Pinoy in Singapore

Though this bit of news was announced last year, I think it’s still relevant especially to those people who are thinking of moving to Singapore and bringing with them their families as cost of education would eat a significant chunk of their budget.
In a move to further widen the gap between privileges enjoyed by Permanent [...]

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The Health Ministry is introducing more cuts to PR benefits like health subsidies to further distinguish citizens from non-citizens.

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Today, we completed the formalities for our Singapore Permanent Residence at the ICA building on Lavender St.
We first had to go for an X-ray and blood exam to check for Tuberculosis and HIV.  We had the exam done at the Raffles Hospital near Bugis Station a few days before. That took us about half a [...]

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We still have to go through the formalities – like a personal interview and medical check ups but we got our approval letter already.
It took about 3 months since we filed the application and between those 3 months we were asked to submit CVs of Mr. Tsiken’s entire family and mine.  How their CVs affect [...]

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While doing my own research on the pros and cons of applying for PR status, I came across this flyer from KPMG.  I think a lot of Pinoys who, like us, are considering whether to apply for PR or not will find this informative. 
One of the important things to consider but is probably not given much thought [...]

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It’s a question most Pinoy expats will eventually face.  It’s the question Mr. Tsiken and I are currently looking into. 
So what are the pros and cons of sticking to your employment pass vs going for the permanent resident status?  Here’s what I gathered so far:

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The Immigration and Checkpoints authority usually sends you a letter if you are eligible for applying for PR status.  Mr. Tsiken got his letter less than 5 months since we’ve moved here.  I guess he was fortunate enough to meet the requirements.  But we still haven’t decided whether to proceed with the application because we want to make sure we completely [...]

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