2021 and got rejected in Nov 2021 after I quit my previous job. Started a new job in Dec 2021 and re-applied for PR on 19/6/2022. Updated ICA for marital status (from single to married) and salary increment in early Oct 2022. The submit document button in ICA app disappeared on 10/3/2023. ICA ref number appeared on CPF portal on 24/3/2023. ICA status changed to Approved on 26/3/2023 (official approval date 23/3)

IT industry, been in Singapore for 2.5 years when approved, single, average salary, submitted volunteer work documents with application. Grateful.

Chinese female, 29, UK bachelor's SG master's. 2019 first application rejected at 6 months. 2020 left Singapore. 2021 returned to work on EP. February 2022 married. Husband is Singaporean (already bought HDB together). June 2022 submitted application. October hit mass layoffs, EP unfortunately lapsed for a few days before renewal... March 2023 updated.

Chinese / male / 34 / been in Singapore 7 years / Chinese bachelor's NUS master's / EP, worked locally almost 5 years. 4th application, hoping for good luck. 1st application rejected at 6 months. 2nd and 3rd both instantly rejected at 4 months. 6/6/23 four lines appeared, cannot reapply.

First PR application, citizen spouse LTVP, citizen-sponsored application, income 4.5K, been in Singapore since 2021, ROM in April 2022 submitted application in June, China bachelor's + SMU master's, rejected after 9 months

Single male, 35 years old, Chinese bachelor's US master's. EP, been in Singapore 9 years, 3rd application. Waited 1 year, received ICA approval email mid-June.

SP, salary $2650, 25 years old, diploma, been in Singapore 7 years, approved

Chinese, O-levels -> polytechnic -> local university -> work, 10 years total.

Chinese male / 26 years old / single / IT industry designer / Hong Kong bachelor's / QS top 50 US master's / been in Singapore 2.5 years + 10K monthly income when applied / March 20 saw four bars, cannot re-apply / April 5 found CPF number / April 8 approved.

Chinese female / 29 years old / single application / been in Singapore for exactly 4 years when applied / 211 bachelor's from China / April 5 found CPF number.

31 years old at application, EP, single male, 985 bachelor's, Korean PhD, education/research industry. Applied 2022/06/10 after 3 years in Singapore, salary 7K+. 2023/01/04 asked to submit parents' CVs — thought results would come quickly but it was an endless wait. 2023/06/16 changed jobs + salary increase, updated ICA. 2023/12/07 (1.5 years since application) emailed ICA with updated payslip to check progress. 2024/03/03 received email at midnight — it was a rejection. Waiting 20 months for this result was devastating. 2024/07/16 emailed appeal explaining salary increase + bought life insurance + Singapore life plans (marriage, children, property) + career plans + 2 reference letters. 2024/07/25 ICA replied accepting appeal, same day showed pending in system. 2024/08/29 early morning email with result — it was Approved! Outcome letter dated 2024/08/26, meaning ICA approved exactly one month after accepting the appeal. Finally a good result after all this waiting — truly not easy.

Chinese female, age 30+, US master's, citizen spouse, applied for PR about 1 year after marriage via family tie scheme. Held LTVP at time of application, unemployed, not pregnant, only submitted documents required by ICA website, did not submit any supplementary materials afterwards. Approved 8+ months after submission. Thanks to sgprapp users for sharing information and experiences.