PR Application Cases

Malaysian male EP, monthly income $3k, 29, IT industry, single male, Malaysian university degree, been in SG 6.5 years (4.5 years WP → 2 years EP), 1st application.

Single female, 26, bachelor's from China, NUS master's, 4 years in SG, salary 5000, first application. Good luck everyone!

SP. Chinese bachelor's. Single female. Been in SG 6 years, salary $3k+, never changed jobs. Hoping for good luck for everyone this year, worth a try.

Been in Singapore 4.5 years, NTU PhD, EEE postdoc for 6 months, EP, salary $5000+, 28 years old, single.

SP male, married, been in SG 18 years, wife is PR sponsoring my PR application.

Malaysian, male, SP, salary $3k, worked in SG 4 years, no qualifications, very lucky approved on first try.

EP+DP, applied 2nd time after 1.5 years in SG, income 10k+. Had a promotion and did volunteer work. 10 months after submission, received email requesting family CV, also submitted a cover letter. Noted in family CV that both parents have pensions (you know why). First application was after just 1 year in SG, rejected in 4 months. Seems like families applying at 1 year with no prior SG experience are unlikely to succeed. Don't be discouraged if you're in a similar situation.

211 bachelor's from China, NUS master's, salary 5000+, single male, age 32, 10 years working in SG. Approved after 15 months. Finally!

UK master's graduate, female 41, French logistics company, been in SG 5 years, 2nd application, waited 10 months, approved. Wishing everyone good luck.

Secondary and high school public, bachelor's private, currently studying master's, hoping for good luck. Can we form a group with the person above? Similar experience, though I haven't started working yet.

Been in SG 8 years. Local degree & masters. 1st application. Approved exactly 10 months later. Wishing everyone good luck.

30+, 985 bachelor's, NUS master's, single, only child, 9+ years in SG, basic 5k+, 4th+ application. After ~10 months pending, received ICA email requesting additional documents. One week after submitting online, upload button disappeared with 3 bars, cannot reapply. Less than a week later found ICA Ref No on CPF. ICA website status not yet updated, but confirmed approval via eAppt using Ref No — approved the day before CPF showed up. Booked Dec formalities appointment. Received IPA next day, postmarked the day after approval. P.S. Application dates slightly obscured (±14 days). Nov appointments full, booked earliest Dec slot. Good luck everyone~

EP, been in SG 9+ years + 2 DPs, IT and construction industries, family income $10k+, Nth application, contributing data, hoping for good karma and results. Recently approved, giving back to community, waited so many years, finally got it.

EP, first job, IT, monthly salary $2,900. Came to SG Oct 2019. First application.

Couple on EP+SP, husband as main applicant, construction industry, nearly 10 years in SG. Husband's solo application before marriage was rejected. This time applied after marriage, approved on 1st try. Grateful. Everything works out in its own time.

Private school O-Level, local polytechnic, local bachelor's degree, been in Singapore 11 years, worked 4 years, 27-year-old single male, EP, first application.

SM1, local secondary school + JC, NUS full scholarship, first-class honours, EP, first application after graduation.

Single, 37 at application, 12+ years work experience in Malaysia, manager level in Malaysia, came to SG 2 years ago and took a downgrade to regular Operations Executive position (Dec 2018 to present), previously held S Pass.

Female 28, overseas master's degree, base <$10k at application, submitted after 1 year 8 months in SG. First application pending 7 months then approved, giving back to community.

30+ single female, Chinese bachelor's + UK master's, basic below $8K, been in Singapore 6 years, first application, never asked to submit additional documents, banking industry.